diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/data/NodeObject.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/data/NodeObject.java
index 47ab29afc..c85514240 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/data/NodeObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/data/NodeObject.java
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ public class NodeObject extends DObject
     @Generated(value={"com.threerings.presents.tools.GenDObjectTask"})
     public static final String CLIENTS = "clients";
 
-    /** The field name of the <code>nodeProxies</code> field. */
-    @Generated(value={"com.threerings.presents.tools.GenDObjectTask"})
-    public static final String NODE_PROXIES = "nodeProxies";
-
     /** The field name of the <code>locks</code> field. */
     @Generated(value={"com.threerings.presents.tools.GenDObjectTask"})
     public static final String LOCKS = "locks";
@@ -156,9 +152,6 @@ public class NodeObject extends DObject
     /** Contains information on all clients connected to this node. */
     public DSet<ClientInfo> clients = new DSet<ClientInfo>();
 
-    /** Contains information on all node objects proxied by this node. */
-    public DSet<NodeProxyInfo> nodeProxies = new DSet<NodeProxyInfo>();
-
     /** The set of locks held by this node. */
     public DSet<Lock> locks = new DSet<Lock>();
 
@@ -274,57 +267,6 @@ public class NodeObject extends DObject
         this.clients = clone;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Requests that the specified entry be added to the
-     * <code>nodeProxies</code> set. The set will not change until the event is
-     * actually propagated through the system.
-     */
-    @Generated(value={"com.threerings.presents.tools.GenDObjectTask"})
-    public void addToNodeProxies (NodeProxyInfo elem)
-    {
-        requestEntryAdd(NODE_PROXIES, nodeProxies, elem);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Requests that the entry matching the supplied key be removed from
-     * the <code>nodeProxies</code> set. The set will not change until the
-     * event is actually propagated through the system.
-     */
-    @Generated(value={"com.threerings.presents.tools.GenDObjectTask"})
-    public void removeFromNodeProxies (Comparable<?> key)
-    {
-        requestEntryRemove(NODE_PROXIES, nodeProxies, key);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Requests that the specified entry be updated in the
-     * <code>nodeProxies</code> set. The set will not change until the event is
-     * actually propagated through the system.
-     */
-    @Generated(value={"com.threerings.presents.tools.GenDObjectTask"})
-    public void updateNodeProxies (NodeProxyInfo elem)
-    {
-        requestEntryUpdate(NODE_PROXIES, nodeProxies, elem);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Requests that the <code>nodeProxies</code> field be set to the
-     * specified value. Generally one only adds, updates and removes
-     * entries of a distributed set, but certain situations call for a
-     * complete replacement of the set value. The local value will be
-     * updated immediately and an event will be propagated through the
-     * system to notify all listeners that the attribute did
-     * change. Proxied copies of this object (on clients) will apply the
-     * value change when they received the attribute changed notification.
-     */
-    @Generated(value={"com.threerings.presents.tools.GenDObjectTask"})
-    public void setNodeProxies (DSet<NodeProxyInfo> value)
-    {
-        requestAttributeChange(NODE_PROXIES, value, this.nodeProxies);
-        DSet<NodeProxyInfo> clone = (value == null) ? null : value.clone();
-        this.nodeProxies = clone;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Requests that the specified entry be added to the
      * <code>locks</code> set. The set will not change until the event is
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/data/NodeProxyInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/data/NodeProxyInfo.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b2a5f11d..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/data/NodeProxyInfo.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id$
-//
-// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
-// Copyright (C) 2002-2011 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
-// http://code.google.com/p/narya/
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.threerings.presents.peer.data;
-
-import com.threerings.io.SimpleStreamableObject;
-
-import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DSet;
-
-/**
- * Contains information about a proxied {@link NodeObject}.
- */
-public class NodeProxyInfo extends SimpleStreamableObject
-    implements DSet.Entry
-{
-    /** The name of the node. */
-    public String nodeName;
-
-    /** The oid of the proxied object. */
-    public int nodeOid;
-
-    // documentation inherited from interface DSet.Entry
-    public Comparable<?> getKey ()
-    {
-        return nodeName;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
index d18bae748..770d2d96c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerManager.java
@@ -338,14 +338,6 @@ public abstract class PeerManager
         didInit();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the strategy used to determine relationships between peers.
-     */
-    public void setRelationshipStrategy (RelationshipStrategy strategy)
-    {
-        _relationshipStrategy = strategy;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns true if the supplied peer credentials match our shared secret.
      */
@@ -576,7 +568,7 @@ public abstract class PeerManager
     public <T extends DObject> void proxyRemoteObject (
         final DObjectAddress remote, final ResultListener<Integer> listener)
     {
-        if (remote.nodeName.equals(_nodeName)) {
+     if (remote.nodeName.equals(_nodeName)) {
             _omgr.postRunnable(new Runnable() {
                 public void run () {
                     listener.requestCompleted(remote.oid);
@@ -1074,7 +1066,6 @@ public abstract class PeerManager
             }
             @Override
             public void handleSuccess () {
-                _relationshipStrategy.determineRelationships(_nodes, _nodeName);
                 for (NodeRecord record : _nodes) {
                     if (record.nodeName.equals(_nodeName)) {
                         continue;
@@ -1603,9 +1594,6 @@ public abstract class PeerManager
         }
     };
 
-    /** The strategy used to determine this peer's relationship to others. */
-    protected RelationshipStrategy _relationshipStrategy = RelationshipStrategy.FULLY_CONNECTED;
-
     protected String _nodeName, _sharedSecret;
     protected NodeRecord _self;
     protected NodeObject _nodeobj;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerNode.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerNode.java
index 6f9f335ea..3f9e86bb6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/PeerNode.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ import com.threerings.presents.peer.data.ClientInfo;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.data.NodeObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.net.PeerBootstrapData;
 import com.threerings.presents.peer.server.persist.NodeRecord;
-import com.threerings.presents.peer.server.persist.NodeRecord.Relationship;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.PresentsDObjectMgr;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.net.PresentsConnectionManager;
 import com.threerings.presents.server.net.ServerCommunicator;
@@ -129,17 +128,16 @@ public class PeerNode
 
     public void refresh (NodeRecord record)
     {
-        // if the hostname of this node changed or we have an indirect relationship, log off
-        if ((!record.hostName.equals(_record.hostName) ||
-                record.relationship == Relationship.INDIRECT) && _client.isActive()) {
+        // if the hostname of this node changed, kill our existing client and connect anew
+        if (!record.hostName.equals(_record.hostName) && _client.isActive()) {
             _client.logoff(false);
         }
 
         // use our new record
         _record = record;
 
-        // if our client is active or needn't be, we're groovy
-        if (_client.isActive() || record.relationship == Relationship.INDIRECT) {
+        // if our client is active, we're groovy
+        if (_client.isActive()) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/RelationshipStrategy.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/RelationshipStrategy.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d7d34af97..000000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/RelationshipStrategy.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-//
-// $Id$
-//
-// Narya library - tools for developing networked games
-// Copyright (C) 2002-2011 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
-// http://code.google.com/p/narya/
-//
-// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-// Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
-// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
-
-package com.threerings.presents.peer.server;
-
-import java.util.List;
-
-import com.threerings.presents.peer.server.persist.NodeRecord;
-import com.threerings.presents.peer.server.persist.NodeRecord.Relationship;
-
-/**
- * Used to determine the relationships between the local node and all others.
- */
-public interface RelationshipStrategy
-{
-    /** A strategy in which all nodes are directly connected to one another. */
-    public static final RelationshipStrategy FULLY_CONNECTED = new RelationshipStrategy() {
-        public void determineRelationships (List<NodeRecord> nodes, String localNode) {
-            for (NodeRecord node : nodes) {
-                node.relationship = Relationship.DIRECT_EQUAL;
-            }
-        }
-    };
-
-    /** A strategy in which all child nodes connect to a single parent. */
-    public static final RelationshipStrategy SINGLE_PARENT = new RelationshipStrategy() {
-        public void determineRelationships (List<NodeRecord> nodes, String localNode) {
-            String parentNode = localNode;
-            for (NodeRecord node : nodes) {
-                if (node.nodeName.compareTo(parentNode) < 0) {
-                    parentNode = node.nodeName;
-                }
-            }
-            boolean amParent = localNode.equals(parentNode);
-            for (NodeRecord node : nodes) {
-                node.relationship = amParent ? Relationship.CHILD :
-                    (node.nodeName.equals(parentNode) ?
-                        Relationship.PARENT : Relationship.INDIRECT);
-            }
-        }
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Determines the relationships between this node and all others.
-     */
-    public void determineRelationships (List<NodeRecord> nodes, String localNode);
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/persist/NodeRecord.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/persist/NodeRecord.java
index ba20f8cd9..572fd9164 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/persist/NodeRecord.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/persist/NodeRecord.java
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ import com.samskivert.depot.expression.ColumnExp;
 @Entity(name="NODES")
 public class NodeRecord extends PersistentRecord
 {
-    /** The types of relationships between nodes. */
-    public enum Relationship { PARENT, CHILD, DIRECT_EQUAL, INDIRECT };
-
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS START
     public static final Class<NodeRecord> _R = NodeRecord.class;
     public static final ColumnExp<String> NODE_NAME = colexp(_R, "nodeName");
@@ -75,9 +72,6 @@ public class NodeRecord extends PersistentRecord
     @Column(name="LAST_UPDATED")
     public Timestamp lastUpdated;
 
-    /** The relationship of the local node to the node described. */
-    public transient Relationship relationship;
-
     /** Used to create a blank instance when loading from the database. */
     public NodeRecord ()
     {