diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 8bda9dd0..11c12f7d 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -1481,7 +1481,6 @@ static struct option long_options[] = {
 	{"killold",	no_argument,		0,	'k'},
 	{"log-shares",	no_argument,		0,	'L'},
 	{"loglevel",	required_argument,	0,	'l'},
-	{"node",	no_argument,		0,	'N'},
 	{"name",	required_argument,	0,	'n'},
 	{"passthrough",	no_argument,		0,	'P'},
 	{"proxy",	no_argument,		0,	'p'},
@@ -1500,7 +1499,6 @@ static struct option long_options[] = {
 	{"killold",	no_argument,		0,	'k'},
 	{"log-shares",	no_argument,		0,	'L'},
 	{"loglevel",	required_argument,	0,	'l'},
-	{"node",	no_argument,		0,	'N'},
 	{"name",	required_argument,	0,	'n'},
 	{"passthrough",	no_argument,		0,	'P'},
 	{"proxy",	no_argument,		0,	'p'},
@@ -1548,7 +1546,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		ckp.initial_args[ckp.args] = strdup(argv[ckp.args]);
 	ckp.initial_args[ckp.args] = NULL;
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "Ac:Dd:g:HhkLl:Nn:PpRS:s:", long_options, &i)) != -1) {
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "Ac:Dd:g:HhkLl:n:PpRS:s:", long_options, &i)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'A':
 				ckp.standalone = true;
@@ -1599,27 +1597,22 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 					     LOG_EMERG, LOG_DEBUG, ckp.loglevel);
 				}
 				break;
-			case 'N':
-				if (ckp.proxy || ckp.redirector || ckp.passthrough)
-					quit(1, "Cannot set combinations of proxy, node, redirector and passthrough");
-				ckp.standalone = ckp.node = ckp.proxy = ckp.passthrough = true;
-				break;
 			case 'n':
 				ckp.name = optarg;
 				break;
 			case 'P':
-				if (ckp.node || ckp.proxy || ckp.redirector)
-					quit(1, "Cannot set combinations of proxy, node, redirector and passthrough");
+				if (ckp.proxy || ckp.redirector)
+					quit(1, "Cannot set both proxy or redirector and passthrough mode");
 				ckp.standalone = ckp.proxy = ckp.passthrough = true;
 				break;
 			case 'p':
-				if (ckp.node || ckp.passthrough || ckp.redirector)
-					quit(1, "Cannot set combinations of proxy, node, redirector and passthrough");
+				if (ckp.passthrough || ckp.redirector)
+					quit(1, "Cannot set both passthrough or redirector and proxy mode");
 				ckp.proxy = true;
 				break;
 			case 'R':
-				if (ckp.node || ckp.proxy || ckp.passthrough)
-					quit(1, "Cannot set combinations of proxy, node, redirector and passthrough");
+				if (ckp.proxy || ckp.passthrough)
+					quit(1, "Cannot set both proxy or passthrough and redirector modes");
 				ckp.standalone = ckp.proxy = ckp.passthrough = ckp.redirector = true;
 				break;
 			case 'S':
@@ -1632,9 +1625,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (!ckp.name) {
-		if (ckp.node)
-			ckp.name = "cknode";
-		else if (ckp.redirector)
+		if (ckp.redirector)
 			ckp.name = "ckredirector";
 		else if (ckp.passthrough)
 			ckp.name = "ckpassthrough";
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index 0fcd4b5b..39d24c01 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #define RPC_TIMEOUT 60
 
 struct ckpool_instance;
-
 typedef struct ckpool_instance ckpool_t;
 
 struct ckmsg {
@@ -184,9 +183,6 @@ struct ckpool_instance {
 	/* Are we a redirecting passthrough */
 	bool redirector;
 
-	/* Are we a relay node passthrough */
-	bool node;
-
 	/* Are we running as a proxy */
 	bool proxy;
 
@@ -228,7 +224,6 @@ struct ckpool_instance {
 	char **proxyurl;
 	char **proxyauth;
 	char **proxypass;
-	server_instance_t *btcdbackup;
 
 	/* Passthrough redirect options */
 	int redirecturls;
diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index 1c8ff948..46142cc4 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ struct client_instance {
 
 	/* Is this the parent passthrough client */
 	bool passthrough;
-	/* Is this a parent relay passthrough node client */
-	bool node;
 
 	/* Linked list of shares in redirector mode.*/
 	share_t *shares;
@@ -899,14 +897,13 @@ static bool client_exists(cdata_t *cdata, const int64_t id)
 	return !!client;
 }
 
-static void passthrough_client(cdata_t *cdata, client_instance_t *client, const bool node)
+static void passthrough_client(cdata_t *cdata, client_instance_t *client)
 {
 	char *buf;
 
-	LOGINFO("Connector adding passthrough %sclient %"PRId64, node ? "node " : "", client->id);
+	LOGINFO("Connector adding passthrough client %"PRId64, client->id);
 	client->passthrough = true;
-	client->node = node;
-	ASPRINTF(&buf, "{\"result\": true, \"node\": %s}\n", node ? "true" : "false");
+	ASPRINTF(&buf, "{\"result\": true}\n");
 	send_client(cdata, client->id, buf);
 }
 
@@ -1093,22 +1090,7 @@ retry:
 			LOGINFO("Connector failed to find client id %"PRId64" to pass through", client_id);
 			goto retry;
 		}
-		passthrough_client(cdata, client, false);
-		dec_instance_ref(cdata, client);
-	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "node")) {
-		client_instance_t *client;
-
-		ret = sscanf(buf, "node=%"PRId64, &client_id);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			LOGDEBUG("Connector failed to parse node command: %s", buf);
-			goto retry;
-		}
-		client = ref_client_by_id(cdata, client_id);
-		if (unlikely(!client)) {
-			LOGINFO("Connector failed to find client id %"PRId64" to node pass through", client_id);
-			goto retry;
-		}
-		passthrough_client(cdata, client, true);
+		passthrough_client(cdata, client);
 		dec_instance_ref(cdata, client);
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "getxfd")) {
 		int fdno = -1;
diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index aaff49e1..dd135b80 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -755,15 +755,15 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static bool passthrough_stratum(connsock_t *cs, proxy_instance_t *proxi, const bool node)
+static bool passthrough_stratum(connsock_t *cs, proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 {
 	json_t *req, *val = NULL, *res_val, *err_val;
 	float timeout = 10;
 	bool ret = false;
 
-	JSON_CPACK(req, "{s:s,s:[sb]}",
+	JSON_CPACK(req, "{s:s,s:[s]}",
 			"method", "mining.passthrough",
-			"params", PACKAGE"/"VERSION, node);
+			"params", PACKAGE"/"VERSION);
 	ret = send_json_msg(cs, req);
 	json_decref(req);
 	if (!ret) {
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ static bool proxy_alive(ckpool_t *ckp, proxy_instance_t *proxi, connsock_t *cs,
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if (ckp->passthrough) {
-		if (!passthrough_stratum(cs, proxi, ckp->node)) {
+		if (!passthrough_stratum(cs, proxi)) {
 			LOGWARNING("Failed initial passthrough to %s:%s !",
 				   cs->url, cs->port);
 			goto out;
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ static void *proxy_recv(void *arg)
 		 * has likely stopped responding. */
 		ret = epoll_wait(epfd, &event, 1, 600000);
 		if (likely(ret > 0)) {
-			float timeout = 10;
+			float timeout = 30;
 
 			subproxy = event.data.ptr;
 			cs = &subproxy->cs;
@@ -2707,31 +2707,6 @@ static int proxy_mode(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ckp->node) {
-		if (ckp->btcds) {
-			/* If we also have btcds set up in node mode, try to talk to
-			 * one of them as a way to submit blocks if we find them when
-			 * submitting them upstream. */
-			server_instance_t *si = ckp->btcdbackup = ckzalloc(sizeof(server_instance_t));
-
-			si->url = ckp->btcdurl[0];
-			si->auth = ckp->btcdauth[0];
-			si->pass = ckp->btcdpass[0];
-			if (server_alive(ckp, si, false)) {
-				LOGNOTICE("Node backup btcd %s:%s alive", si->cs.url, si->cs.port);
-			} else {
-				LOGWARNING("Node backup btcd %s:%s failed! Will run as ordinary passthrough",
-					   si->cs.url, si->cs.port);
-				ckp->btcdbackup = NULL;
-				free(si);
-				ckp->node = false;
-			}
-		} else {
-			LOGWARNING("No backup btcd specified in node mode! Will run as ordinary passthrough");
-			ckp->node = false;
-		}
-	}
-
 	LOGWARNING("%s generator ready", ckp->name);
 
 	ret = proxy_loop(pi);
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 8c6bddab..55cbc3dc 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -4817,21 +4817,14 @@ static void parse_method(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *clie
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(cmdmatch(method, "mining.passthrough"))) {
-		json_t *nodeval = json_array_get(params_val, 1);
 		char buf[256];
-		bool node;
 
-		if (nodeval)
-			node = json_is_true(nodeval);
-		else
-			node = false;
 		/* We need to inform the connector process that this client
 		 * is a passthrough and to manage its messages accordingly. No
 		 * data from this client id should ever come back to this
 		 * stratifier after this so drop the client in the stratifier. */
-		LOGNOTICE("Adding %spassthrough client %"PRId64" %s", node ? "node " : "",
-			  client_id, client->address);
-		snprintf(buf, 255, "%s=%"PRId64, node ? "node" : "passthrough", client_id);
+		LOGNOTICE("Adding passthrough client %"PRId64" %s", client_id, client->address);
+		snprintf(buf, 255, "passthrough=%"PRId64, client_id);
 		send_proc(ckp->connector, buf);
 		drop_client(ckp, sdata, client_id);
 		return;