diff --git a/cmd/lit-af/lit-af.go b/cmd/lit-af/lit-af.go
index c87216cf5..03cc1f39b 100644
--- a/cmd/lit-af/lit-af.go
+++ b/cmd/lit-af/lit-af.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (lc *litAfClient) litAfSetup(conf litAfConfig) error {
 
 		// initialize a new rpc instance with noise_xk based authentication here
 		adr = fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s:%d", adr, host, port)
-		err = litrpc.NewOtherRpcClient(adr, key)
+		lc.RPCClient, err = litrpc.NewLndcRpcClient(adr, key)
 		if err != nil {
 			logging.Fatal(err.Error())
 		}
diff --git a/litrpc/lndcrpcclient.go b/litrpc/lndcrpcclient.go
index 1bd5ba073..7a508ee0b 100644
--- a/litrpc/lndcrpcclient.go
+++ b/litrpc/lndcrpcclient.go
@@ -107,15 +107,6 @@ func NewLocalLndcRpcClientWithHomeDirAndPort(litHomeDir string, port uint32) (*L
 	return NewLndcRpcClient(adr, key)
 }
 
-func NewOtherRpcClient(address string, key *koblitz.PrivateKey)(error) {
-	// Dial a connection to the lit node
-	who, where := lnutil.ParseAdrString(address)
-	_, err := lndc.Dial(key, where, who, net.Dial)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
 // NewLndcRpcClient creates a new LNDC client using the given private key, which
 // is arbitrary. It will then connect to the lit node specified in address, and
 // can then exchange remote control calls with it. In order to succesfully