diff --git a/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp b/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp
index d8a225e..8a11213 100644
--- a/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/pvaClientChannel.cpp
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ void PvaClientChannel::channelCreated(const Status& status, Channel::shared_poin
             + " status " +  status.getMessage() + " why??";
         throw std::runtime_error(message);
     }
-    if(channel->isConnected()) {
-        connectState = connected;
-        waitForConnect.signal();
-    }
 }
 
 void PvaClientChannel::channelStateChange(
diff --git a/src/pvaClientNTMultiData.cpp b/src/pvaClientNTMultiData.cpp
index bcc48a5..6ba92c9 100644
--- a/src/pvaClientNTMultiData.cpp
+++ b/src/pvaClientNTMultiData.cpp
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ void PvaClientNTMultiData::endDeltaTime(bool valueOnly)
                 PVFieldPtr pvValue = pvst->getSubField("value");
                 if(pvValue) {
                     unionValue[i]->set(pvst->getSubField("value"));
-                } else {
-                    unionValue[i] = PVUnionPtr();
                 }
             } else {
                 unionValue[i]->set(pvst);