diff --git a/sandboxed_api/sandbox2/monitor.cc b/sandboxed_api/sandbox2/monitor.cc
index 9122dc8..67eabf7 100644
--- a/sandboxed_api/sandbox2/monitor.cc
+++ b/sandboxed_api/sandbox2/monitor.cc
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ Monitor::Monitor(Executor* executor, Policy* policy, Notify* notify)
       comms_(executor_->ipc()->comms()),
       ipc_(executor_->ipc()),
       wait_for_execve_(executor->enable_sandboxing_pre_execve_) {
+  // It's a pre-connected Comms channel, no need to accept new connection.
+  CHECK(comms_->IsConnected());
   std::string path =
       absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_sandbox2_danger_danger_permit_all_and_log);
   external_kill_request_flag_.test_and_set(std::memory_order_relaxed);
@@ -206,10 +208,6 @@ void Monitor::Run() {
     SetExitStatusCode(Result::SETUP_ERROR, Result::FAILED_NOTIFY);
     return;
   }
-  if (!InitAcceptConnection()) {
-    SetExitStatusCode(Result::SETUP_ERROR, Result::FAILED_CONNECTION);
-    return;
-  }
   if (!InitSendIPC()) {
     SetExitStatusCode(Result::SETUP_ERROR, Result::FAILED_IPC);
     return;
@@ -648,36 +646,6 @@ bool Monitor::InitPtraceAttach() {
   return true;
 }
 
-bool Monitor::InitAcceptConnection() {
-  // It's a pre-connected Comms channel, no need to accept new connection or
-  // verify the peer (sandboxee).
-  if (comms_->IsConnected()) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  if (!comms_->Accept()) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  // Check whether the PID which has connected to us, is the PID we're
-  // expecting.
-  pid_t cred_pid;
-  uid_t cred_uid;
-  gid_t cred_gid;
-  if (!comms_->RecvCreds(&cred_pid, &cred_uid, &cred_gid)) {
-    LOG(ERROR) << "Couldn't receive credentials";
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  if (pid_ != cred_pid) {
-    LOG(ERROR) << "Initial PID (" << pid_ << ") differs from the PID received "
-               << "from the peer (" << cred_pid << ")";
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 void Monitor::ActionProcessSyscall(Regs* regs, const Syscall& syscall) {
   // If the sandboxing is not enabled yet, allow the first __NR_execveat.
   if (syscall.nr() == __NR_execveat && !IsActivelyMonitoring()) {
diff --git a/sandboxed_api/sandbox2/monitor.h b/sandboxed_api/sandbox2/monitor.h
index 9200f5c..70560b9 100644
--- a/sandboxed_api/sandbox2/monitor.h
+++ b/sandboxed_api/sandbox2/monitor.h
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ class Monitor final {
   // Returns success/failure status.
   bool InitPtraceAttach();
 
-  // Waits for the Client to connect.
-  // Returns success/failure status.
-  bool InitAcceptConnection();
-
   // Sets up required signal masks/handlers; prepare mask for sigtimedwait().
   bool InitSetupSignals(sigset_t* sset);