diff --git a/agent/consul/auto_encrypt.go b/agent/consul/auto_encrypt.go
index e5dd7be16e..3beace5984 100644
--- a/agent/consul/auto_encrypt.go
+++ b/agent/consul/auto_encrypt.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (c *Client) RequestAutoEncryptCerts(servers []string, port int, token strin
 			for _, ip := range ips {
 				addr := net.TCPAddr{IP: ip, Port: port}
 
-				if err = c.connPool.RPC(c.config.Datacenter, c.config.NodeName, &addr, 0, "AutoEncrypt.Sign", &args, &reply); err == nil {
+				if err = c.connPool.RPC(c.config.Datacenter, c.config.NodeName, &addr, "AutoEncrypt.Sign", &args, &reply); err == nil {
 					return &reply, pkPEM, nil
 				} else {
 					c.logger.Warn("AutoEncrypt failed", "error", err)
diff --git a/agent/consul/client.go b/agent/consul/client.go
index 66acc45446..ce4738ae46 100644
--- a/agent/consul/client.go
+++ b/agent/consul/client.go
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ func NewClientLogger(config *Config, logger hclog.InterceptLogger, tlsConfigurat
 		MaxTime:         clientRPCConnMaxIdle,
 		MaxStreams:      clientMaxStreams,
 		TLSConfigurator: tlsConfigurator,
-		ForceTLS:        config.VerifyOutgoing,
 		Datacenter:      config.Datacenter,
 	}
 
@@ -310,7 +309,7 @@ TRY:
 	}
 
 	// Make the request.
-	rpcErr := c.connPool.RPC(c.config.Datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr, server.Version, method, args, reply)
+	rpcErr := c.connPool.RPC(c.config.Datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr, method, args, reply)
 	if rpcErr == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -358,7 +357,7 @@ func (c *Client) SnapshotRPC(args *structs.SnapshotRequest, in io.Reader, out io
 
 	// Request the operation.
 	var reply structs.SnapshotResponse
-	snap, err := SnapshotRPC(c.connPool, c.config.Datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr, server.UseTLS, args, in, &reply)
+	snap, err := SnapshotRPC(c.connPool, c.config.Datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr, args, in, &reply)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/agent/consul/client_test.go b/agent/consul/client_test.go
index 3d9267a330..62c8264922 100644
--- a/agent/consul/client_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/client_test.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func TestClient_RPC_ConsulServerPing(t *testing.T) {
 	for range servers {
 		time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 		s := c.routers.FindServer()
-		ok, err := c.connPool.Ping(s.Datacenter, s.ShortName, s.Addr, s.Version)
+		ok, err := c.connPool.Ping(s.Datacenter, s.ShortName, s.Addr)
 		if !ok {
 			t.Errorf("Unable to ping server %v: %s", s.String(), err)
 		}
diff --git a/agent/consul/rpc.go b/agent/consul/rpc.go
index f00b14ea82..6edaa54a4d 100644
--- a/agent/consul/rpc.go
+++ b/agent/consul/rpc.go
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ CHECK_LEADER:
 	rpcErr := structs.ErrNoLeader
 	if leader != nil {
 		rpcErr = s.connPool.RPC(s.config.Datacenter, leader.ShortName, leader.Addr,
-			leader.Version, method, args, reply)
+			method, args, reply)
 		if rpcErr != nil && canRetry(info, rpcErr) {
 			goto RETRY
 		}
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ func (s *Server) forwardDC(method, dc string, args interface{}, reply interface{
 
 	metrics.IncrCounterWithLabels([]string{"rpc", "cross-dc"}, 1,
 		[]metrics.Label{{Name: "datacenter", Value: dc}})
-	if err := s.connPool.RPC(dc, server.ShortName, server.Addr, server.Version, method, args, reply); err != nil {
+	if err := s.connPool.RPC(dc, server.ShortName, server.Addr, method, args, reply); err != nil {
 		manager.NotifyFailedServer(server)
 		s.rpcLogger().Error("RPC failed to server in DC",
 			"server", server.Addr,
diff --git a/agent/consul/server.go b/agent/consul/server.go
index 38bb0dc583..67c2922072 100644
--- a/agent/consul/server.go
+++ b/agent/consul/server.go
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ func NewServerLogger(config *Config, logger hclog.InterceptLogger, tokens *token
 		MaxTime:         serverRPCCache,
 		MaxStreams:      serverMaxStreams,
 		TLSConfigurator: tlsConfigurator,
-		ForceTLS:        config.VerifyOutgoing,
 		Datacenter:      config.Datacenter,
 	}
 
diff --git a/agent/consul/server_serf.go b/agent/consul/server_serf.go
index 3a2471fec0..5c3cc7d71e 100644
--- a/agent/consul/server_serf.go
+++ b/agent/consul/server_serf.go
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func (s *Server) maybeBootstrap() {
 
 		// Retry with exponential backoff to get peer status from this server
 		for attempt := uint(0); attempt < maxPeerRetries; attempt++ {
-			if err := s.connPool.RPC(s.config.Datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr, server.Version,
+			if err := s.connPool.RPC(s.config.Datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr,
 				"Status.Peers", &structs.DCSpecificRequest{Datacenter: s.config.Datacenter}, &peers); err != nil {
 				nextRetry := (1 << attempt) * time.Second
 				s.logger.Error("Failed to confirm peer status for server (will retry).",
diff --git a/agent/consul/server_test.go b/agent/consul/server_test.go
index ce88a0ab71..a3d21ef0c9 100644
--- a/agent/consul/server_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/server_test.go
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ func testVerifyRPC(s1, s2 *Server, t *testing.T) (bool, error) {
 	if leader == nil {
 		t.Fatal("no leader")
 	}
-	return s2.connPool.Ping(leader.Datacenter, leader.ShortName, leader.Addr, leader.Version)
+	return s2.connPool.Ping(leader.Datacenter, leader.ShortName, leader.Addr)
 }
 
 func TestServer_TLSToNoTLS(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/agent/consul/snapshot_endpoint.go b/agent/consul/snapshot_endpoint.go
index 233354c0e7..fb2f581d80 100644
--- a/agent/consul/snapshot_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/consul/snapshot_endpoint.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (s *Server) dispatchSnapshotRequest(args *structs.SnapshotRequest, in io.Re
 			return nil, structs.ErrNoDCPath
 		}
 
-		snap, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, dc, server.ShortName, server.Addr, server.UseTLS, args, in, reply)
+		snap, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, dc, server.ShortName, server.Addr, args, in, reply)
 		if err != nil {
 			manager.NotifyFailedServer(server)
 			return nil, err
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (s *Server) dispatchSnapshotRequest(args *structs.SnapshotRequest, in io.Re
 			if server == nil {
 				return nil, structs.ErrNoLeader
 			}
-			return SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, args.Datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr, server.UseTLS, args, in, reply)
+			return SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, args.Datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr, args, in, reply)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -194,14 +194,13 @@ func SnapshotRPC(
 	dc string,
 	nodeName string,
 	addr net.Addr,
-	useTLS bool,
 	args *structs.SnapshotRequest,
 	in io.Reader,
 	reply *structs.SnapshotResponse,
 ) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	// Write the snapshot RPC byte to set the mode, then perform the
 	// request.
-	conn, hc, err := connPool.DialTimeout(dc, nodeName, addr, 10*time.Second, useTLS, pool.RPCSnapshot)
+	conn, hc, err := connPool.DialTimeout(dc, nodeName, addr, pool.RPCSnapshot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/agent/consul/snapshot_endpoint_test.go b/agent/consul/snapshot_endpoint_test.go
index 9073fa01e6..e0cd31a1da 100644
--- a/agent/consul/snapshot_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/snapshot_endpoint_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func verifySnapshot(t *testing.T, s *Server, dc, token string) {
 		Op:         structs.SnapshotSave,
 	}
 	var reply structs.SnapshotResponse
-	snap, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, s.config.Datacenter, s.config.NodeName, s.config.RPCAddr, false,
+	snap, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, s.config.Datacenter, s.config.NodeName, s.config.RPCAddr,
 		&args, bytes.NewReader([]byte("")), &reply)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func verifySnapshot(t *testing.T, s *Server, dc, token string) {
 
 	// Restore the snapshot.
 	args.Op = structs.SnapshotRestore
-	restore, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, s.config.Datacenter, s.config.NodeName, s.config.RPCAddr, false,
+	restore, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, s.config.Datacenter, s.config.NodeName, s.config.RPCAddr,
 		&args, snap, &reply)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestSnapshot_LeaderState(t *testing.T) {
 		Op:         structs.SnapshotSave,
 	}
 	var reply structs.SnapshotResponse
-	snap, err := SnapshotRPC(s1.connPool, s1.config.Datacenter, s1.config.NodeName, s1.config.RPCAddr, false,
+	snap, err := SnapshotRPC(s1.connPool, s1.config.Datacenter, s1.config.NodeName, s1.config.RPCAddr,
 		&args, bytes.NewReader([]byte("")), &reply)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func TestSnapshot_LeaderState(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Restore the snapshot.
 	args.Op = structs.SnapshotRestore
-	restore, err := SnapshotRPC(s1.connPool, s1.config.Datacenter, s1.config.NodeName, s1.config.RPCAddr, false,
+	restore, err := SnapshotRPC(s1.connPool, s1.config.Datacenter, s1.config.NodeName, s1.config.RPCAddr,
 		&args, snap, &reply)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestSnapshot_ACLDeny(t *testing.T) {
 			Op:         structs.SnapshotSave,
 		}
 		var reply structs.SnapshotResponse
-		_, err := SnapshotRPC(s1.connPool, s1.config.Datacenter, s1.config.NodeName, s1.config.RPCAddr, false,
+		_, err := SnapshotRPC(s1.connPool, s1.config.Datacenter, s1.config.NodeName, s1.config.RPCAddr,
 			&args, bytes.NewReader([]byte("")), &reply)
 		if !acl.IsErrPermissionDenied(err) {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func TestSnapshot_ACLDeny(t *testing.T) {
 			Op:         structs.SnapshotRestore,
 		}
 		var reply structs.SnapshotResponse
-		_, err := SnapshotRPC(s1.connPool, s1.config.Datacenter, s1.config.NodeName, s1.config.RPCAddr, false,
+		_, err := SnapshotRPC(s1.connPool, s1.config.Datacenter, s1.config.NodeName, s1.config.RPCAddr,
 			&args, bytes.NewReader([]byte("")), &reply)
 		if !acl.IsErrPermissionDenied(err) {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func TestSnapshot_AllowStale(t *testing.T) {
 			Op:         structs.SnapshotSave,
 		}
 		var reply structs.SnapshotResponse
-		_, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, s.config.Datacenter, s.config.NodeName, s.config.RPCAddr, false,
+		_, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, s.config.Datacenter, s.config.NodeName, s.config.RPCAddr,
 			&args, bytes.NewReader([]byte("")), &reply)
 		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), structs.ErrNoLeader.Error()) {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func TestSnapshot_AllowStale(t *testing.T) {
 			Op:         structs.SnapshotSave,
 		}
 		var reply structs.SnapshotResponse
-		_, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, s.config.Datacenter, s.config.NodeName, s.config.RPCAddr, false,
+		_, err := SnapshotRPC(s.connPool, s.config.Datacenter, s.config.NodeName, s.config.RPCAddr,
 			&args, bytes.NewReader([]byte("")), &reply)
 		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Raft error when taking snapshot") {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
diff --git a/agent/consul/stats_fetcher.go b/agent/consul/stats_fetcher.go
index 1635126d55..bd283f9e83 100644
--- a/agent/consul/stats_fetcher.go
+++ b/agent/consul/stats_fetcher.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func NewStatsFetcher(logger hclog.Logger, pool *pool.ConnPool, datacenter string
 func (f *StatsFetcher) fetch(server *metadata.Server, replyCh chan *autopilot.ServerStats) {
 	var args struct{}
 	var reply autopilot.ServerStats
-	err := f.pool.RPC(f.datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr, server.Version, "Status.RaftStats", &args, &reply)
+	err := f.pool.RPC(f.datacenter, server.ShortName, server.Addr, "Status.RaftStats", &args, &reply)
 	if err != nil {
 		f.logger.Warn("error getting server health from server",
 			"server", server.Name,
diff --git a/agent/consul/status_endpoint_test.go b/agent/consul/status_endpoint_test.go
index a9cc158fac..4ef010830b 100644
--- a/agent/consul/status_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/status_endpoint_test.go
@@ -37,20 +37,25 @@ func insecureRPCClient(s *Server, c tlsutil.Config) (rpc.ClientCodec, error) {
 	if wrapper == nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	conn, _, err := pool.DialTimeoutWithRPCTypeDirectly(
-		s.config.Datacenter,
-		s.config.NodeName,
-		addr,
-		nil,
-		time.Second,
-		true,
-		wrapper,
-		pool.RPCTLSInsecure,
-		pool.RPCTLSInsecure,
-	)
+	d := &net.Dialer{Timeout: time.Second}
+	conn, err := d.Dial("tcp", addr.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// Switch the connection into TLS mode
+	if _, err = conn.Write([]byte{byte(pool.RPCTLSInsecure)}); err != nil {
+		conn.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Wrap the connection in a TLS client
+	tlsConn, err := wrapper(s.config.Datacenter, conn)
+	if err != nil {
+		conn.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	conn = tlsConn
+
 	return msgpackrpc.NewCodecFromHandle(true, true, conn, structs.MsgpackHandle), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/pool/pool.go b/agent/pool/pool.go
index 4ce7c1e460..7f14faa38e 100644
--- a/agent/pool/pool.go
+++ b/agent/pool/pool.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ type Conn struct {
 	addr     net.Addr
 	session  muxSession
 	lastUsed time.Time
-	version  int
 
 	pool *ConnPool
 
@@ -147,9 +146,6 @@ type ConnPool struct {
 	// Datacenter is the datacenter of the current agent.
 	Datacenter string
 
-	// ForceTLS is used to enforce outgoing TLS verification
-	ForceTLS bool
-
 	// Server should be set to true if this connection pool is configured in a
 	// server instead of a client.
 	Server bool
@@ -209,7 +205,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Shutdown() error {
 // wait for an existing connection attempt to finish, if one if in progress,
 // and will return that one if it succeeds. If all else fails, it will return a
 // newly-created connection and add it to the pool.
-func (p *ConnPool) acquire(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version int, useTLS bool) (*Conn, error) {
+func (p *ConnPool) acquire(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr) (*Conn, error) {
 	if nodeName == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pool: ConnPool.acquire requires a node name")
 	}
@@ -244,7 +240,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) acquire(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version in
 	// If we are the lead thread, make the new connection and then wake
 	// everybody else up to see if we got it.
 	if isLeadThread {
-		c, err := p.getNewConn(dc, nodeName, addr, version, useTLS)
+		c, err := p.getNewConn(dc, nodeName, addr)
 		p.Lock()
 		delete(p.limiter, addrStr)
 		close(wait)
@@ -290,8 +286,6 @@ func (p *ConnPool) DialTimeout(
 	dc string,
 	nodeName string,
 	addr net.Addr,
-	timeout time.Duration,
-	useTLS bool,
 	actualRPCType RPCType,
 ) (net.Conn, HalfCloser, error) {
 	p.once.Do(p.init)
@@ -303,7 +297,6 @@ func (p *ConnPool) DialTimeout(
 			nodeName,
 			addr,
 			p.SrcAddr,
-			timeout,
 			p.TLSConfigurator.OutgoingALPNRPCWrapper(),
 			actualRPCType,
 			RPCTLS,
@@ -315,64 +308,24 @@ func (p *ConnPool) DialTimeout(
 		)
 	}
 
-	return DialTimeoutWithRPCTypeDirectly(
+	return p.dial(
 		dc,
 		nodeName,
 		addr,
-		p.SrcAddr,
-		timeout,
-		useTLS || p.ForceTLS,
-		p.TLSConfigurator.OutgoingRPCWrapper(),
 		actualRPCType,
 		RPCTLS,
 	)
 }
 
-// DialTimeoutInsecure is used to establish a raw connection to the given
-// server, with given connection timeout. It also writes RPCTLSInsecure as the
-// first byte to indicate that the client cannot provide a certificate. This is
-// so far only used for AutoEncrypt.Sign.
-func (p *ConnPool) DialTimeoutInsecure(
+func (p *ConnPool) dial(
 	dc string,
 	nodeName string,
 	addr net.Addr,
-	timeout time.Duration,
-	wrapper tlsutil.DCWrapper,
-) (net.Conn, HalfCloser, error) {
-	p.once.Do(p.init)
-
-	if wrapper == nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("wrapper cannot be nil")
-	} else if dc != p.Datacenter {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("insecure dialing prohibited between datacenters")
-	}
-
-	return DialTimeoutWithRPCTypeDirectly(
-		dc,
-		nodeName,
-		addr,
-		p.SrcAddr,
-		timeout,
-		true,
-		wrapper,
-		RPCTLSInsecure,
-		RPCTLSInsecure,
-	)
-}
-
-func DialTimeoutWithRPCTypeDirectly(
-	dc string,
-	nodeName string,
-	addr net.Addr,
-	src *net.TCPAddr,
-	timeout time.Duration,
-	useTLS bool,
-	wrapper tlsutil.DCWrapper,
 	actualRPCType RPCType,
 	tlsRPCType RPCType,
 ) (net.Conn, HalfCloser, error) {
 	// Try to dial the conn
-	d := &net.Dialer{LocalAddr: src, Timeout: timeout}
+	d := &net.Dialer{LocalAddr: p.SrcAddr, Timeout: defaultDialTimeout}
 	conn, err := d.Dial("tcp", addr.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -389,7 +342,8 @@ func DialTimeoutWithRPCTypeDirectly(
 	}
 
 	// Check if TLS is enabled
-	if useTLS && wrapper != nil {
+	if p.TLSConfigurator.UseTLS(dc) {
+		wrapper := p.TLSConfigurator.OutgoingRPCWrapper()
 		// Switch the connection into TLS mode
 		if _, err := conn.Write([]byte{byte(tlsRPCType)}); err != nil {
 			conn.Close()
@@ -435,7 +389,6 @@ func DialTimeoutWithRPCTypeViaMeshGateway(
 	nodeName string,
 	addr net.Addr,
 	src *net.TCPAddr,
-	timeout time.Duration,
 	wrapper tlsutil.ALPNWrapper,
 	actualRPCType RPCType,
 	tlsRPCType RPCType,
@@ -467,7 +420,7 @@ func DialTimeoutWithRPCTypeViaMeshGateway(
 		return nil, nil, structs.ErrDCNotAvailable
 	}
 
-	dialer := &net.Dialer{LocalAddr: src, Timeout: timeout}
+	dialer := &net.Dialer{LocalAddr: src, Timeout: defaultDialTimeout}
 
 	rawConn, err := dialer.Dial("tcp", gwAddr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -497,19 +450,13 @@ func DialTimeoutWithRPCTypeViaMeshGateway(
 }
 
 // getNewConn is used to return a new connection
-func (p *ConnPool) getNewConn(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version int, useTLS bool) (*Conn, error) {
+func (p *ConnPool) getNewConn(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr) (*Conn, error) {
 	if nodeName == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pool: ConnPool.getNewConn requires a node name")
 	}
 
-	// Switch the multiplexing based on version
-	var session muxSession
-	if version < 2 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot make client connection, unsupported protocol version %d", version)
-	}
-
 	// Get a new, raw connection and write the Consul multiplex byte to set the mode
-	conn, _, err := p.DialTimeout(dc, nodeName, addr, defaultDialTimeout, useTLS, RPCMultiplexV2)
+	conn, _, err := p.DialTimeout(dc, nodeName, addr, RPCMultiplexV2)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -519,7 +466,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) getNewConn(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version
 	conf.LogOutput = p.LogOutput
 
 	// Create a multiplexed session
-	session, _ = yamux.Client(conn, conf)
+	session, _ := yamux.Client(conn, conf)
 
 	// Wrap the connection
 	c := &Conn{
@@ -529,7 +476,6 @@ func (p *ConnPool) getNewConn(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version
 		session:  session,
 		clients:  list.New(),
 		lastUsed: time.Now(),
-		version:  version,
 		pool:     p,
 	}
 	return c, nil
@@ -567,12 +513,12 @@ func (p *ConnPool) releaseConn(conn *Conn) {
 	}
 }
 
-// getClient is used to get a usable client for an address and protocol version
-func (p *ConnPool) getClient(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version int, useTLS bool) (*Conn, *StreamClient, error) {
+// getClient is used to get a usable client for an address
+func (p *ConnPool) getClient(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr) (*Conn, *StreamClient, error) {
 	retries := 0
 START:
 	// Try to get a conn first
-	conn, err := p.acquire(dc, nodeName, addr, version, useTLS)
+	conn, err := p.acquire(dc, nodeName, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get conn: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -598,7 +544,6 @@ func (p *ConnPool) RPC(
 	dc string,
 	nodeName string,
 	addr net.Addr,
-	version int,
 	method string,
 	args interface{},
 	reply interface{},
@@ -610,7 +555,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) RPC(
 	if method == "AutoEncrypt.Sign" {
 		return p.rpcInsecure(dc, nodeName, addr, method, args, reply)
 	} else {
-		return p.rpc(dc, nodeName, addr, version, method, args, reply)
+		return p.rpc(dc, nodeName, addr, method, args, reply)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -620,8 +565,12 @@ func (p *ConnPool) RPC(
 // AutoEncrypt.Sign is a one-off call and it doesn't make sense to pool that
 // connection if it is not being reused.
 func (p *ConnPool) rpcInsecure(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, method string, args interface{}, reply interface{}) error {
+	if dc != p.Datacenter {
+		return fmt.Errorf("insecure dialing prohibited between datacenters")
+	}
+
 	var codec rpc.ClientCodec
-	conn, _, err := p.DialTimeoutInsecure(dc, nodeName, addr, 1*time.Second, p.TLSConfigurator.OutgoingRPCWrapper())
+	conn, _, err := p.dial(dc, nodeName, addr, 0, RPCTLSInsecure)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("rpcinsecure error establishing connection: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -636,12 +585,11 @@ func (p *ConnPool) rpcInsecure(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, method
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *ConnPool) rpc(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version int, method string, args interface{}, reply interface{}) error {
+func (p *ConnPool) rpc(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, method string, args interface{}, reply interface{}) error {
 	p.once.Do(p.init)
 
 	// Get a usable client
-	useTLS := p.TLSConfigurator.UseTLS(dc)
-	conn, sc, err := p.getClient(dc, nodeName, addr, version, useTLS)
+	conn, sc, err := p.getClient(dc, nodeName, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("rpc error getting client: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -671,9 +619,9 @@ func (p *ConnPool) rpc(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version int, m
 
 // Ping sends a Status.Ping message to the specified server and
 // returns true if healthy, false if an error occurred
-func (p *ConnPool) Ping(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version int) (bool, error) {
+func (p *ConnPool) Ping(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr) (bool, error) {
 	var out struct{}
-	err := p.RPC(dc, nodeName, addr, version, "Status.Ping", struct{}{}, &out)
+	err := p.RPC(dc, nodeName, addr, "Status.Ping", struct{}{}, &out)
 	return err == nil, err
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/router/manager.go b/agent/router/manager.go
index 0940ee2367..470064945a 100644
--- a/agent/router/manager.go
+++ b/agent/router/manager.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type ManagerSerfCluster interface {
 // Pinger is an interface wrapping client.ConnPool to prevent a cyclic import
 // dependency.
 type Pinger interface {
-	Ping(dc, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version int) (bool, error)
+	Ping(dc, nodeName string, addr net.Addr) (bool, error)
 }
 
 // serverList is a local copy of the struct used to maintain the list of
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func (m *Manager) RebalanceServers() {
 		if m.serverName != "" && srv.Name == m.serverName {
 			continue
 		}
-		ok, err := m.connPoolPinger.Ping(srv.Datacenter, srv.ShortName, srv.Addr, srv.Version)
+		ok, err := m.connPoolPinger.Ping(srv.Datacenter, srv.ShortName, srv.Addr)
 		if ok {
 			foundHealthyServer = true
 			break
diff --git a/agent/router/manager_internal_test.go b/agent/router/manager_internal_test.go
index b06ccc98d5..10f39fbf9c 100644
--- a/agent/router/manager_internal_test.go
+++ b/agent/router/manager_internal_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type fauxConnPool struct {
 	failPct float64
 }
 
-func (cp *fauxConnPool) Ping(string, string, net.Addr, int) (bool, error) {
+func (cp *fauxConnPool) Ping(string, string, net.Addr) (bool, error) {
 	var success bool
 	successProb := rand.Float64()
 	if successProb > cp.failPct {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func test_reconcileServerList(maxServers int) (bool, error) {
 			// failPct of the servers for the reconcile.  This
 			// allows for the selected server to no longer be
 			// healthy for the reconcile below.
-			if ok, _ := m.connPoolPinger.Ping(node.Datacenter, node.ShortName, node.Addr, node.Version); ok {
+			if ok, _ := m.connPoolPinger.Ping(node.Datacenter, node.ShortName, node.Addr); ok {
 				// Will still be present
 				healthyServers = append(healthyServers, node)
 			} else {
diff --git a/agent/router/manager_test.go b/agent/router/manager_test.go
index b91a3ab79f..211164e60a 100644
--- a/agent/router/manager_test.go
+++ b/agent/router/manager_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type fauxConnPool struct {
 	failAddr net.Addr
 }
 
-func (cp *fauxConnPool) Ping(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr, version int) (bool, error) {
+func (cp *fauxConnPool) Ping(dc string, nodeName string, addr net.Addr) (bool, error) {
 	var success bool
 
 	successProb := rand.Float64()