diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 0dd785ab..d2dac0fa 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -520,23 +520,6 @@ func (cl *Client) dopplegangerAddr(addr string) bool {
 	return ok
 }
 
-// Start the process of connecting to the given peer for the given torrent if
-// appropriate.
-func (cl *Client) initiateConn(peer Peer, t *Torrent) {
-	if peer.Id == cl.peerID {
-		return
-	}
-	if cl.badPeerIPPort(peer.IP, peer.Port) {
-		return
-	}
-	addr := net.JoinHostPort(peer.IP.String(), fmt.Sprintf("%d", peer.Port))
-	if t.addrActive(addr) {
-		return
-	}
-	t.halfOpen[addr] = peer
-	go cl.outgoingConnection(t, addr, peer.Source)
-}
-
 func (cl *Client) dialTCP(ctx context.Context, addr string) (c net.Conn, err error) {
 	d := net.Dialer{
 	// LocalAddr: cl.tcpListener.Addr(),
@@ -615,7 +598,7 @@ func (cl *Client) noLongerHalfOpen(t *Torrent, addr string) {
 		panic("invariant broken")
 	}
 	delete(t.halfOpen, addr)
-	cl.openNewConns(t)
+	t.openNewConns()
 }
 
 // Performs initiator handshakes and returns a connection. Returns nil
@@ -967,27 +950,6 @@ func (cl *Client) gotMetadataExtensionMsg(payload []byte, t *Torrent, c *connect
 	}
 }
 
-func (cl *Client) openNewConns(t *Torrent) {
-	defer t.updateWantPeersEvent()
-	for len(t.peers) != 0 {
-		if !t.wantConns() {
-			return
-		}
-		if len(t.halfOpen) >= cl.halfOpenLimit {
-			return
-		}
-		var (
-			k peersKey
-			p Peer
-		)
-		for k, p = range t.peers {
-			break
-		}
-		delete(t.peers, k)
-		cl.initiateConn(p, t)
-	}
-}
-
 func (cl *Client) badPeerIPPort(ip net.IP, port int) bool {
 	if port == 0 {
 		return true
diff --git a/torrent.go b/torrent.go
index 46c37a88..77371b13 100644
--- a/torrent.go
+++ b/torrent.go
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (t *Torrent) unclosedConnsAsSlice() (ret []*connection) {
 
 func (t *Torrent) addPeer(p Peer) {
 	cl := t.cl
-	cl.openNewConns(t)
+	t.openNewConns()
 	if len(t.peers) >= cl.config.TorrentPeersHighWater {
 		return
 	}
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (t *Torrent) addPeer(p Peer) {
 	}
 	t.peers[key] = p
 	peersAddedBySource.Add(string(p.Source), 1)
-	cl.openNewConns(t)
+	t.openNewConns()
 
 }
 
@@ -1027,7 +1027,24 @@ func (t *Torrent) pieceCompletionChanged(piece int) {
 }
 
 func (t *Torrent) openNewConns() {
-	t.cl.openNewConns(t)
+	defer t.updateWantPeersEvent()
+	for len(t.peers) != 0 {
+		if !t.wantConns() {
+			return
+		}
+		if len(t.halfOpen) >= t.cl.halfOpenLimit {
+			return
+		}
+		var (
+			k peersKey
+			p Peer
+		)
+		for k, p = range t.peers {
+			break
+		}
+		delete(t.peers, k)
+		t.initiateConn(p)
+	}
 }
 
 func (t *Torrent) getConnPieceInclination() []int {
@@ -1656,3 +1673,20 @@ func (t *Torrent) VerifyData() {
 		t.Piece(i).VerifyData()
 	}
 }
+
+// Start the process of connecting to the given peer for the given torrent if
+// appropriate.
+func (t *Torrent) initiateConn(peer Peer) {
+	if peer.Id == t.cl.peerID {
+		return
+	}
+	if t.cl.badPeerIPPort(peer.IP, peer.Port) {
+		return
+	}
+	addr := net.JoinHostPort(peer.IP.String(), fmt.Sprintf("%d", peer.Port))
+	if t.addrActive(addr) {
+		return
+	}
+	t.halfOpen[addr] = peer
+	go t.cl.outgoingConnection(t, addr, peer.Source)
+}