diff --git a/cmd/mist/ui_lib.go b/cmd/mist/ui_lib.go
index fdbde50fd965d933739593454362812689c6bcbe..d5578645f6ea2eb9dc97ba20639304945408d75a 100644
--- a/cmd/mist/ui_lib.go
+++ b/cmd/mist/ui_lib.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ type UiLib struct {
 func NewUiLib(engine *qml.Engine, eth *eth.Ethereum, assetPath string) *UiLib {
 	lib := &UiLib{JSXEth: xeth.NewJSXEth(eth), engine: engine, eth: eth, assetPath: assetPath, jsEngine: javascript.NewJSRE(eth), filterCallbacks: make(map[int][]int)} //, filters: make(map[int]*xeth.JSFilter)}
 	lib.miner = miner.New(eth.KeyManager().Address(), eth)
+	//eth.filterManager = filter.NewFilterManager(eth.EventMux())
 
 	return lib
 }
@@ -372,3 +372,12 @@ func (self *UiLib) ToggleMining() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 }
+
+/*
+// XXX Refactor me & MOVE
+func (self *Ethereum) InstallFilter(filter *core.Filter) (id int) {
+	return self.filterManager.InstallFilter(filter)
+}
+func (self *Ethereum) UninstallFilter(id int)        { self.filterManager.UninstallFilter(id) }
+func (self *Ethereum) GetFilter(id int) *core.Filter { return self.filterManager.GetFilter(id) }
+*/
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index fb401a68d1846a3b5eaaa218d2a2c79a7d43b0f0..3ec36d3fceebf6706a988253ef70ffdfe7462a1d 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event/filter"
 	ethlogger "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow/ezp"
@@ -53,11 +52,6 @@ type Ethereum struct {
 	synclock  sync.Mutex
 	syncGroup sync.WaitGroup
 
-	filterManager *filter.FilterManager
-	//filterMu      sync.RWMutex
-	//filterId      int
-	//filters       map[int]*core.Filter
-
 	Mining bool
 }
 
@@ -81,7 +75,6 @@ func New(db ethutil.Database, identity p2p.ClientIdentity, keyManager *crypto.Ke
 	eth.blockManager = core.NewBlockManager(eth)
 	eth.chainManager.SetProcessor(eth.blockManager)
 	eth.whisper = whisper.New()
-	eth.filterManager = filter.NewFilterManager(eth.EventMux())
 
 	hasBlock := eth.chainManager.HasBlock
 	insertChain := eth.chainManager.InsertChain
@@ -163,7 +156,6 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Start(seed bool) error {
 	}
 	s.blockPool.Start()
 	s.whisper.Start()
-	s.filterManager.Start()
 
 	// broadcast transactions
 	s.txSub = s.eventMux.Subscribe(core.TxPreEvent{})
@@ -264,10 +256,3 @@ func saveProtocolVersion(db ethutil.Database) {
 		db.Put([]byte("ProtocolVersion"), ethutil.NewValue(ProtocolVersion).Bytes())
 	}
 }
-
-// XXX Refactor me & MOVE
-func (self *Ethereum) InstallFilter(filter *core.Filter) (id int) {
-	return self.filterManager.InstallFilter(filter)
-}
-func (self *Ethereum) UninstallFilter(id int)        { self.filterManager.UninstallFilter(id) }
-func (self *Ethereum) GetFilter(id int) *core.Filter { return self.filterManager.GetFilter(id) }
diff --git a/eth/protocol.go b/eth/protocol.go
index 3b5b496960af85f067c22d479faea241cdf6df1b..8cbf6d3092094bb673d49b3ff56d55fa81a87643 100644
--- a/eth/protocol.go
+++ b/eth/protocol.go
@@ -11,6 +11,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
+const (
+	ProtocolVersion    = 49
+	NetworkId          = 0
+	ProtocolLength     = uint64(8)
+	ProtocolMaxMsgSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+)
+
+// eth protocol message codes
+const (
+	StatusMsg = iota
+	GetTxMsg  // unused
+	TxMsg
+	GetBlockHashesMsg
+	BlockHashesMsg
+	GetBlocksMsg
+	BlocksMsg
+	NewBlockMsg
+)
+
 // ethProtocol represents the ethereum wire protocol
 // instance is running on each peer
 type ethProtocol struct {
@@ -41,25 +60,6 @@ type blockPool interface {
 	RemovePeer(peerId string)
 }
 
-const (
-	ProtocolVersion    = 43
-	NetworkId          = 0
-	ProtocolLength     = uint64(8)
-	ProtocolMaxMsgSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024
-)
-
-// eth protocol message codes
-const (
-	StatusMsg = iota
-	GetTxMsg  // unused
-	TxMsg
-	GetBlockHashesMsg
-	BlockHashesMsg
-	GetBlocksMsg
-	BlocksMsg
-	NewBlockMsg
-)
-
 // message structs used for rlp decoding
 type newBlockMsgData struct {
 	Block *types.Block
@@ -279,9 +279,10 @@ func (self *ethProtocol) handleStatus() error {
 		return ProtocolError(ErrProtocolVersionMismatch, "%d (!= %d)", status.ProtocolVersion, ProtocolVersion)
 	}
 
-	self.peer.Infof("Peer is [eth] capable (%d/%d). TD = %v ~ %x", status.ProtocolVersion, status.NetworkId, status.CurrentBlock)
+	self.peer.Infof("Peer is [eth] capable (%d/%d). TD=%v H=%x\n", status.ProtocolVersion, status.NetworkId, status.TD, status.CurrentBlock[:4])
 
-	self.blockPool.AddPeer(status.TD, status.CurrentBlock, self.id, self.requestBlockHashes, self.requestBlocks, self.protoErrorDisconnect)
+	//self.blockPool.AddPeer(status.TD, status.CurrentBlock, self.id, self.requestBlockHashes, self.requestBlocks, self.protoErrorDisconnect)
+	self.peer.Infoln("AddPeer(IGNORED)")
 
 	return nil
 }