diff --git a/include/libtorrent/http_seed_connection.hpp b/include/libtorrent/http_seed_connection.hpp
index 2c6f0f741..d9dce14cd 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/http_seed_connection.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/http_seed_connection.hpp
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		void write_interested() {}
 		void write_not_interested() {}
 		void write_request(peer_request const& r);
-		void write_cancel(peer_request const& r)
-		{ incoming_reject_request(r); }
+		void write_cancel(peer_request const& r) {}
 		void write_have(int index) {}
 		void write_piece(peer_request const& r, disk_buffer_holder& buffer) { TORRENT_ASSERT(false); }
 		void write_keepalive() {}
diff --git a/include/libtorrent/web_peer_connection.hpp b/include/libtorrent/web_peer_connection.hpp
index 3fc9a5a0a..7a59d1fa6 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/web_peer_connection.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/web_peer_connection.hpp
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		void write_interested() {}
 		void write_not_interested() {}
 		void write_request(peer_request const& r);
-		void write_cancel(peer_request const& r)
-		{ incoming_reject_request(r); }
+		void write_cancel(peer_request const& r) {}
 		void write_have(int index) {}
 		void write_piece(peer_request const& r, disk_buffer_holder& buffer) { TORRENT_ASSERT(false); }
 		void write_keepalive() {}