diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/TorPlugin.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/TorPlugin.java
index 8914979d3..6ce335a77 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/TorPlugin.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/tor/TorPlugin.java
@@ -746,10 +746,7 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 	public void orConnStatus(String status, String orName) {
 		if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("OR connection " + status);
 
-		//noinspection IfCanBeSwitch
-		if (status.equals("LAUNCHED")) state.onOrConnectionLaunched();
-		else if (status.equals("FAILED")) state.onOrConnectionFailed();
-		else if (status.equals("CONNECTED")) state.onOrConnectionConnected();
+		if (status.equals("CONNECTED")) state.onOrConnectionConnected();
 		else if (status.equals("CLOSED")) state.onOrConnectionClosed();
 	}
 
@@ -764,9 +761,6 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 	@Override
 	public void message(String severity, String msg) {
 		if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info(severity + " " + msg);
-		if (msg.startsWith("Switching to guard context")) {
-			state.onSwitchingGuardContext();
-		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -848,11 +842,6 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 			if (s.getNamespace().equals(ID.getString())) {
 				LOG.info("Tor settings updated");
 				settings = s.getSettings();
-				// Works around a bug introduced in Tor 0.3.4.8.
-				// https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/28027
-				// TODO: The upstream ticket is marked as fixed and backported,
-				//  but this workaround is still needed when disabling bridges
-				disableNetwork();
 				updateConnectionStatus(networkManager.getNetworkStatus(),
 						batteryManager.isCharging());
 			}
@@ -865,16 +854,6 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private void disableNetwork() {
-		connectionStatusExecutor.execute(() -> {
-			try {
-				if (state.isTorRunning()) enableNetwork(false);
-			} catch (IOException ex) {
-				logException(LOG, WARNING, ex);
-			}
-		});
-	}
-
 	private void updateConnectionStatus(NetworkStatus status,
 			boolean charging) {
 		connectionStatusExecutor.execute(() -> {
@@ -1000,7 +979,7 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 		private ServerSocket serverSocket = null;
 
 		@GuardedBy("this")
-		private int orConnectionsPending = 0, orConnectionsConnected = 0;
+		private int orConnectionsConnected = 0;
 
 		private synchronized void setStarted() {
 			started = true;
@@ -1073,26 +1052,7 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 			return getState() == DISABLED ? reasonsDisabled : 0;
 		}
 
-		private synchronized void onOrConnectionLaunched() {
-			orConnectionsPending++;
-			logOrConnections();
-		}
-
-		private synchronized void onOrConnectionFailed() {
-			orConnectionsPending--;
-			if (orConnectionsPending < 0) {
-				LOG.warning("Count was zero before connection failed");
-				orConnectionsPending = 0;
-			}
-			logOrConnections();
-		}
-
 		private synchronized void onOrConnectionConnected() {
-			orConnectionsPending--;
-			if (orConnectionsPending < 0) {
-				LOG.warning("Count was zero before connection connected");
-				orConnectionsPending = 0;
-			}
 			int oldConnected = orConnectionsConnected;
 			orConnectionsConnected++;
 			logOrConnections();
@@ -1112,19 +1072,10 @@ abstract class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler, EventListener {
 			}
 		}
 
-		private synchronized void onSwitchingGuardContext() {
-			// Tor doesn't seem to report events for connections belonging to
-			// the old guard context, so we have to reset the counters
-			orConnectionsPending = 0;
-			orConnectionsConnected = 0;
-			logOrConnections();
-		}
-
 		@GuardedBy("this")
 		private void logOrConnections() {
 			if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) {
-				LOG.info("OR connections: " + orConnectionsPending
-						+ " pending, " + orConnectionsConnected + " connected");
+				LOG.info(orConnectionsConnected + "OR connections connected");
 			}
 		}
 	}