diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.cpp
index d78f0aaeb3..8e5df1a6f1 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.cpp
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ SharedNodePointer DomainGatekeeper::processAgentConnectRequest(const NodeConnect
         limitedNodeList->killNodeWithUUID(existingNodeID);
     }
 
-    // add the connecting node (or re-use the matched one from eachNodeBreakable above)
+    // add the connecting node
     SharedNodePointer newNode = addVerifiedNodeFromConnectRequest(nodeConnection);
 
     // set the edit rights for this user
@@ -508,26 +508,18 @@ SharedNodePointer DomainGatekeeper::processAgentConnectRequest(const NodeConnect
     return newNode;
 }
 
-SharedNodePointer DomainGatekeeper::addVerifiedNodeFromConnectRequest(const NodeConnectionData& nodeConnection,
-                                                                      QUuid nodeID) {
+SharedNodePointer DomainGatekeeper::addVerifiedNodeFromConnectRequest(const NodeConnectionData& nodeConnection) {
     HifiSockAddr discoveredSocket = nodeConnection.senderSockAddr;
     SharedNetworkPeer connectedPeer = _icePeers.value(nodeConnection.connectUUID);
 
-    if (connectedPeer) {
-        //  this user negotiated a connection with us via ICE, so re-use their ICE client ID
-        nodeID = nodeConnection.connectUUID;
-
-        if (connectedPeer->getActiveSocket()) {
-            // set their discovered socket to whatever the activated socket on the network peer object was
-            discoveredSocket = *connectedPeer->getActiveSocket();
-        }
-    } else {
-        // we got a connectUUID we didn't recognize, either use the hinted node ID or randomly generate a new one
-        if (nodeID.isNull()) {
-            nodeID = QUuid::createUuid();
-        }
+    if (connectedPeer && connectedPeer->getActiveSocket()) {
+        // set their discovered socket to whatever the activated socket on the network peer object was
+        discoveredSocket = *connectedPeer->getActiveSocket();
     }
 
+    // create a new node ID for the verified connecting node
+    auto nodeID = QUuid::createUuid();
+
     auto limitedNodeList = DependencyManager::get<LimitedNodeList>();
 
     Node::LocalID newLocalID = findOrCreateLocalID(nodeID);
diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.h b/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.h
index 8402e58559..01cb6d1d3f 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.h
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.h
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ private:
     SharedNodePointer processAgentConnectRequest(const NodeConnectionData& nodeConnection,
                                                  const QString& username,
                                                  const QByteArray& usernameSignature);
-    SharedNodePointer addVerifiedNodeFromConnectRequest(const NodeConnectionData& nodeConnection,
-                                                        QUuid nodeID = QUuid());
+    SharedNodePointer addVerifiedNodeFromConnectRequest(const NodeConnectionData& nodeConnection);
     
     bool verifyUserSignature(const QString& username, const QByteArray& usernameSignature,
                              const HifiSockAddr& senderSockAddr);