diff --git a/include/libtorrent/policy.hpp b/include/libtorrent/policy.hpp
index 0496457da..918f4ee83 100755
--- a/include/libtorrent/policy.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/policy.hpp
@@ -91,21 +91,9 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		// called when an incoming connection is accepted
 		void new_connection(peer_connection& c);
 
-		// this is called if a peer timed-out or
-		// forcefully closed the connection. This
-		// will mark the connection as non-reconnectale
-		void peer_failed(peer_connection const& c);
-
 		// the given connection was just closed
 		void connection_closed(const peer_connection& c);
 
-		// is called when a peer is believed to have
-		// sent invalid data
-		void ban_peer(peer_connection const& c);
-
-		// is called on peers that become seeds
-		void set_seed(peer_connection const& c);
-
 		// the peer has got at least one interesting piece
 		void peer_is_interesting(peer_connection& c);
 
diff --git a/src/peer_connection.cpp b/src/peer_connection.cpp
index 949f9fbfd..7a209805d 100755
--- a/src/peer_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/peer_connection.cpp
@@ -726,7 +726,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			{
 				assert(m_peer_info);
 				m_peer_info->seed = true;
-				t->get_policy().set_seed(*this);
 				if (t->is_seed())
 				{
 					throw protocol_error("seed to seed connection redundant, disconnecting");
@@ -783,9 +782,26 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		{
 			m_have_piece = bitfield;
 			m_num_pieces = std::count(bitfield.begin(), bitfield.end(), true);
+
+			if (m_peer_info) m_peer_info->seed = true;
 			return;
 		}
 
+		int num_pieces = std::count(bitfield.begin(), bitfield.end(), true);
+		if (num_pieces == int(m_have_piece.size()))
+		{
+#ifdef TORRENT_VERBOSE_LOGGING
+			(*m_logger) << " *** THIS IS A SEED ***\n";
+#endif
+			assert(m_peer_info);
+			m_peer_info->seed = true;
+			// if we're a seed too, disconnect
+			if (t->is_seed())
+			{
+				throw protocol_error("seed to seed connection redundant, disconnecting");
+			}
+		}
+
 		// let the torrent know which pieces the
 		// peer has
 		bool interesting = false;
@@ -809,21 +825,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (m_num_pieces == int(m_have_piece.size()))
-		{
-#ifdef TORRENT_VERBOSE_LOGGING
-			(*m_logger) << " *** THIS IS A SEED ***\n";
-#endif
-			assert(m_peer_info);
-			m_peer_info->seed = true;
-			t->get_policy().set_seed(*this);
-			// if we're a seed too, disconnect
-			if (t->is_seed())
-			{
-				throw protocol_error("seed to seed connection redundant, disconnecting");
-			}
-		}
-
 		if (interesting) t->get_policy().peer_is_interesting(*this);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/policy.cpp b/src/policy.cpp
index dc713bb14..d25585042 100755
--- a/src/policy.cpp
+++ b/src/policy.cpp
@@ -853,45 +853,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		}
 	}
 
-	void policy::ban_peer(peer_connection const& c)
-	{
-		INVARIANT_CHECK;
-
-		iterator i = std::find_if(
-			m_peers.begin()
-			, m_peers.end()
-			, match_peer_connection(c));
-
-		if (i == m_peers.end())
-		{
-			// this is probably an http seed
-			if (web_peer_connection const* p = dynamic_cast<web_peer_connection const*>(&c))
-			{
-				m_torrent->remove_url_seed(p->url());
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-
-		i->type = peer::not_connectable;
-		i->ip.port(0);
-		i->banned = true;
-	}
-
-	void policy::set_seed(peer_connection const& c)
-	{
-		INVARIANT_CHECK;
-
-		iterator i = std::find_if(
-			m_peers.begin()
-			, m_peers.end()
-			, match_peer_connection(c));
-
-		// it might be an http-seed
-		if (i == m_peers.end()) return;
-
-		i->seed = true;
-	}
-
 	void policy::new_connection(peer_connection& c)
 	{
 		assert(!c.is_local());
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 43c4351b3..b82f7ea8a 100755
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -894,7 +894,22 @@ namespace libtorrent
 						, get_handle()
 						, "banning peer because of too many corrupt pieces"));
 				}
-				m_policy->ban_peer(*p->second);
+
+				// mark the peer as banned
+				policy::peer* peerinfo = p->second->peer_info_struct();
+				if (peerinfo)
+				{
+					peerinfo->banned = true;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// it might be a web seed
+					if (web_peer_connection const* wpc
+						= dynamic_cast<web_peer_connection const*>(p->second))
+					{
+						remove_url_seed(wpc->url());
+					}
+				}
 
 #if defined(TORRENT_VERBOSE_LOGGING)
 				(*p->second->m_logger) << "*** BANNING PEER 'too many corrupt pieces'\n";