diff --git a/downstream.go b/downstream.go
index 9c28258..8697e15 100644
--- a/downstream.go
+++ b/downstream.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (dc *downstreamConn) upstream() *upstreamConn {
 	if dc.network == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return dc.network.upstream()
+	return dc.network.conn
 }
 
 func isOurNick(net *network, nick string) bool {
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 11d1bfb..011d1a2 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func handleServiceNetworkStatus(dc *downstreamConn, params []string) error {
 	dc.user.forEachNetwork(func(net *network) {
 		var statuses []string
 		var details string
-		if uc := net.upstream(); uc != nil {
+		if uc := net.conn; uc != nil {
 			if dc.nick != uc.nick {
 				statuses = append(statuses, "connected as "+uc.nick)
 			} else {
diff --git a/user.go b/user.go
index 508128c..56c2103 100644
--- a/user.go
+++ b/user.go
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ func (net *network) run() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (net *network) upstream() *upstreamConn {
-	return net.conn
-}
-
 func (net *network) Stop() {
 	select {
 	case <-net.stopped:
@@ -141,8 +137,8 @@ func (net *network) Stop() {
 		close(net.stopped)
 	}
 
-	if uc := net.upstream(); uc != nil {
-		uc.Close()
+	if net.conn != nil {
+		net.conn.Close()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -200,11 +196,10 @@ func (u *user) forEachNetwork(f func(*network)) {
 
 func (u *user) forEachUpstream(f func(uc *upstreamConn)) {
 	for _, network := range u.networks {
-		uc := network.upstream()
-		if uc == nil {
+		if network.conn == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		f(uc)
+		f(network.conn)
 	}
 }