diff --git a/example-clients/connect.c b/example-clients/connect.c
index 5494ab94..b302ce67 100644
--- a/example-clients/connect.c
+++ b/example-clients/connect.c
@@ -23,28 +23,21 @@
 #endif
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <math.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
+
 #include <jack/jack.h>
 #include <jack/session.h>
 
-jack_port_t *input_port;
-jack_port_t *output_port;
-int connecting, disconnecting;
-volatile int done = 0;
 #define TRUE 1
 #define FALSE 0
 
+volatile int done = 0;
+
 void port_connect_callback(jack_port_id_t a, jack_port_id_t b, int connect, void* arg)
 {
 	done = 1;
 }
 
-void error_callback (const char *err)
-{
-	//fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", err);
-}
-
 void
 show_version (char *my_name)
 {
@@ -138,17 +131,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	jack_set_error_function(error_callback);
-
 	/* try to become a client of the JACK server */
 
 	if ((client = jack_client_open (my_name, options, &status, server_name)) == 0) {
-		fprintf (stderr, "Error: cannot connect to JACK, ");
-		if (status & JackServerFailed) {
-			fprintf (stderr, "server is not running.\n");
-		} else {
-			fprintf (stderr, "jack_client_open() failed, status = 0x%2.0x\n", status);
-		}
+		fprintf (stderr, "jack server not running?\n");
 		return 1;
 	}