diff --git a/include/broker/endpoint.hh b/include/broker/endpoint.hh
index 2af652266..a235eb0fd 100644
--- a/include/broker/endpoint.hh
+++ b/include/broker/endpoint.hh
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public:
 
   // --- forwarding events -----------------------------------------------------
 
-  /// Forward remote events for given filter even if no local subscribers exist.
+  [[deprecated("this legacy function has no effect")]]
   void forward(filter_type filter);
 
   // --- subscribing data ------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/broker-node.cc b/src/broker-node.cc
index 818bc4f6d..d0f9a911f 100644
--- a/src/broker-node.cc
+++ b/src/broker-node.cc
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     for (auto& topic_name : topic_names)
       topics.emplace_back(std::move(topic_name));
   }
-  ep.forward(topics);
   // Enable verbose output if demanded by user.
   actor verbose_logger;
   if (get_or(ep, "verbose", false)) {
diff --git a/tests/python/forwarding.py b/tests/python/forwarding.py
index 1d00b1729..b76565c57 100644
--- a/tests/python/forwarding.py
+++ b/tests/python/forwarding.py
@@ -40,58 +40,21 @@ def test_two_hops(self):
 
         x = s4.get()
         self.assertEqual(x, ('/test/foo', 'Foo!'))
-        x = s1.get()
-        self.assertEqual(x, ('/test/bar', 'Bar!'))
-
-    def test_two_hops_with_forward(self):
-        # Two hops that are not subscribed, but configured to forward.
-        ((ep1, ep2, ep3, ep4), (s1, s2, s3, s4)) = setup_peers(create_s2=False, create_s3=False)
-
-        ep2.forward("/test/");
-        ep3.forward("/test/");
-        time.sleep(1) # give time to take effect.
-
-        ep1.publish("/test/foo", "Foo!")
-        ep4.publish("/test/bar", "Bar!")
 
-        x = s4.get()
-        self.assertEqual(x, ('/test/foo', 'Foo!'))
         x = s1.get()
         self.assertEqual(x, ('/test/bar', 'Bar!'))
 
-    def test_two_hops_forwarding_disabled(self):
-        # Two hops that are subscribed, so they would forward but we disable.
-        no_forward = broker.BrokerOptions()
-        no_forward.forward = False
-
-        ((ep1, ep2, ep3, ep4), (s1, s2, s3, s4)) = setup_peers(opts2=no_forward)
-
-        ep1.publish("/test/foo", "Foo!") # Shouldn't arrive
-        x = s4.get(1.0)
-        self.assertEqual(x, None)
-
-    def test_two_hops_without_forward(self):
-        # Two hops that are not subscribed, and hence don't forward.
-        ((ep1, ep2, ep3, ep4), (s1, s2, s3, s4)) = setup_peers(create_s2=False, create_s3=False)
-
-        ep1.publish("/test/foo", "Foo!")
-        x = s4.get(1.0)
-        self.assertEqual(x, None)
-
-    def test_two_hops_ttl(self):
-        ttl1 = broker.BrokerOptions()
-        ttl1.ttl = 2
-        ((ep1, ep2, ep3, ep4), (s1, s2, s3, s4)) = setup_peers(opts1=ttl1)
-
-        ep1.publish("/test/foo", "Foo!")
-
-        x = s2.get(1.0)
-        self.assertEqual(x, ('/test/foo', 'Foo!'))
-        x = s3.get(1.0)
-        self.assertEqual(x, ('/test/foo', 'Foo!'))
-        x = s4.get(1.0)
-        self.assertEqual(x, None) # Doesn't get here anymore.
+#    def test_two_hops_with_forward(self):
+#        # Two hops that are not subscribed, but configured to forward.
+#        ((ep1, ep2, ep3, ep4), (s1, s2, s3, s4)) = setup_peers(create_s2=False, create_s3=False)
+#
+#        ep1.publish("/test/foo", "Foo!")
+#        ep4.publish("/test/bar", "Bar!")
+#
+#        x = s4.get()
+#        self.assertEqual(x, ('/test/foo', 'Foo!'))
+#        x = s1.get()
+#        self.assertEqual(x, ('/test/bar', 'Bar!'))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    #TestCommunication().test_two_hops()
     unittest.main(verbosity=3)