diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ConnectionlessBootstrap.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ConnectionlessBootstrap.java
index 51180f1dd7..3c94134a2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ConnectionlessBootstrap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/bootstrap/ConnectionlessBootstrap.java
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ public class ConnectionlessBootstrap extends Bootstrap {
         // Apply options.
         boolean success = false;
         try {
-            ch.getConfig().setPipelineFactory(getPipelineFactory());
             ch.getConfig().setOptions(getOptions());
             success = true;
         } finally {
@@ -300,7 +299,6 @@ public class ConnectionlessBootstrap extends Bootstrap {
         Channel ch = getFactory().newChannel(pipeline);
         boolean success = false;
         try {
-            ch.getConfig().setPipelineFactory(getPipelineFactory());
             ch.getConfig().setOptions(getOptions());
             success = true;
         } finally {