diff --git a/node/Peer.cpp b/node/Peer.cpp
index 76b1d537f..fdc8dca71 100644
--- a/node/Peer.cpp
+++ b/node/Peer.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Peer::Peer(const Identity &myIdentity,const Identity &peerIdentity)
 	_lastDirectPathPushSent(0),
 	_lastDirectPathPushReceived(0),
 	_lastPathSort(0),
+	_vProto(0),
 	_vMajor(0),
 	_vMinor(0),
 	_vRevision(0),
diff --git a/node/Peer.hpp b/node/Peer.hpp
index 7e7e7f465..0aca70b4f 100644
--- a/node/Peer.hpp
+++ b/node/Peer.hpp
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	inline void setRemoteVersion(unsigned int vproto,unsigned int vmaj,unsigned int vmin,unsigned int vrev)
 	{
-		Mutex::Lock _l(_lock);
 		_vProto = (uint16_t)vproto;
 		_vMajor = (uint16_t)vmaj;
 		_vMinor = (uint16_t)vmin;