diff --git a/lib/multi.c b/lib/multi.c
index e9ea69d948..ce4762c5b6 100644
--- a/lib/multi.c
+++ b/lib/multi.c
@@ -2333,7 +2333,6 @@ static CURLMcode state_connect(struct Curl_multi *multi,
 static bool is_altsvc_error(CURLcode rc)
 {
   switch(rc) {
-  case CURLE_URL_MALFORMAT:
   case CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_PROXY:
   case CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST:
   case CURLE_COULDNT_CONNECT:
@@ -2689,15 +2688,13 @@ statemachine_end:
         infof(data, "Alt-Svc connection failed(%d). "
                     "Retrying with original target", result);
         if(data->conn) {
-           /* Do not attempt to send data over a connection that timed out */
-            bool dead_connection = result == CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT;
-            struct connectdata *conn = data->conn;
+          struct connectdata *conn = data->conn;
 
-            /* This is where we make sure that the conn pointer is reset.
-               We do not have to do this in every case block above where a
-               failure is detected */
-            Curl_detach_connection(data);
-            Curl_conn_terminate(data, conn, dead_connection);
+          /* This is where we make sure that the conn pointer is reset.
+             We do not have to do this in every case block above where a
+             failure is detected */
+          Curl_detach_connection(data);
+          Curl_conn_terminate(data, conn, FALSE);
         }
 
         stream_error = FALSE;
diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 101ea7f78e..a96d23e7c2 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -3857,11 +3857,6 @@ CURLcode Curl_connect(struct Curl_easy *data,
   struct connectdata *conn;
   bool reused = FALSE;
 
-#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_ALTSVC
-  if(data->asi)
-    data->asi->used = FALSE;
-#endif
-
   *asyncp = FALSE; /* assume synchronous resolves by default */
   *protocol_done = FALSE;