diff --git a/ctdb/config/functions b/ctdb/config/functions
index fb5a1d90935..85757a89744 100755
--- a/ctdb/config/functions
+++ b/ctdb/config/functions
@@ -1205,16 +1205,10 @@ update_tickles()
 	_my_connections="${tickledir}/${_port}.connections.$$"
 	# Parentheses are needed around the filters for precedence but
 	# the parentheses can't be empty!
-	#
-	# Recent versions of ss print square brackets around IPv6
-	# addresses.  While it is desirable to update CTDB's address
-	# parsing and printing code, something needs to be done here
-	# for backward compatibility, so just delete the brackets.
 	ss -tn state established \
 		"${_ip_filter:+( ${_ip_filter} )}" \
 		"${_port_filter:+( ${_port_filter} )}" |
 		awk 'NR > 1 {print $4, $3}' |
-		tr -d '][' |
 		sort >"$_my_connections"
 
 	# Record our current tickles in a temporary file