diff --git a/packages/integration-tests/test/bootstrap.spec.ts b/packages/integration-tests/test/bootstrap.spec.ts
index ae83d9dba2..a57d189c86 100644
--- a/packages/integration-tests/test/bootstrap.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/integration-tests/test/bootstrap.spec.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 import { bootstrap } from '@libp2p/bootstrap'
 import { generateKeyPair } from '@libp2p/crypto/keys'
 import { TypedEventEmitter, peerDiscoverySymbol } from '@libp2p/interface'
-import { mplex } from '@libp2p/mplex'
 import { peerIdFromPrivateKey } from '@libp2p/peer-id'
-import { plaintext } from '@libp2p/plaintext'
 import { webSockets } from '@libp2p/websockets'
 import { multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr'
 import { expect } from 'aegir/chai'
@@ -104,50 +102,4 @@ describe('bootstrap', () => {
 
     return deferred.promise
   })
-
-  it('bootstrap should dial all peers in the list', async () => {
-    const deferred = defer()
-
-    const list = [
-      `${process.env.RELAY_MULTIADDR}`
-    ]
-
-    libp2p = await createLibp2p({
-      connectionEncrypters: [
-        plaintext()
-      ],
-      transports: [
-        webSockets()
-      ],
-      streamMuxers: [
-        mplex()
-      ],
-      peerDiscovery: [
-        bootstrap({
-          list
-        })
-      ],
-      connectionGater: {
-        denyDialMultiaddr: () => false
-      }
-    })
-
-    const expectedPeers = new Set(
-      list.map(ma => multiaddr(ma).getPeerId())
-    )
-
-    libp2p.addEventListener('connection:open', (evt) => {
-      const { remotePeer } = evt.detail
-
-      expectedPeers.delete(remotePeer.toString())
-      if (expectedPeers.size === 0) {
-        libp2p.removeEventListener('connection:open')
-        deferred.resolve()
-      }
-    })
-
-    await libp2p.start()
-
-    return deferred.promise
-  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/package.json b/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/package.json
index c3def49181..0459010117 100644
--- a/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/package.json
+++ b/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/package.json
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@libp2p/interface": "^2.9.0",
-    "@libp2p/interface-internal": "^2.3.11",
     "@libp2p/peer-id": "^5.1.2",
     "@multiformats/mafmt": "^12.1.6",
     "@multiformats/multiaddr": "^12.3.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@libp2p/interface-compliance-tests": "^6.4.5",
+    "@libp2p/interface-internal": "^2.3.11",
     "@libp2p/logger": "^5.1.15",
     "aegir": "^45.1.1",
     "sinon-ts": "^2.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/src/index.ts b/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/src/index.ts
index f7527c24c0..437b7d5502 100644
--- a/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/src/index.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import { peerIdFromString } from '@libp2p/peer-id'
 import { P2P } from '@multiformats/mafmt'
 import { multiaddr } from '@multiformats/multiaddr'
 import type { ComponentLogger, Logger, PeerDiscovery, PeerDiscoveryEvents, PeerInfo, PeerStore, Startable } from '@libp2p/interface'
-import type { ConnectionManager } from '@libp2p/interface-internal'
 
 const DEFAULT_BOOTSTRAP_TAG_NAME = 'bootstrap'
 const DEFAULT_BOOTSTRAP_TAG_VALUE = 50
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ export interface BootstrapInit {
 export interface BootstrapComponents {
   peerStore: PeerStore
   logger: ComponentLogger
-  connectionManager: ConnectionManager
 }
 
 /**
@@ -183,10 +181,6 @@ class Bootstrap extends TypedEventEmitter<PeerDiscoveryEvents> implements PeerDi
       }
 
       this.safeDispatchEvent('peer', { detail: peerData })
-      this.components.connectionManager.openConnection(peerData.id)
-        .catch(err => {
-          this.log.error('could not dial bootstrap peer %p', peerData.id, err)
-        })
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/test/bootstrap.spec.ts b/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/test/bootstrap.spec.ts
index 7429053fb4..57601a6a55 100644
--- a/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/test/bootstrap.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/peer-discovery-bootstrap/test/bootstrap.spec.ts
@@ -57,27 +57,6 @@ describe('bootstrap', () => {
     await stop(r)
   })
 
-  it('should dial bootstrap peers', async function () {
-    this.timeout(5 * 1000)
-    const r = bootstrap({
-      list: peerList,
-      timeout: 100
-    })(components)
-
-    await start(r)
-
-    await new Promise<void>(resolve => {
-      const interval = setInterval(() => {
-        if (components.connectionManager.openConnection.callCount === 1) {
-          clearInterval(interval)
-          resolve()
-        }
-      }, 100)
-    })
-
-    await stop(r)
-  })
-
   it('should tag bootstrap peers', async function () {
     this.timeout(5 * 1000)