diff --git a/swarm.go b/swarm.go
index de7a9350b6f289007055cbf47b90a90ac97e1a90..e975548fe1f8a3dd3399f806b4dd172b5da4f2ac 100644
--- a/swarm.go
+++ b/swarm.go
@@ -212,16 +212,6 @@ func (s *Swarm) addConn(tc transport.CapableConn, dir network.Direction) (*Conn,
 		addr = tc.RemoteMultiaddr()
 	)
 
-	if s.gater != nil {
-		if allow := s.gater.InterceptAddrDial(p, addr); !allow {
-			err := tc.Close()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Warnf("failed to close connection with peer %s and addr %s; err: %s", p.Pretty(), addr, err)
-			}
-			return nil, ErrAddrFiltered
-		}
-	}
-
 	// create the Stat object, initializing with the underlying connection Stat if available
 	var stat network.Stat
 	if cs, ok := tc.(network.ConnStat); ok {
diff --git a/swarm_test.go b/swarm_test.go
index 739afe9182f6a84b618016aeffbeb9f1827ddc64..a94281b1f516e56b928e895c546f2e5fb39f4d6a 100644
--- a/swarm_test.go
+++ b/swarm_test.go
@@ -317,6 +317,15 @@ func TestConnectionGating(t *testing.T) {
 			p2ConnectednessToP1: network.NotConnected,
 			isP1OutboundErr:     true,
 		},
+		"p2 accepts inbound peer dial if outgoing dial is gated": {
+			p2Gater: func(c *MockConnectionGater) *MockConnectionGater {
+				c.Dial = func(peer.ID, ma.Multiaddr) bool { return false }
+				return c
+			},
+			p1ConnectednessToP2: network.Connected,
+			p2ConnectednessToP1: network.Connected,
+			isP1OutboundErr:     false,
+		},
 		"p2 gates inbound peer dial before securing": {
 			p2Gater: func(c *MockConnectionGater) *MockConnectionGater {
 				c.Accept = func(c network.ConnMultiaddrs) bool { return false }