diff --git a/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlathub/run b/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlathub/run
index 21be9ce..29a669a 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlathub/run
+++ b/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlathub/run
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ MLATHUB_CMD+=("--net-only")
 MLATHUB_CMD+=("--mlat")
 MLATHUB_CMD+=("--forward-mlat")
 
-# send MLAT data to the main readsb/tar1090 of this container:
-# 26-mar-2023 this was removed; we'll have the main readsb connect directly to the mlat clients. This
-# is to avoid a data loop in case MLATHUB_ENABLE_ADSB_INGEST is enabled
-# MLATHUB_CMD+=("--net-connector=localhost,30004,beast_reduce_out")
+MLATHUB_CMD+=("--net-connector=localhost,30004,beast_reduce_out")
 
 # define some more ports:
 MLATHUB_CMD+=("--net-sbs-port=${MLATHUB_SBS_OUT_PORT:-31003}")
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/services.d/readsb/run b/rootfs/etc/services.d/readsb/run
index 77f014e..75dcfed 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/services.d/readsb/run
+++ b/rootfs/etc/services.d/readsb/run
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ if [ -n "${UUID}" ]; then
     READSB_CMD+=("--uuid-file=/run/uuid")
 fi
 
-# ingest MLAT results data from the MLATHUB if one is defined:
-if [[ -n "${MLAT_CONFIG}" ]] || [[ -n "$MLATHUB_NET_CONNECTOR" ]]
-then
-            READSB_CMD+=("--net-connector=localhost,${MLATHUB_BEAST_REDUCE_OUT_PORT:-31006},beast_in")
-fi
-
 READSB_CMD+=("--write-json=/run/readsb")
 READSB_CMD+=("--heatmap-dir=/var/globe_history")
 READSB_CMD+=("--heatmap=15")