--- a/master/slave_config.c	Mon Nov 22 09:53:43 2010 +0100
+++ b/master/slave_config.c	Fri Nov 26 10:33:55 2010 +0100
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@
     slave->config = sc;
     sc->slave = slave;
 
-    ec_slave_request_state(slave, EC_SLAVE_STATE_OP);
-
     EC_CONFIG_DBG(sc, 1, "Attached slave %u.\n", slave->ring_position);
 
     return 0;