--- a/master/slave_config.c	Fri Sep 16 12:44:54 2011 +0200
+++ b/master/slave_config.c	Fri Sep 16 14:10:23 2011 +0200
@@ -227,10 +227,7 @@
     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;
 }