diff --git a/scylla/src/transport/session.rs b/scylla/src/transport/session.rs
index e89e9ff697..dbec9a01bd 100644
--- a/scylla/src/transport/session.rs
+++ b/scylla/src/transport/session.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::net::lookup_host;
 use tokio::time::timeout;
-use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
+use tracing::debug;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use super::connection::QueryResponse;
 use super::errors::{BadQuery, NewSessionError, QueryError};
 use crate::frame::response::cql_to_rust::FromRowError;
-use crate::frame::response::{result, Response};
+use crate::frame::response::result;
 use crate::frame::value::{BatchValues, SerializedValues, ValueList};
 use crate::prepared_statement::{PartitionKeyError, PreparedStatement};
 use crate::query::Query;
@@ -313,38 +313,7 @@ impl Session {
 
         node_addresses.extend(resolved);
 
-        let use_ssl = match () {
-            #[cfg(not(feature = "ssl"))]
-            () => false,
-            #[cfg(feature = "ssl")]
-            () => config.ssl_context.is_some(),
-        };
-
-        let mut shard_aware_addresses: Vec<SocketAddr> = vec![];
-        if let Some(shard_aware_port) =
-            Self::get_shard_aware_port(node_addresses[0], config.get_connection_config(), use_ssl)
-                .await
-        {
-            info!("Shard-aware port detected: {}", shard_aware_port);
-            shard_aware_addresses = (&node_addresses)
-                .iter()
-                .map(|addr| SocketAddr::new(addr.ip(), shard_aware_port))
-                .collect();
-        }
-
-        // Start the session
-        let cluster = if !shard_aware_addresses.is_empty() {
-            match Cluster::new(&shard_aware_addresses, config.get_pool_config()).await {
-                Ok(clust) => clust,
-                Err(e) => {
-                    warn!("Unable to establish connections at detected shard-aware port, falling back to default ports: {}", e);
-                    Cluster::new(&node_addresses, config.get_pool_config()).await?
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            info!("Shard-aware ports not available, falling back to default ports");
-            Cluster::new(&node_addresses, config.get_pool_config()).await?
-        };
+        let cluster = Cluster::new(&node_addresses, config.get_pool_config()).await?;
 
         let session = Session {
             cluster,
@@ -364,29 +333,6 @@ impl Session {
         Ok(session)
     }
 
-    async fn get_shard_aware_port(
-        addr: SocketAddr,
-        config: ConnectionConfig,
-        use_ssl: bool,
-    ) -> Option<u16> {
-        let (probe, _) = Connection::new(addr, None, config).await.ok()?;
-        let options_result = probe.get_options().await.ok()?;
-        let options_key = if use_ssl {
-            "SCYLLA_SHARD_AWARE_PORT_SSL"
-        } else {
-            "SCYLLA_SHARD_AWARE_PORT"
-        };
-        match options_result {
-            Response::Supported(mut supported) => supported
-                .options
-                .remove(options_key)
-                .unwrap_or_else(Vec::new)
-                .get(0)
-                .and_then(|p| p.parse::<u16>().ok()),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Sends a query to the database and receives a response.  
     /// Returns only a single page of results, to receive multiple pages use [query_iter](Session::query_iter)
     ///