diff --git a/p2p/net/swarm/swarm_dial.go b/p2p/net/swarm/swarm_dial.go
index 4beb986a3..a384dbed9 100644
--- a/p2p/net/swarm/swarm_dial.go
+++ b/p2p/net/swarm/swarm_dial.go
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ import (
 
 	ma "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
 	manet "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr-net"
-	process "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
-	processctx "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/goprocess/context"
-	ratelimit "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/goprocess/ratelimit"
 	context "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -371,87 +368,83 @@ func (s *Swarm) dialAddrs(ctx context.Context, d *conn.Dialer, p peer.ID, remote
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel() // cancel work when we exit func
 
-	foundConn := make(chan struct{})
-	conns := make(chan conn.Conn, len(remoteAddrs))
+	conns := make(chan conn.Conn)
 	errs := make(chan error, len(remoteAddrs))
 
 	// dialSingleAddr is used in the rate-limited async thing below.
 	dialSingleAddr := func(addr ma.Multiaddr) {
+		// rebind chans in scope so we can nil them out easily
+		connsout := conns
+		errsout := errs
+
 		connC, err := s.dialAddr(ctx, d, p, addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			connsout = nil
+		} else if connC == nil {
+			// NOTE: this really should never happen
+			log.Errorf("failed to dial %s %s and got no error!", p, addr)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("failed to dial %s %s", p, addr)
+			connsout = nil
+		} else {
+			errsout = nil
+		}
 
 		// check parent still wants our results
 		select {
-		case <-foundConn:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
 			if connC != nil {
 				connC.Close()
 			}
-			return
-		default:
-		}
-
-		if err != nil {
-			errs <- err
-		} else if connC == nil {
-			errs <- fmt.Errorf("failed to dial %s %s", p, addr)
-		} else {
-			conns <- connC
+		case errsout <- err:
+		case connsout <- connC:
 		}
 	}
 
 	// this whole thing is in a goroutine so we can use foundConn
 	// to end early.
 	go func() {
-		// rate limiting just in case. at most 10 addrs at once.
-		limiter := ratelimit.NewRateLimiter(process.Background(), 8)
-		limiter.Go(func(worker process.Process) {
-			// permute addrs so we try different sets first each time.
-			for _, i := range rand.Perm(len(remoteAddrs)) {
-				select {
-				case <-foundConn: // if one of them succeeded already
-					break
-				case <-worker.Closing(): // our context was cancelled
-					break
-				default:
-				}
-
-				workerAddr := remoteAddrs[i] // shadow variable to avoid race
-
-				// we have to do the waiting concurrently because there are addrs
-				// that SHOULD NOT be rate limited (utp), nor blocked by other
-				// rate limited addrs (tcp).
-				//
-				// (and we need to call `limiter.Go`, instead of `go` as required
-				// by goproc/limiter semantics. note: limiter.Go is not LimitedGo.)
-				limiter.Go(func(p process.Process) {
-
-					// returns whatever ratelimiting is acceptable for workerAddr.
-					// may not rate limit at all.
-					rl := s.addrDialRateLimit(workerAddr)
-					rl <- struct{}{}
-
-					limiter.LimitedGo(func(worker process.Process) {
-						dialSingleAddr(workerAddr)
-					})
-
-					<-rl
-				})
+		limiter := make(chan struct{}, 8)
+		// permute addrs so we try different sets first each time.
+		for _, i := range rand.Perm(len(remoteAddrs)) {
 
+			addr := remoteAddrs[i]
+			// returns whatever ratelimiting is acceptable for workerAddr.
+			// may not rate limit at all.
+			rl := s.addrDialRateLimit(addr)
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done(): // our context was cancelled
+				return
+			case rl <- struct{}{}:
+				// take the token, move on
 			}
-		})
 
-		processctx.CloseAfterContext(limiter, ctx)
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done(): // our context was cancelled
+				return
+			case limiter <- struct{}{}:
+				// take the token, move on
+			}
+
+			go func(rlc <-chan struct{}, a ma.Multiaddr) {
+				dialSingleAddr(a)
+				<-limiter
+				<-rlc
+			}(rl, addr)
+		}
 	}()
 
-	// wair fot the results.
+	// wair for the results.
 	exitErr := fmt.Errorf("failed to dial %s", p)
-	for i := 0; i < len(remoteAddrs); i++ {
+	for range remoteAddrs {
 		select {
 		case exitErr = <-errs: //
 			log.Debug("dial error: ", exitErr)
 		case connC := <-conns:
 			// take the first + return asap
-			close(foundConn)
 			return connC, nil
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// break out and return error
+			break
 		}
 	}
 	return nil, exitErr