diff --git a/apps/sam/python/src/i2p/sam.py b/apps/sam/python/src/i2p/sam.py
index 041dbaf8b678490105f4bc68ce8d1d6bf0731a07..a339bb024a85642572cbfa052bb53e571f863b7d 100644
--- a/apps/sam/python/src/i2p/sam.py
+++ b/apps/sam/python/src/i2p/sam.py
@@ -238,20 +238,19 @@ class Socket:
       pass
     self.closed = True
 
-  def connect(self, address, **kw):
+  def connect(self, address):
     """
-    Attempts to connect to a remote dest, identified in local
-    SAM bridge's hosts file as host 'address'.
+    Connect to a remote dest, identified in local SAM bridge's hosts
+    file as host 'address'.
 
     For example:
-      s.connect("duck.i2p")
+      s.connect('duck.i2p')
 
-    You can pass a keyword 'dontResolve', which if true,
-    allows you to pass the base64 destination as the address, and
-    override the hostname lookup.
+    Alternatively, you can use a full base64 Destination:
 
     For example:
-      s.connect("238797sdfh2k34kjh....AAAA")
+      s.connect('238797sdfh2k34kjh....AAAA')
+
     """
     # Synchronized.  Lock prevents two connects from occurring at the
     # same time in different threads.
@@ -264,10 +263,7 @@ class Socket:
 
       self._verify_not_connected()
 
-      # patched by aum - allow caller to pass in raw base64 dest,
-      # and prevent the name lookup attempt
-      if not kw.get('dontResolve', 1):
-        address = resolve(address, self.samaddr)
+      address = resolve(address, self.samaddr)
 
       timeout = self.timeout
       unwrap = self.sessobj.connect(address, timeout=timeout)