diff --git a/gatchat/gatppp.c b/gatchat/gatppp.c
index 0813435c..9f082618 100644
--- a/gatchat/gatppp.c
+++ b/gatchat/gatppp.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ static void ppp_transition_phase(GAtPPP *ppp, enum ppp_phase phase)
 		/* bring network phase up */
 		ppp_net_open(ppp->net);
 		pppcp_signal_open(ppp->ipcp);
+		pppcp_signal_up(ppp->ipcp);
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@ void g_at_ppp_open(GAtPPP *ppp)
 {
 	/* send an open event to the lcp layer */
 	pppcp_signal_open(ppp->lcp);
+	pppcp_signal_up(ppp->lcp);
 }
 
 void g_at_ppp_set_credentials(GAtPPP *ppp, const char *username,
diff --git a/gatchat/ppp_ipcp.c b/gatchat/ppp_ipcp.c
index 74e7778f..f695079e 100644
--- a/gatchat/ppp_ipcp.c
+++ b/gatchat/ppp_ipcp.c
@@ -149,14 +149,6 @@ static void ipcp_down(struct pppcp_data *pppcp)
 	pppcp_set_local_options(pppcp, ipcp->options, ipcp->options_len);
 }
 
-/*
- * Tell the protocol to start the handshake
- */
-static void ipcp_started(struct pppcp_data *data)
-{
-	pppcp_signal_up(data);
-}
-
 static void ipcp_finished(struct pppcp_data *pppcp)
 {
 }
@@ -300,7 +292,6 @@ struct pppcp_proto ipcp_proto = {
 	.supported_codes	= IPCP_SUPPORTED_CODES,
 	.this_layer_up		= ipcp_up,
 	.this_layer_down	= ipcp_down,
-	.this_layer_started	= ipcp_started,
 	.this_layer_finished	= ipcp_finished,
 	.rca			= ipcp_rca,
 	.rcn_nak		= ipcp_rcn_nak,
diff --git a/gatchat/ppp_lcp.c b/gatchat/ppp_lcp.c
index b37aae1c..daa39071 100644
--- a/gatchat/ppp_lcp.c
+++ b/gatchat/ppp_lcp.c
@@ -117,15 +117,6 @@ static void lcp_down(struct pppcp_data *pppcp)
 	pppcp_set_local_options(pppcp, lcp->options, lcp->options_len);
 }
 
-/*
- * Indicate that the lower layer is now needed
- * Should trigger Up event
- */
-static void lcp_started(struct pppcp_data *pppcp)
-{
-	ppp_generate_event(pppcp_get_ppp(pppcp), PPP_UP);
-}
-
 /*
  * Indicate that the lower layer is not needed
  * Should trigger Down event
@@ -233,7 +224,6 @@ struct pppcp_proto lcp_proto = {
 	.supported_codes	= LCP_SUPPORTED_CODES,
 	.this_layer_up		= lcp_up,
 	.this_layer_down	= lcp_down,
-	.this_layer_started	= lcp_started,
 	.this_layer_finished	= lcp_finished,
 	.rca			= lcp_rca,
 	.rcn_nak		= lcp_rcn_nak,