diff --git a/hal/cluster.go b/hal/cluster.go
index 0edbe05..0ec0231 100644
--- a/hal/cluster.go
+++ b/hal/cluster.go
@@ -17,25 +17,12 @@ func (c *Cluster) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return errs.Wait()
 }
 
-type ModuleMapping map[MultiThreadedIOPort]MultiThreadedIOPort
-
 func (config *ClusterConfig) BuildCluster(modules map[string]*Module) (*Cluster, error) {
 	// We assume all modules in the connection config exist
 	for _, c := range config.Connections {
-
-		// For a connection like a -> b we need two channels:
-		// One which is the IN channel on a and the OUT channel on b
-		// One which is the OUT channel on a and the IN channel on b
-		// That means we need to create two IOs, one for each node and two channels
-		// The two channels then need to be passed around
-		// hmmmmmmm...
-
-		outConn := &MultiThreadedIOPort{
-			Module: modules[c.DestNode],
-			IOPort: c.DestPort,
-		}
-		conn := NewMultiThreadedIO(outConn)
+		conn := NewMultiThreadedIO()
 		modules[c.SourceNode].IO[c.SourcePort] = conn
+		modules[c.DestNode].IO[c.DestPort] = conn
 	}
 
 	//	for host, client := range mapping {
diff --git a/hal/multi_threaded_io.go b/hal/multi_threaded_io.go
index 1b295ac..006bdf7 100644
--- a/hal/multi_threaded_io.go
+++ b/hal/multi_threaded_io.go
@@ -1,31 +1,17 @@
 package hal
 
-type MultiThreadedIOPort struct {
-	Module *Module
-	IOPort int64
-}
-
-func (port *MultiThreadedIOPort) OutgoingIO() *MultiThreadedIO {
-	if outgoingIO, ok := port.Module.IO[port.IOPort].(*MultiThreadedIO); ok {
-		return outgoingIO
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 type MultiThreadedIO struct {
-	channel        chan float64
-	OutgoingIOPort *MultiThreadedIOPort
+	channel chan float64
 }
 
-func NewMultiThreadedIO(outgoingPort *MultiThreadedIOPort) *MultiThreadedIO {
+func NewMultiThreadedIO() *MultiThreadedIO {
 	return &MultiThreadedIO{
-		channel:        make(chan float64),
-		OutgoingIOPort: outgoingPort,
+		channel: make(chan float64),
 	}
 }
 
 func (io *MultiThreadedIO) Read() (float64, error) {
-	result := <-io.OutgoingIOPort.OutgoingIO().channel
+	result := <-io.channel
 	return result, nil
 }