diff --git a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
index 34fbba2e6e7..524e6b4c86e 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_impl.hpp
@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ namespace aux {
 
 #if TORRENT_USE_I2P
 			char const* i2p_session() const override { return m_i2p_conn.session_id(); }
-			proxy_settings i2p_proxy() const override;
 
 			void on_i2p_open(error_code const& ec);
 			void open_new_incoming_i2p_connection();
diff --git a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_interface.hpp b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_interface.hpp
index 84ce2963edb..edda9856531 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_interface.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/aux_/session_interface.hpp
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ namespace aux {
 		virtual proxy_settings proxy() const = 0;
 
 #if TORRENT_USE_I2P
-		virtual proxy_settings i2p_proxy() const = 0;
 		virtual char const* i2p_session() const = 0;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp b/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp
index c899d1cdaaf..1fe66eafd0d 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp
@@ -363,7 +363,10 @@ namespace aux {
 			proxy_password,
 
 			// sets the i2p_ SAM bridge to connect to. set the port with the
-			// ``i2p_port`` setting.
+			// ``i2p_port`` setting. Unless this is set, i2p torrents are not
+			// supported. This setting is separate from the other proxy settings
+			// since i2p torrents and their peers are orthogonal. You can have
+			// i2p peers as well as regular peers via a proxy.
 			//
 			// .. _i2p: http://www.i2p2.de
 			i2p_hostname,
@@ -2206,8 +2209,13 @@ namespace aux {
 			// authorization. The username and password will be sent to the proxy.
 			http_pw,
 
-			// route through a i2p SAM proxy
+#if TORRENT_USE_I2P
+			// internal
+			// This is used internally to communicate with the
+			// http_tracker_connection. To configure an i2p SAM bridge, set
+			// i2p_hostname and i2p_port.
 			i2p_proxy
+#endif
 		};
 	private:
 
diff --git a/src/session_impl.cpp b/src/session_impl.cpp
index d8ea8018c8f..da2b34d0f1e 100644
--- a/src/session_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/session_impl.cpp
@@ -2354,17 +2354,6 @@ namespace {
 #endif
 
 #if TORRENT_USE_I2P
-
-	proxy_settings session_impl::i2p_proxy() const
-	{
-		proxy_settings ret;
-
-		ret.hostname = m_settings.get_str(settings_pack::i2p_hostname);
-		ret.type = settings_pack::i2p_proxy;
-		ret.port = std::uint16_t(m_settings.get_int(settings_pack::i2p_port));
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	void session_impl::on_i2p_open(error_code const& ec)
 	{
 		if (ec)
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 174aa217b43..aecfac0ce1f 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -7350,7 +7350,7 @@ namespace {
 #if TORRENT_USE_I2P
 		if (peerinfo->is_i2p_addr)
 		{
-			if (m_ses.i2p_proxy().hostname.empty())
+			if (settings().get_str(settings_pack::i2p_hostname).empty())
 			{
 				// we have an i2p torrent, but we're not connected to an i2p
 				// SAM proxy.
@@ -7396,8 +7396,14 @@ namespace {
 			// one. The main feature of a peer connection is that whether or not we
 			// proxy it is configurable. When we use i2p, we want to always prox
 			// everything via i2p.
+
+			aux::proxy_settings proxy;
+			proxy.hostname = settings().get_str(settings_pack::i2p_hostname);
+			proxy.port = std::uint16_t(settings().get_int(settings_pack::i2p_port));
+			proxy.type = settings_pack::i2p_proxy;
+
 			aux::socket_type ret = instantiate_connection(m_ses.get_context()
-				, m_ses.i2p_proxy(), nullptr, nullptr, false, false);
+				, proxy, nullptr, nullptr, false, false);
 			boost::get<i2p_stream>(ret).set_destination(static_cast<i2p_peer*>(peerinfo)->dest());
 			boost::get<i2p_stream>(ret).set_command(i2p_stream::cmd_connect);
 			boost::get<i2p_stream>(ret).set_session_id(m_ses.i2p_session());