diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 8bdd60e9..6d409093 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    synapse (0.16.12)
+    synapse (0.16.11)
       aws-sdk (~> 1.39)
       docker-api (~> 1.7)
       dogstatsd-ruby (~> 3.3.0)
diff --git a/lib/synapse/service_watcher/zookeeper.rb b/lib/synapse/service_watcher/zookeeper.rb
index ccf0350a..57d867c9 100644
--- a/lib/synapse/service_watcher/zookeeper.rb
+++ b/lib/synapse/service_watcher/zookeeper.rb
@@ -363,27 +363,6 @@ def zk_connect
           zk_cleanup
         end
 
-        # handle session connected after reconnecting
-        # http://zookeeper.apache.org/doc/r3.3.5/zookeeperProgrammers.html#ch_zkSessions
-        @zk.on_connected do
-          log.info "synapse: ZK client has reconnected #{@name}"
-          unless test_and_set_reconnect_time(Time.now)
-            log.info "synapse: ZK client skip since last reconnect is too close #{@name}"
-            return
-          end
-
-          # random backoff to avoid refreshing all watchers at the same time
-          sleep rand(30)
-
-          # zookeeper watcher is one-time trigger, and can be lost when disconnected
-          # https://zookeeper.apache.org/doc/r3.3.5/zookeeperProgrammers.html#ch_zkWatches
-          # only need re-enable watcher on parent path and children list
-          log.info "synapse: ZK client refresh watcher after reconnected #{@name}"
-          if @zk.exists?(@discovery['path'], :watch => true)
-            @zk.children(@discovery['path'], :watch => true)
-          end
-        end
-
         # the path must exist, otherwise watch callbacks will not work
         statsd_time('synapse.watcher.zk.create_path.elapsed_time', ["zk_cluster:#{@zk_cluster}", "service_name:#{@name}"]) do
           create(@discovery['path'])
@@ -394,17 +373,6 @@ def zk_connect
       end
     end
 
-    def test_and_set_reconnect_time(now)
-      # ensure there is only one refresh can happen within a time window
-      if !@last_reconnect_time.nil? && (now - @last_reconnect_time) < 60
-        return false
-      end
-      # test-and-set should be thread safe based on per-callback model
-      # https://github.com/zk-ruby/zk/wiki/EventDeliveryModel
-      @last_reconnect_time = now
-      true
-
-    end
     # decode the data at a zookeeper endpoint
     def deserialize_service_instance(data)
       log.debug "synapse: deserializing process data"
diff --git a/lib/synapse/version.rb b/lib/synapse/version.rb
index 61ae47fe..12e5f56e 100644
--- a/lib/synapse/version.rb
+++ b/lib/synapse/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Synapse
-  VERSION = "0.16.12"
+  VERSION = "0.16.11"
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/synapse/service_watcher_zookeeper_spec.rb b/spec/lib/synapse/service_watcher_zookeeper_spec.rb
index 867719af..0f2f9f4c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/synapse/service_watcher_zookeeper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/synapse/service_watcher_zookeeper_spec.rb
@@ -149,17 +149,6 @@
       subject.send(:watcher_callback).call
     end
 
-    it 'test and set reconnect time' do
-      now = Time.now
-      expect(subject.send(:test_and_set_reconnect_time, now)).to be true
-      now += 10
-      expect(subject.send(:test_and_set_reconnect_time, now)).to be false
-      now += 50
-      expect(subject.send(:test_and_set_reconnect_time, now)).to be true
-      now += 60
-      expect(subject.send(:test_and_set_reconnect_time, now)).to be true
-    end
-
     it 'handles zk consistency issues' do
       expect(subject).to receive(:watch)
       expect(subject).to receive(:discover).and_call_original