diff --git a/nselib/ipp.lua b/nselib/ipp.lua
index 42209991d..a73b87245 100644
--- a/nselib/ipp.lua
+++ b/nselib/ipp.lua
@@ -290,19 +290,13 @@ HTTP = {
 
 Helper = {
 
-  new = function(self, host, port, options)
-    local o = { host = host, port = port, options = options or {} }
+  new = function(self, host, port)
+    local o = { host = host, port = port }
     setmetatable(o, self)
     self.__index = self
     return o
   end,
 
-  connect = function(self)
-    self.socket = nmap.new_socket()
-    self.socket:set_timeout(self.options.timeout or 10000)
-    return self.socket:connect(self.host, self.port)
-  end,
-
   getPrinters = function(self)
 
     local attribs = {
@@ -412,10 +406,6 @@ Helper = {
 
     return output
   end,
-
-  close = function(self)
-    return self.socket:close()
-  end,
 }
 
 return _ENV;
diff --git a/scripts/cups-info.nse b/scripts/cups-info.nse
index 9f96c78a9..14743a824 100644
--- a/scripts/cups-info.nse
+++ b/scripts/cups-info.nse
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 local ipp = require "ipp"
 local shortport = require "shortport"
 local stdnse = require "stdnse"
-local string = require "string"
 local table = require "table"
 
 description = [[
@@ -51,13 +50,8 @@ local verbose_states = {
 
 action = function(host, port)
 
-  local helper = ipp.Helper:new(host, port)
-  if ( not(helper:connect()) ) then
-    return stdnse.format_output(false, "Failed to connect to server")
-  end
-
-  local status, printers = helper:getPrinters()
-  if ( not(status) ) then
+  local status, printers = ipp.Helper:new(host, port):getPrinters()
+  if not status then
     return
   end
 
diff --git a/scripts/cups-queue-info.nse b/scripts/cups-queue-info.nse
index e89b1aef7..f5c78a69e 100644
--- a/scripts/cups-queue-info.nse
+++ b/scripts/cups-queue-info.nse
@@ -35,13 +35,8 @@ categories = {"safe", "discovery"}
 portrule = shortport.port_or_service(631, "ipp", "tcp", "open")
 
 action = function(host, port)
-  local helper = ipp.Helper:new(host, port)
-  if ( not(helper:connect()) ) then
-    return stdnse.format_output(false, "Failed to connect to server")
-  end
-
-  local output = helper:getQueueInfo()
-  if ( output ) then
+  local output = ipp.Helper:new(host, port):getQueueInfo()
+  if output then
     return stdnse.format_output(true, output)
   end
 end