diff --git a/src/conn.c b/src/conn.c
index a7e378e..66c1cb1 100644
--- a/src/conn.c
+++ b/src/conn.c
@@ -799,7 +799,8 @@ int xmpp_connect_component(xmpp_conn_t *conn,
         return XMPP_EINVOP;
 
     /* XEP-0114 does not support TLS */
-    xmpp_conn_disable_tls(conn);
+    (void)xmpp_conn_set_flags(conn, xmpp_conn_get_flags(conn) |
+                                        XMPP_CONN_FLAG_DISABLE_TLS);
     if (!conn->tls_disabled) {
         strophe_error(conn->ctx, "conn",
                       "Failed to disable TLS. "
@@ -1203,25 +1204,6 @@ int xmpp_conn_set_flags(xmpp_conn_t *conn, long flags)
     return 0;
 }
 
-/** Disable TLS for this connection, called by users of the library.
- *  Occasionally a server will be misconfigured to send the starttls
- *  feature, but will not support the handshake.
- *
- *  @param conn a Strophe connection object
- *
- *  @note this function is deprecated
- *  @see xmpp_conn_set_flags()
- *
- *  @ingroup Connections
- */
-void xmpp_conn_disable_tls(xmpp_conn_t *conn)
-{
-    long flags = xmpp_conn_get_flags(conn);
-
-    flags |= XMPP_CONN_FLAG_DISABLE_TLS;
-    (void)xmpp_conn_set_flags(conn, flags);
-}
-
 /** Return whether TLS session is established or not.
  *
  *  @return TRUE if TLS session is established and FALSE otherwise
diff --git a/src/deprecated.c b/src/deprecated.c
index 8ec61ed..76018a9 100644
--- a/src/deprecated.c
+++ b/src/deprecated.c
@@ -255,3 +255,22 @@ void xmpp_conn_set_keepalive(xmpp_conn_t *conn, int timeout, int interval)
     conn->ka_count = 0;
     xmpp_conn_set_sockopt_callback(conn, xmpp_sockopt_cb_keepalive);
 }
+
+/** Disable TLS for this connection, called by users of the library.
+ *  Occasionally a server will be misconfigured to send the starttls
+ *  feature, but will not support the handshake.
+ *
+ *  @param conn a Strophe connection object
+ *
+ *  @note this function is deprecated
+ *  @see xmpp_conn_set_flags()
+ *
+ *  @ingroup Deprecated
+ */
+void xmpp_conn_disable_tls(xmpp_conn_t *conn)
+{
+    long flags = xmpp_conn_get_flags(conn);
+
+    flags |= XMPP_CONN_FLAG_DISABLE_TLS;
+    (void)xmpp_conn_set_flags(conn, flags);
+}
diff --git a/strophe.h b/strophe.h
index b747252..8f347bb 100644
--- a/strophe.h
+++ b/strophe.h
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ char *xmpp_conn_cert_xmppaddr(xmpp_conn_t *conn, unsigned int n);
 const char *xmpp_conn_get_pass(const xmpp_conn_t *conn);
 void xmpp_conn_set_pass(xmpp_conn_t *conn, const char *pass);
 xmpp_ctx_t *xmpp_conn_get_context(xmpp_conn_t *conn);
-void xmpp_conn_disable_tls(xmpp_conn_t *conn);
 int xmpp_conn_is_secured(xmpp_conn_t *conn);
 void xmpp_conn_set_sockopt_callback(xmpp_conn_t *conn,
                                     xmpp_sockopt_callback callback);
@@ -743,6 +742,8 @@ void xmpp_debug_verbose(
 
 XMPP_DEPRECATED(xmpp_conn_set_sockopt_callback)
 void xmpp_conn_set_keepalive(xmpp_conn_t *conn, int timeout, int interval);
+XMPP_DEPRECATED(xmpp_conn_set_flags)
+void xmpp_conn_disable_tls(xmpp_conn_t *conn);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }