diff --git a/lib/socket.js b/lib/socket.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/socket.js
+++ b/lib/socket.js
@@ -220,14 +220,11 @@ Socket.prototype.onOpen = function () {
  */
 
 Socket.prototype.onMessage = function (msg) {
+  // debug: socket receive: type "%s" | data "%s", msg.type, msg.data
   switch (msg.type) {
     case 'noop':
       break;
 
-    case 'open':
-      this.onOpen();
-      break;
-
     case 'ping':
       this.sendPacket('pong');
       break;
Instrumented onMessage and removed unnecessary `open` handler.