diff --git a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.c b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.c
index ddb0422c7..9fec7e1bd 100644
--- a/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.c
+++ b/server/modules/routing/readwritesplit/readwritesplit.c
@@ -815,8 +815,7 @@ static bool get_dcb(
                         BACKEND* b = backend_ref[i].bref_backend;
 
                         if (backend_ref[i].bref_dcb != NULL &&
-                                (SERVER_IS_MASTER(b->backend_server) ||
-                                SERVER_IS_JOINED(b->backend_server)))
+                                (SERVER_IS_MASTER(b->backend_server))) 
                         {
                                 *p_dcb = backend_ref[i].bref_dcb;
                                 succp = true;
@@ -1554,8 +1553,7 @@ static bool select_connect_backend_servers(
                                 }
                         }
                         else if (!master_connected &&
-                                (SERVER_IS_MASTER(b->backend_server) ||
-                                SERVER_IS_JOINED(b->backend_server)))
+                                (SERVER_IS_MASTER(b->backend_server))) 
                         {
                                 master_found = true;
                                   
@@ -1656,8 +1654,7 @@ static bool select_connect_backend_servers(
                                                 "Selected %s in \t%s:%d",
                                                 (btype == BE_MASTER ? "master" : 
                                                 (btype == BE_SLAVE ? "slave" : 
-                                                (btype == BE_JOINED ? "galera node" :
-                                                "unknown node type"))),
+                                                "unknown node type")),
                                                 b->backend_server->name,
                                                 b->backend_server->port)));
                                 }