diff --git a/conn/conn.go b/conn/conn.go
index c4a4c2c..d18ef66 100644
--- a/conn/conn.go
+++ b/conn/conn.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type UpTrack interface {
 	Codec() webrtc.RTPCodecCapability
 	// get a recent packet.  Returns 0 if the packet is not in cache.
 	GetRTP(seqno uint16, result []byte) uint16
-	Nack(conn Up, seqnos []uint16) error
+	Nack(seqnos []uint16) error
 	RequestKeyframe() error
 }
 
diff --git a/diskwriter/diskwriter.go b/diskwriter/diskwriter.go
index 38c1348..8220051 100644
--- a/diskwriter/diskwriter.go
+++ b/diskwriter/diskwriter.go
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ func (t *diskTrack) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 					}
 				}
 				if len(nacks) > 0 {
-					t.remote.Nack(t.conn.remote, nacks)
+					t.remote.Nack(nacks)
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/rtpconn/rtpconn.go b/rtpconn/rtpconn.go
index 6fedd55..06b9e96 100644
--- a/rtpconn/rtpconn.go
+++ b/rtpconn/rtpconn.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type downTrackAtomics struct {
 type rtpDownTrack struct {
 	track          *webrtc.TrackLocalStaticRTP
 	sender         *webrtc.RTPSender
+	conn           *rtpDownConnection
 	remote         conn.UpTrack
 	ssrc           webrtc.SSRC
 	packetmap      packetmap.Map
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ func (down *rtpDownConnection) flushICECandidates() error {
 
 type rtpUpTrack struct {
 	track  *webrtc.TrackRemote
+	conn   *rtpUpConnection
 	rate   *estimator.Estimator
 	cache  *packetcache.Cache
 	jitter *jitter.Estimator
@@ -616,6 +618,7 @@ func newUpConn(c group.Client, id string, label string, offer string) (*rtpUpCon
 
 		track := &rtpUpTrack{
 			track:      remote,
+			conn:       up,
 			cache:      packetcache.New(minPacketCache(remote)),
 			rate:       estimator.New(time.Second),
 			jitter:     jitter.New(remote.Codec().ClockRate),
@@ -625,7 +628,7 @@ func newUpConn(c group.Client, id string, label string, offer string) (*rtpUpCon
 
 		up.tracks = append(up.tracks, track)
 
-		go readLoop(up, track)
+		go readLoop(track)
 
 		go rtcpUpListener(up, track, receiver)
 
@@ -643,11 +646,11 @@ func newUpConn(c group.Client, id string, label string, offer string) (*rtpUpCon
 var ErrUnsupportedFeedback = errors.New("unsupported feedback type")
 var ErrRateLimited = errors.New("rate limited")
 
-func (up *rtpUpConnection) sendPLI(track *rtpUpTrack) error {
+func (track *rtpUpTrack) sendPLI() error {
 	if !track.hasRtcpFb("nack", "pli") {
 		return ErrUnsupportedFeedback
 	}
-	return sendPLI(up.pc, track.track.SSRC())
+	return sendPLI(track.conn.pc, track.track.SSRC())
 }
 
 func sendPLI(pc *webrtc.PeerConnection, ssrc webrtc.SSRC) error {
@@ -656,12 +659,12 @@ func sendPLI(pc *webrtc.PeerConnection, ssrc webrtc.SSRC) error {
 	})
 }
 
-func (up *rtpUpConnection) sendNACK(track *rtpUpTrack, first uint16, bitmap uint16) error {
+func (track *rtpUpTrack) sendNACK(first uint16, bitmap uint16) error {
 	if !track.hasRtcpFb("nack", "") {
 		return ErrUnsupportedFeedback
 	}
 
-	err := sendNACKs(up.pc, track.track.SSRC(),
+	err := sendNACKs(track.conn.pc, track.track.SSRC(),
 		[]rtcp.NackPair{{first, rtcp.PacketBitmap(bitmap)}},
 	)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -670,7 +673,7 @@ func (up *rtpUpConnection) sendNACK(track *rtpUpTrack, first uint16, bitmap uint
 	return err
 }
 
-func (up *rtpUpConnection) sendNACKs(track *rtpUpTrack, seqnos []uint16) error {
+func (track *rtpUpTrack) sendNACKs(seqnos []uint16) error {
 	count := len(seqnos)
 	if count == 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -691,7 +694,7 @@ func (up *rtpUpConnection) sendNACKs(track *rtpUpTrack, seqnos []uint16) error {
 		f, b, seqnos = packetcache.ToBitmap(seqnos)
 		nacks = append(nacks, rtcp.NackPair{f, rtcp.PacketBitmap(b)})
 	}
-	err := sendNACKs(up.pc, track.track.SSRC(), nacks)
+	err := sendNACKs(track.conn.pc, track.track.SSRC(), nacks)
 	if err == nil {
 		track.cache.Expect(count)
 	}
@@ -708,7 +711,7 @@ func sendNACKs(pc *webrtc.PeerConnection, ssrc webrtc.SSRC, nacks []rtcp.NackPai
 	return pc.WriteRTCP([]rtcp.Packet{packet})
 }
 
-func gotNACK(conn *rtpDownConnection, track *rtpDownTrack, p *rtcp.TransportLayerNack) {
+func gotNACK(track *rtpDownTrack, p *rtcp.TransportLayerNack) {
 	var unhandled []uint16
 	buf := make([]byte, packetcache.BufSize)
 	for _, nack := range p.Nacks {
@@ -734,10 +737,10 @@ func gotNACK(conn *rtpDownConnection, track *rtpDownTrack, p *rtcp.TransportLaye
 		return
 	}
 
-	track.remote.Nack(conn.remote, unhandled)
+	track.remote.Nack(unhandled)
 }
 
-func (track *rtpUpTrack) Nack(conn conn.Up, nacks []uint16) error {
+func (track *rtpUpTrack) Nack(nacks []uint16) error {
 	track.mu.Lock()
 	defer track.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -754,12 +757,7 @@ outer:
 	}
 
 	if doit {
-		up, ok := conn.(*rtpUpConnection)
-		if !ok {
-			log.Printf("Nack: unexpected type %T", conn)
-			return errors.New("unexpected connection type")
-		}
-		go nackWriter(up, track)
+		go nackWriter(track)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1088,7 +1086,7 @@ func (track *rtpDownTrack) updateRate(loss uint8, now uint64) {
 	track.maxBitrate.Set(rate, now)
 }
 
-func rtcpDownListener(conn *rtpDownConnection, track *rtpDownTrack, s *webrtc.RTPSender) {
+func rtcpDownListener(track *rtpDownTrack, s *webrtc.RTPSender) {
 	lastFirSeqno := uint8(0)
 
 	buf := make([]byte, 1500)
@@ -1149,7 +1147,7 @@ func rtcpDownListener(conn *rtpDownConnection, track *rtpDownTrack, s *webrtc.RT
 					}
 				}
 			case *rtcp.TransportLayerNack:
-				gotNACK(conn, track, p)
+				gotNACK(track, p)
 			}
 		}
 		if adjust {
diff --git a/rtpconn/rtpreader.go b/rtpconn/rtpreader.go
index ad0ef81..c4a6886 100644
--- a/rtpconn/rtpreader.go
+++ b/rtpconn/rtpreader.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jech/galene/rtptime"
 )
 
-func readLoop(conn *rtpUpConnection, track *rtpUpTrack) {
-	writers := rtpWriterPool{conn: conn, track: track}
+func readLoop(track *rtpUpTrack) {
+	writers := rtpWriterPool{track: track}
 	defer func() {
 		writers.close()
 		close(track.readerDone)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func readLoop(conn *rtpUpConnection, track *rtpUpTrack) {
 				packet.SequenceNumber - unnacked,
 			)
 			if found && sendNACK {
-				err := conn.sendNACK(track, first, bitmap)
+				err := track.sendNACK(first, bitmap)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf("%v", err)
 				}
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func readLoop(conn *rtpUpConnection, track *rtpUpTrack) {
 		now := time.Now()
 		if kfNeeded && now.Sub(kfRequested) > time.Second/2 {
 			if sendPLI {
-				err := conn.sendPLI(track)
+				err := track.sendPLI()
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Printf("sendPLI: %v", err)
 					kfNeeded = false
diff --git a/rtpconn/rtpwriter.go b/rtpconn/rtpwriter.go
index 81c47e6..a57a9e0 100644
--- a/rtpconn/rtpwriter.go
+++ b/rtpconn/rtpwriter.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ type packetIndex struct {
 
 // An rtpWriterPool is a set of rtpWriters
 type rtpWriterPool struct {
-	conn    *rtpUpConnection
 	track   *rtpUpTrack
 	writers []*rtpWriter
 	count   int
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ func (wp *rtpWriterPool) add(track conn.DownTrack, add bool) error {
 	}
 
 	if add {
-		writer := newRtpWriter(wp.conn, wp.track)
+		writer := newRtpWriter(wp.track)
 		wp.writers = append(wp.writers, writer)
 		err := writer.add(track, true, n)
 		if err == nil {
@@ -181,13 +180,13 @@ type rtpWriter struct {
 	drop int
 }
 
-func newRtpWriter(conn *rtpUpConnection, track *rtpUpTrack) *rtpWriter {
+func newRtpWriter(track *rtpUpTrack) *rtpWriter {
 	writer := &rtpWriter{
 		ch:     make(chan packetIndex, 32),
 		done:   make(chan struct{}),
 		action: make(chan writerAction, 1),
 	}
-	go rtpWriterLoop(writer, conn, track)
+	go rtpWriterLoop(writer, track)
 	return writer
 }
 
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ func sendKeyframe(kf []uint16, track conn.DownTrack, cache *packetcache.Cache) {
 }
 
 // rtpWriterLoop is the main loop of an rtpWriter.
-func rtpWriterLoop(writer *rtpWriter, up *rtpUpConnection, track *rtpUpTrack) {
+func rtpWriterLoop(writer *rtpWriter, track *rtpUpTrack) {
 	defer close(writer.done)
 
 	buf := make([]byte, packetcache.BufSize)
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ func rtpWriterLoop(writer *rtpWriter, up *rtpUpConnection, track *rtpUpTrack) {
 
 // nackWriter is called when bufferedNACKs becomes non-empty.  It decides
 // which nacks to ship out.
-func nackWriter(conn *rtpUpConnection, track *rtpUpTrack) {
+func nackWriter(track *rtpUpTrack) {
 	// a client might send us a NACK for a packet that has already
 	// been nacked by the reader loop.  Give recovery a chance.
 	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -366,6 +365,6 @@ func nackWriter(conn *rtpUpConnection, track *rtpUpTrack) {
 	})
 
 	if len(nacks) > 0 {
-		conn.sendNACKs(track, nacks)
+		track.sendNACKs(nacks)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/rtpconn/webclient.go b/rtpconn/webclient.go
index 2921c70..19d43a0 100644
--- a/rtpconn/webclient.go
+++ b/rtpconn/webclient.go
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ func addDownTrackUnlocked(conn *rtpDownConnection, remoteTrack *rtpUpTrack, remo
 		track:          local,
 		sender:         sender,
 		ssrc:           parms.Encodings[0].SSRC,
+		conn:           conn,
 		remote:         remoteTrack,
 		maxBitrate:     new(bitrate),
 		maxREMBBitrate: new(bitrate),
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ func addDownTrackUnlocked(conn *rtpDownConnection, remoteTrack *rtpUpTrack, remo
 
 	conn.tracks = append(conn.tracks, track)
 
-	go rtcpDownListener(conn, track, sender)
+	go rtcpDownListener(track, sender)
 
 	return nil
 }