diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a120f4..e6627fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {NOISE, Noise} from "libp2p-noise"
 
 
 //custom noise configuration, pass it instead of NOISE instance
-const noise = new Noise(privateKey, Buffer.alloc(), false);
+const noise = new Noise(privateKey, Buffer.alloc(x));
 
 const libp2p = new Libp2p({
    modules: {
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ const libp2p = new Libp2p({
 ```
 
 Where parameters for Noise constructor are:
- - *private key* - required parameter (32 bytes libp2p peer private key)
  - *static Noise key* - (optional) existing private Noise static key
  - *early data* - (optional) an early data payload to be sent in handshake messages
  
diff --git a/src/noise.ts b/src/noise.ts
index 5d25788..3a43cf2 100644
--- a/src/noise.ts
+++ b/src/noise.ts
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ export class Noise implements INoiseConnection {
    *
    * @param staticNoiseKey x25519 private key, reuse for faster handshakes
    * @param earlyData
-   * @param useNoisePipes enable IK handshake if initiator static key is known
    */
-  constructor(staticNoiseKey?: bytes, earlyData?: bytes, useNoisePipes = true) {
+  constructor(staticNoiseKey?: bytes, earlyData?: bytes) {
     this.earlyData = earlyData || Buffer.alloc(0);
-    this.useNoisePipes = useNoisePipes;
+    //disabled until properly specked
+    this.useNoisePipes = false;
 
     if (staticNoiseKey) {
       const publicKey = x25519.publicKeyCreate(staticNoiseKey);
diff --git a/test/noise.test.ts b/test/noise.test.ts
index 1fceb50..c9c6c1a 100644
--- a/test/noise.test.ts
+++ b/test/noise.test.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ describe("Noise", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("should communicate through encrypted streams with noise pipes", async() => {
+  it.skip("should communicate through encrypted streams with noise pipes", async() => {
     try {
       const staticKeysInitiator = generateKeypair();
       const noiseInit = new Noise(staticKeysInitiator.privateKey);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ describe("Noise", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("IK -> XX fallback: initiator has invalid remote static key", async() => {
+  it.skip("IK -> XX fallback: initiator has invalid remote static key", async() => {
     try {
       const staticKeysInitiator = generateKeypair();
       const noiseInit = new Noise(staticKeysInitiator.privateKey);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ describe("Noise", () => {
       }
     });
 
-  it("Initiator starts with XX (pipes disabled), responder has enabled noise pipes", async() => {
+  it.skip("Initiator starts with XX (pipes disabled), responder has enabled noise pipes", async() => {
     try {
       const staticKeysInitiator = generateKeypair();
       const noiseInit = new Noise(staticKeysInitiator.privateKey, undefined, false);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe("Noise", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it("IK: responder has no remote static key", async() => {
+  it.skip("IK: responder has no remote static key", async() => {
     try {
       const staticKeysInitiator = generateKeypair();
       const noiseInit = new Noise(staticKeysInitiator.privateKey);