diff --git a/src/Ratchet/Component/Server/IOServerComponent.php b/src/Ratchet/Component/Server/IOServerComponent.php
index e207540..15bb5f5 100644
--- a/src/Ratchet/Component/Server/IOServerComponent.php
+++ b/src/Ratchet/Component/Server/IOServerComponent.php
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class IOServerComponent implements MessageComponentInterface {
         $new_connection = new Connection($new_socket);
 
         $new_connection->remoteAddress = $new_socket->getRemoteAddress();
+        $new_connection->resourceId    = (int)substr((string)$new_socket->getResource(), strrpos((string)$new_socket->getResource(), '#') + 1);
 
         $this->_resources[] = $new_connection->getSocket()->getResource();
         $this->_connections[$new_connection->getSocket()->getResource()] = $new_connection;
diff --git a/src/Ratchet/Resource/Connection.php b/src/Ratchet/Resource/Connection.php
index df2c5c4..4f1485c 100644
--- a/src/Ratchet/Resource/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Ratchet/Resource/Connection.php
@@ -16,13 +16,6 @@ class Connection implements ConnectionInterface {
         $this->_socket = $socket;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return int
-     */
-    public function getID() {
-        return (int)(string)$this->_socket;
-    }
-
     /**
      * This is here because I couldn't figure out a better/easier way to tie a connection and socket together for the server and commands
      * Anyway, if you're here, it's not recommended you use this/directly interact with the socket in your App...
diff --git a/src/Ratchet/Resource/ConnectionInterface.php b/src/Ratchet/Resource/ConnectionInterface.php
index 6b0608c..93dd516 100644
--- a/src/Ratchet/Resource/ConnectionInterface.php
+++ b/src/Ratchet/Resource/ConnectionInterface.php
@@ -2,8 +2,4 @@
 namespace Ratchet\Resource;
 
 interface ConnectionInterface {
-    /**
-     * @return int
-     */
-    function getId();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Component/Server/IOServerComponentTest.php b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Component/Server/IOServerComponentTest.php
index 5a03df0..f0a3389 100644
--- a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Component/Server/IOServerComponentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Component/Server/IOServerComponentTest.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class IOServerComponentTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
         $this->_server->onOpen($master);
         $clone = $this->_decorated->_conn_open;
 
-        $this->assertEquals($master->getID() + 1, $clone->getID());
+        $this->assertEquals($master->resourceId + 1, $clone->resourceId);
     }
 
     public function testOnMessageSendsToApp() {
diff --git a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/FakeSocket.php b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/FakeSocket.php
index f547238..1ef7e63 100644
--- a/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/FakeSocket.php
+++ b/tests/Ratchet/Tests/Mock/FakeSocket.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class FakeSocket implements SocketInterface {
     public $_last = array();
 
     public function getResource() {
-        return null;
+        return "#{$this->_id}";
     }
 
     public function __toString() {