diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index d49d00d6d..9752f3c5f 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -1580,4 +1580,20 @@ void LocalStore::createUser(const std::string & userName, uid_t userId)
 }
 
 
+static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
+    const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
+    -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
+{
+    Store::Params params2 = params;
+    if (uri == "local") {
+    } else if (hasPrefix(uri, "/")) {
+        params2["root"] = uri;
+    } else if (hasPrefix(uri, "./")) {
+        params2["root"] = absPath(uri);
+    } else {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return std::shared_ptr<Store>(std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params2));
+});
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
index 9af4364b7..a9fbf9f82 100644
--- a/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/remote-store.cc
@@ -843,14 +843,18 @@ std::exception_ptr RemoteStore::Connection::processStderr(Sink * sink, Source *
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-static std::string uriScheme = "unix://";
+static std::string_view uriScheme = "unix://";
 
 static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
     const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
     -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
 {
-    if (std::string(uri, 0, uriScheme.size()) != uriScheme) return 0;
-    return std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(std::string(uri, uriScheme.size()), params);
+    if (hasPrefix(uri, uriScheme))
+        return std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(std::string(uri, uriScheme.size()), params);
+    else if (uri == "daemon")
+        return std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(params);
+    else
+        return nullptr;
 });
 
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.cc b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
index d37e970df..7a380f127 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -915,44 +915,23 @@ ref<Store> openStore(const std::string & uri_,
 }
 
 
-StoreType getStoreType(const std::string & uri, const std::string & stateDir)
-{
-    if (uri == "daemon") {
-        return tDaemon;
-    } else if (uri == "local" || hasPrefix(uri, "/") || hasPrefix(uri, "./")) {
-        return tLocal;
-    } else if (uri == "" || uri == "auto") {
-        if (access(stateDir.c_str(), R_OK | W_OK) == 0)
-            return tLocal;
-        else if (pathExists(settings.nixDaemonSocketFile))
-            return tDaemon;
-        else
-            return tLocal;
-    } else {
-        return tOther;
-    }
-}
-
-
+// Specific prefixes are handled by the specific types of store, while here we
+// handle the general cases not covered by the other ones.
 static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
     const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
     -> std::shared_ptr<Store>
 {
-    switch (getStoreType(uri, get(params, "state").value_or(settings.nixStateDir))) {
-        case tDaemon:
-            return std::shared_ptr<Store>(std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(params));
-        case tLocal: {
-            Store::Params params2 = params;
-            if (hasPrefix(uri, "/")) {
-                params2["root"] = uri;
-            } else if (hasPrefix(uri, "./")) {
-                params2["root"] = absPath(uri);
-            }
-            return std::shared_ptr<Store>(std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params2));
-        }
-        default:
-            return nullptr;
-    }
+     auto stateDir = get(params, "state").value_or(settings.nixStateDir);
+     if (uri == "" || uri == "auto") {
+        if (access(stateDir.c_str(), R_OK | W_OK) == 0)
+            return std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params);
+        else if (pathExists(settings.nixDaemonSocketFile))
+            return std::make_shared<UDSRemoteStore>(params);
+        else
+            return std::make_shared<LocalStore>(params);
+     } else {
+         return nullptr;
+     }
 });
 
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.hh b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
index a4be0411e..c38290add 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -796,16 +796,6 @@ ref<Store> openStore(const std::string & uri = settings.storeUri.get(),
     const Store::Params & extraParams = Store::Params());
 
 
-enum StoreType {
-    tDaemon,
-    tLocal,
-    tOther
-};
-
-
-StoreType getStoreType(const std::string & uri = settings.storeUri.get(),
-    const std::string & stateDir = settings.nixStateDir);
-
 /* Return the default substituter stores, defined by the
    ‘substituters’ option and various legacy options. */
 std::list<ref<Store>> getDefaultSubstituters();
diff --git a/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc b/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
index bcb86cbce..b52cd7989 100644
--- a/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
+++ b/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "shared.hh"
 #include "local-store.hh"
+#include "remote-store.hh"
 #include "util.hh"
 #include "serialise.hh"
 #include "archive.hh"
@@ -277,7 +278,9 @@ static int _main(int argc, char * * argv)
         initPlugins();
 
         if (stdio) {
-            if (getStoreType() == tDaemon) {
+            if (openUncachedStore().dynamic_pointer_cast<UDSRemoteStore>()) {
+                // FIXME Use the connection the UDSRemoteStore opened
+
                 //  Forward on this connection to the real daemon
                 auto socketPath = settings.nixDaemonSocketFile;
                 auto s = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
diff --git a/src/nix/doctor.cc b/src/nix/doctor.cc
index 82e92cdd0..683e91446 100644
--- a/src/nix/doctor.cc
+++ b/src/nix/doctor.cc
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ struct CmdDoctor : StoreCommand
     {
         logger->log("Running checks against store uri: " + store->getUri());
 
-        auto type = getStoreType();
-
-        if (type < tOther) {
+        if (store.dynamic_pointer_cast<LocalFSStore>()) {
             success &= checkNixInPath();
             success &= checkProfileRoots(store);
         }