diff --git a/internal/p2p/peermanager.go b/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
index f9e57b3c1..3ed5696cd 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/peermanager.go
@@ -1291,7 +1291,6 @@ type peerInfo struct {
 
 	// These fields are ephemeral, i.e. not persisted to the database.
 	Persistent bool
-	Seed       bool
 	Height     int64
 	FixedScore PeerScore // mainly for tests