diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 52165c156..0ea88cfc6 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func createTransport(
 	p2p.MultiplexTransportConnFilters(connFilters...)(transport)
 
 	// Limit the number of incoming connections.
-	max := config.P2P.MaxNumInboundPeers + len(splitAndTrimEmpty(config.P2P.UnconditionalPeerIDs, ",", " "))
+	max := config.P2P.MaxNumInboundPeers
 	p2p.MultiplexTransportMaxIncomingConnections(max)(transport)
 
 	return transport, peerFilters