diff --git a/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs b/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs
index dbe8d233..06ffbc61 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ impl Decoder for Codec {
                 );
 
                 let body_reader = Cursor::new(&body);
-                let v = self.builder.version;
                 match &command {
                     b"version\0\0\0\0\0" => self.read_version(body_reader),
                     b"verack\0\0\0\0\0\0" => self.read_verack(body_reader),