diff --git a/codexdht/private/eth/p2p/discoveryv5/protocol.nim b/codexdht/private/eth/p2p/discoveryv5/protocol.nim
index a03122c..ec2f6d0 100644
--- a/codexdht/private/eth/p2p/discoveryv5/protocol.nim
+++ b/codexdht/private/eth/p2p/discoveryv5/protocol.nim
@@ -455,16 +455,6 @@ proc replaceNode(d: Protocol, n: Node) =
     # peers in the routing table.
     debug "Message request to bootstrap node failed", src=d.localNode, dst=n
 
-proc sendRequest*[T: SomeMessage](d: Protocol, toId: NodeId, toAddr: Address, m: T,
-    reqId: RequestId) =
-  let
-    message = encodeMessage(m, reqId)
-
-  trace "Send message packet", dstId = toId, toAddr, kind = messageKind(T)
-  discovery_message_requests_outgoing.inc()
-
-  d.transport.sendMessage(toId, toAddr, message)
-
 proc sendRequest*[T: SomeMessage](d: Protocol, toNode: Node, m: T,
     reqId: RequestId) =
   doAssert(toNode.address.isSome())