diff --git a/libp2p/peerinfo.nim b/libp2p/peerinfo.nim
index 59746de94..d7c2b3aff 100644
--- a/libp2p/peerinfo.nim
+++ b/libp2p/peerinfo.nim
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import peer, multiaddress
 
-type PeerInfo* = ref object of RootRef
+type PeerInfo* = object of RootRef
   peerId*: PeerID
   addrs*: seq[MultiAddress]
   protocols*: seq[string]