diff --git a/libp2p/builders.nim b/libp2p/builders.nim
index 2d38c7d59..71320826a 100644
--- a/libp2p/builders.nim
+++ b/libp2p/builders.nim
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ proc build*(b: SwitchBuilder): Switch
     identify = Identify.new(peerInfo, b.sendSignedPeerRecord)
     connManager = ConnManager.new(b.maxConnsPerPeer, b.maxConnections, b.maxIn, b.maxOut)
     ms = MultistreamSelect.new()
-    muxedUpgrade = MuxedUpgrade.new(b.muxers, secureManagerInstances, connManager, ms)
+    muxedUpgrade = MuxedUpgrade.new(b.muxers, secureManagerInstances, ms)
 
   let
     transports = block:
diff --git a/libp2p/upgrademngrs/muxedupgrade.nim b/libp2p/upgrademngrs/muxedupgrade.nim
index eb428ecb1..05d751c94 100644
--- a/libp2p/upgrademngrs/muxedupgrade.nim
+++ b/libp2p/upgrademngrs/muxedupgrade.nim
@@ -91,13 +91,11 @@ proc new*(
   T: type MuxedUpgrade,
   muxers: seq[MuxerProvider],
   secureManagers: openArray[Secure] = [],
-  connManager: ConnManager,
   ms: MultistreamSelect): T =
 
   let upgrader = T(
     muxers: muxers,
     secureManagers: @secureManagers,
-    connManager: connManager,
     ms: ms)
 
   upgrader.streamHandler = proc(conn: Connection)
diff --git a/libp2p/upgrademngrs/upgrade.nim b/libp2p/upgrademngrs/upgrade.nim
index 005a2a97f..49e70a900 100644
--- a/libp2p/upgrademngrs/upgrade.nim
+++ b/libp2p/upgrademngrs/upgrade.nim
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ type
 
   Upgrade* = ref object of RootObj
     ms*: MultistreamSelect
-    connManager*: ConnManager
     secureManagers*: seq[Secure]
 
 method upgrade*(
diff --git a/tests/testnoise.nim b/tests/testnoise.nim
index d873ecb07..f598b4202 100644
--- a/tests/testnoise.nim
+++ b/tests/testnoise.nim
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ proc createSwitch(ma: MultiAddress; outgoing: bool, secio: bool = false): (Switc
       [Secure(Noise.new(rng, privateKey, outgoing = outgoing))]
     connManager = ConnManager.new()
     ms = MultistreamSelect.new()
-    muxedUpgrade = MuxedUpgrade.new(muxers, secureManagers, connManager, ms)
+    muxedUpgrade = MuxedUpgrade.new(muxers, secureManagers, ms)
     transports = @[Transport(TcpTransport.new(upgrade = muxedUpgrade))]
 
   let switch = newSwitch(