diff --git a/distributed/client.py b/distributed/client.py
index dd8e386c91..0aa64ab40b 100644
--- a/distributed/client.py
+++ b/distributed/client.py
@@ -6142,7 +6142,6 @@ def fire_and_forget(obj):
                 "op": "client-desires-keys",
                 "keys": [future.key],
                 "client": "fire-and-forget",
-                "where": "fire-and-forget",
             }
         )