diff --git a/core/node/groups.go b/core/node/groups.go
index bc3a0b1daa5e..dce1faf87b34 100644
--- a/core/node/groups.go
+++ b/core/node/groups.go
@@ -314,8 +314,6 @@ func IPFS(ctx context.Context, bcfg *BuildCfg) fx.Option {
 		return bcfgOpts // error
 	}
 
-	cfg.Experimental.AcceleratedDHTClient = true // TODO: Hack for testing
-
 	// TEMP: setting global sharding switch here
 	uio.UseHAMTSharding = cfg.Experimental.ShardingEnabled