diff --git a/polkadot/network/src/gossip.rs b/polkadot/network/src/gossip.rs
index 873596a7fc..04f873f0fc 100644
--- a/polkadot/network/src/gossip.rs
+++ b/polkadot/network/src/gossip.rs
@@ -343,16 +343,6 @@ impl NewLeafActions {
 	}
 }
 
-/// Register a gossip validator for a non-authority node.
-pub fn register_non_authority_validator(service: Arc<PolkadotNetworkService>) {
-	service.with_gossip(|gossip, ctx|
-		gossip.register_validator(
-			ctx,
-			POLKADOT_ENGINE_ID,
-			Arc::new(substrate_network::consensus_gossip::DiscardAll)),
-	);
-}
-
 /// A registered message validator.
 ///
 /// Create this using `register_validator`.
diff --git a/polkadot/service/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/service/src/lib.rs
index 4258862aca..616d521d65 100644
--- a/polkadot/service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/service/src/lib.rs
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ pub fn new_full(config: Configuration<CustomConfiguration, GenesisConfig>)
 			dht_event_rx,
 		);
 		service.spawn_task(authority_discovery);
-	} else {
-		network_gossip::register_non_authority_validator(service.network());
 	}
 
 	let config = grandpa::Config {