diff --git a/contracts/ens/cid.go b/contracts/ens/cid.go
index f306fbfb75..20fd82becc 100644
--- a/contracts/ens/cid.go
+++ b/contracts/ens/cid.go
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ const (
 	swarm_typecode = 0xfa //swarm manifest
 	swarm_hashtype = 0xd6 // BMT
 
-	ipfs_hashtype = 0x12
-
 	hash_length = 32
 )