diff --git a/cmd/swarm/run_test.go b/cmd/swarm/run_test.go
index 680d238d06..4a6a56d9b8 100644
--- a/cmd/swarm/run_test.go
+++ b/cmd/swarm/run_test.go
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ func existingTestNode(t *testing.T, dir string, bzzaccount string) *testNode {
 	node.Cmd = runSwarm(t,
 		"--port", p2pPort,
 		"--nat", "extip:127.0.0.1",
-		"--nodiscover",
 		"--datadir", dir,
 		"--ipcpath", conf.IPCPath,
 		"--ens-api", "",
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@ func newTestNode(t *testing.T, dir string) *testNode {
 	node.Cmd = runSwarm(t,
 		"--port", p2pPort,
 		"--nat", "extip:127.0.0.1",
-		"--nodiscover",
 		"--datadir", dir,
 		"--ipcpath", conf.IPCPath,
 		"--ens-api", "",