diff --git a/les/protocol.go b/les/protocol.go
index 5fdf32b74a..36af88aea6 100644
--- a/les/protocol.go
+++ b/les/protocol.go
@@ -235,5 +235,3 @@ func (hn *hashOrNumber) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
 type CodeData []struct {
 	Value []byte
 }
-
-type proofsData [][]rlp.RawValue