diff --git a/swarm/storage/resource_ens.go b/swarm/storage/resource_ens.go
index f8f34919a2..0a4500309d 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/resource_ens.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/resource_ens.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ func NewENSValidator(contractaddress common.Address, backend bind.ContractBacken
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	validator.hashlength = len(ens.EnsNode(dbDirName).Bytes())
 	return validator, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/swarm/storage/resource_test.go b/swarm/storage/resource_test.go
index 205edfe3b6..d130709428 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/resource_test.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/resource_test.go
@@ -333,15 +333,6 @@ func setupTest(contractbackend bind.ContractBackend, validator ResourceValidator
 		}
 	}
 
-	if validator == nil {
-		// create a new signer, which creates the private key
-		signer, err = newTestSigner()
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		validator = NewGenericValidator(testHashFunc, signer.signContent)
-	}
-
 	// temp datadir
 	datadir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "rh")
 	if err != nil {