diff --git a/swarm/api/config.go b/swarm/api/config.go
index 4c4d5a3a8b..3095e89517 100644
--- a/swarm/api/config.go
+++ b/swarm/api/config.go
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	BzzKey    string
 	EnsRoot   common.Address
 	NetworkId uint64
-	*network.PssParams
 }
 
 // config is agnostic to where private key is coming from
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ func NewConfig(path string, contract common.Address, prvKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey, n
 		HiveParams:    network.NewHiveParams(),
 		ChunkerParams: storage.NewChunkerParams(),
 		StoreParams:   storage.NewStoreParams(dirpath),
-		PssParams:	   network.NewPssParams(),
 		Port:          port,
 		Path:          dirpath,
 		Swap:          swap.DefaultSwapParams(contract, prvKey),