diff --git a/core/node/libp2p/relay.go b/core/node/libp2p/relay.go
index ac75aa6677c1..d27466dbfd20 100644
--- a/core/node/libp2p/relay.go
+++ b/core/node/libp2p/relay.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func Relay(disable, enableHop bool) func() (opts Libp2pOpts, err error) {
 			// Enabled by default.
 			opts.Opts = append(opts.Opts, libp2p.DisableRelay())
 		} else {
-			relayOpts := []relay.RelayOpt{relay.OptDiscovery}
+			relayOpts := []relay.RelayOpt{}
 			if enableHop {
 				relayOpts = append(relayOpts, relay.OptHop)
 			}