diff --git a/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp b/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp
index 252f465c50..55ed88f7a2 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ namespace transport
 		std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel_tcp> find_node_id (nano::account const &);
 		// Get the next peer for attempting a tcp connection
 		nano::tcp_endpoint bootstrap_peer ();
-		void receive ();
 		void process_messages ();
 		void process_message (nano::message const &, nano::tcp_endpoint const &, nano::account const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::socket> const &);
 		bool max_ip_connections (nano::tcp_endpoint const & endpoint_a);