diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 3c84a4424..f9d55805f 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ std::vector<NodeNum> NodeDB::getCoveredNodes(uint32_t timeWindowSecs)
 
         uint32_t age = now - node.last_heard;
         if (age <= timeWindowSecs) {
-            allCandidates.push_back(NodeCandidate{node.relay_node, node.last_heard, node.snr});
+            allCandidates.push_back(NodeCandidate{node.num, node.last_heard, node.snr});
         }
     }
 
@@ -897,9 +897,9 @@ std::vector<NodeNum> NodeDB::getCoveredNodes(uint32_t timeWindowSecs)
 
         uint32_t age = now - node.last_heard;
         if (age <= timeWindowSecs) {
-            allCandidates.push_back(NodeCandidate{node.relay_node, node.last_heard, node.snr});
+            allCandidates.push_back(NodeCandidate{node.num, node.last_heard, node.snr});
         } else {
-            LOG_DEBUG("Node 0x%x is not valid for coverage: Aged Out", node.relay_node);
+            LOG_DEBUG("Node 0x%x is not valid for coverage: Aged Out", node.num);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
index 097ff5b11..baafff413 100644
--- a/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ typedef struct _meshtastic_NodeInfoLite {
     bool is_ignored;
     /* Last byte of the node number of the node that should be used as the next hop to reach this node. */
     uint8_t next_hop;
-    /* Node id of the relaying node. */
-    uint32_t relay_node;
 } meshtastic_NodeInfoLite;
 
 /* This message is never sent over the wire, but it is used for serializing DB