diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 44221879a7..00216c26fb 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -319,14 +319,7 @@ nano::node::node (boost::asio::io_context & io_ctx_a, boost::filesystem::path co
 			}
 		});
 		observers.endpoint.add ([this] (std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel> const & channel_a) {
-			if (channel_a->get_type () == nano::transport::transport_type::udp)
-			{
-				this->network.send_keepalive (channel_a);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				this->network.send_keepalive_self (channel_a);
-			}
+			this->network.send_keepalive_self (channel_a);
 		});
 		observers.vote.add ([this] (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> vote_a, std::shared_ptr<nano::transport::channel> const & channel_a, nano::vote_code code_a) {
 			debug_assert (code_a != nano::vote_code::invalid);
diff --git a/nano/node/transport/transport.hpp b/nano/node/transport/transport.hpp
index 5d1b7ed954..69d794327d 100644
--- a/nano/node/transport/transport.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/transport/transport.hpp
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ namespace transport
 	enum class transport_type : uint8_t
 	{
 		undefined = 0,
-		udp = 1,
-		tcp = 2,
-		loopback = 3,
-		fake = 4
+		tcp = 1,
+		loopback = 2,
+		fake = 3
 	};
 	class channel
 	{