diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
index 3fc02f1a76..9c951caf6c 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ type
   RpcMessageQueue* = ref object
     priorityQueue: AsyncQueue[seq[byte]]
     nonPriorityQueue: AsyncQueue[seq[byte]]
-    messageAvailableEvent: AsyncEvent
     queueProcessingTask: Future[void]
     isProcessing: bool  # Flag to indicate if processing is underway
 
@@ -406,7 +405,6 @@ proc new(T: typedesc[RpcMessageQueue]): T =
   return T(
     priorityQueue: newAsyncQueue[seq[byte]](),
     nonPriorityQueue: newAsyncQueue[seq[byte]](),
-    messageAvailableEvent: newAsyncEvent(),
   )
 
 proc new*(