diff --git a/proto/bfd.go b/proto/bfd.go
index 0b6d1736..08e433b0 100644
--- a/proto/bfd.go
+++ b/proto/bfd.go
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ type Notifer interface {
 
 type bfdSession struct {
 	RemoteName     string
-	SourceIP       string
 	Instance       string
 	Cxn            net.Conn
 	State          SessionState
@@ -426,7 +425,6 @@ func (b *bfdSession) initialize(remoteIP string, sourceIP string, port uint16, i
 	if myIP == nil {
 		return errors.New("source address malformed")
 	}
-	b.SourceIP = sourceIP
 
 	if myIP.IsUnspecified() {
 		myIP = getMyDisc(ip)