diff --git a/pkg/feeds/getter.go b/pkg/feeds/getter.go
index 9fcb2ccae77..5f902703ef8 100644
--- a/pkg/feeds/getter.go
+++ b/pkg/feeds/getter.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package feeds
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ func GetWrappedChunk(ctx context.Context, getter storage.Getter, ch swarm.Chunk)
 	// possible values right now:
 	// unencrypted ref: span+timestamp+ref => 8+8+32=48
 	// encrypted ref: span+timestamp+ref+decryptKey => 8+8+64=80
-	_, ref, err := LegacyPayload(wc)
+	ref, err := legacyPayload(wc)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, errNotLegacyPayload) {
 			return wc, nil
@@ -84,14 +83,12 @@ func FromChunk(ch swarm.Chunk) (swarm.Chunk, error) {
 	return s.WrappedChunk(), nil
 }
 
-// LegacyPayload returns back the referenced chunk and datetime from the legacy feed payload
-func LegacyPayload(wrappedChunk swarm.Chunk) (uint64, swarm.Address, error) {
+// legacyPayload returns back the referenced chunk and datetime from the legacy feed payload
+func legacyPayload(wrappedChunk swarm.Chunk) (swarm.Address, error) {
 	cacData := wrappedChunk.Data()
 	if !(len(cacData) == 16+swarm.HashSize || len(cacData) == 16+swarm.HashSize*2) {
-		return 0, swarm.ZeroAddress, errNotLegacyPayload
+		return swarm.ZeroAddress, errNotLegacyPayload
 	}
-	address := swarm.NewAddress(cacData[16:])
-	at := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(cacData[8:16])
 
-	return at, address, nil
+	return swarm.NewAddress(cacData[16:]), nil
 }