diff --git a/mocks/service/lotusclient/LotusClient.go b/mocks/service/lotusclient/LotusClient.go
index e271d57..a3e81c8 100644
--- a/mocks/service/lotusclient/LotusClient.go
+++ b/mocks/service/lotusclient/LotusClient.go
@@ -75,24 +75,3 @@ func (_m *LotusClient) ImportData(pcid cid.Cid, file string) error {
 
 	return r0
 }
-
-// IsRunningBoost provides a mock function with given fields:
-func (_m *LotusClient) IsRunningBoost() (bool, error) {
-	ret := _m.Called()
-
-	var r0 bool
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func() bool); ok {
-		r0 = rf()
-	} else {
-		r0 = ret.Get(0).(bool)
-	}
-
-	var r1 error
-	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func() error); ok {
-		r1 = rf()
-	} else {
-		r1 = ret.Error(1)
-	}
-
-	return r0, r1
-}
diff --git a/service/lotusclient/lotusclient.go b/service/lotusclient/lotusclient.go
index b1ed408..15e98de 100644
--- a/service/lotusclient/lotusclient.go
+++ b/service/lotusclient/lotusclient.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type LotusClient interface {
 	HealthCheck() error
 	CurrentSealingSectors() (int, error)
 	ImportData(pcid cid.Cid, file string) error
-	IsRunningBoost() (bool, error)
 }
 
 // Client provides access to Lotus for importing deal data.
@@ -173,32 +172,6 @@ func (c *Client) ImportData(pcid cid.Cid, file string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// IsRunningBoost detects if the storage provider is running Boost.
-func (c *Client) IsRunningBoost() (bool, error) {
-	if c.fakeMode {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	ctx, cls := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*10)
-	defer cls()
-	peerID, err := c.cmkt.ID(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("getting lotus market peer-id: %s", err)
-	}
-	pinfo, err := c.cmkt.NetPeerInfo(ctx, peerID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("getting lotus market peer %s info: %s", peerID, err)
-	}
-
-	for _, p := range pinfo.Protocols {
-		if p == DealProtocolv120 {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false, nil
-}
-
 type clientBuilder func(ctx context.Context) (*api.StorageMinerStruct, func(), error)
 
 func newBuilder(maddrs string, authToken string, connRetries int) (clientBuilder, error) {
diff --git a/service/service.go b/service/service.go
index 23b7b48..ccaf971 100644
--- a/service/service.go
+++ b/service/service.go
@@ -192,12 +192,6 @@ func New(
 	}
 	fin.Add(commChannel)
 
-	isRunningBoost, err := lc.IsRunningBoost()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fin.Cleanupf("detecting if storage-provider is running Boost: %s", err)
-	}
-	log.Infof("running-boost %v", isRunningBoost)
-
 	// Create bid store
 	s, err := bidstore.NewStore(
 		store,
diff --git a/service/service_test.go b/service/service_test.go
index 3b3e9c3..3c5fba7 100644
--- a/service/service_test.go
+++ b/service/service_test.go
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ func newLotusClientMock() *lotusclientmocks.LotusClient {
 		mock.Anything,
 		mock.Anything,
 	).Return(nil)
-	lc.On("IsRunningBoost").Return(false, nil)
 	lc.On("Close").Return(nil)
 	return lc
 }