diff --git a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
index d8da58b36c..c53c9b1690 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-node/config.go
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ type BootstrapType uint32
 
 type cfgNodeInfo struct {
 	// values from config
-	bootType   BootstrapType
 	attributes []*netmap.NodeAttribute
 
 	// values at runtime
@@ -296,7 +295,6 @@ func initCfg(path string) *cfg {
 			reBoostrapTurnedOff: atomic.NewBool(relayOnly),
 		},
 		cfgNodeInfo: cfgNodeInfo{
-			bootType:   StorageNode,
 			attributes: parseAttributes(appCfg),
 		},
 		cfgGRPC: cfgGRPC{