diff --git a/bitswap.go b/bitswap.go
index d016c65924a1ed20c55e7314355a57c6355d0da7..0a6a6f83e702557190765a6167b11119dd930e70 100644
--- a/bitswap.go
+++ b/bitswap.go
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ var rebroadcastDelay = delay.Fixed(time.Minute)
 // BitSwapNetwork. This function registers the returned instance as the network
 // delegate.
 // Runs until context is cancelled.
-func New(parent context.Context, p peer.ID, network bsnet.BitSwapNetwork,
-	bstore blockstore.Blockstore, nice bool) exchange.Interface {
+func New(parent context.Context, network bsnet.BitSwapNetwork,
+	bstore blockstore.Blockstore) exchange.Interface {
 
 	// important to use provided parent context (since it may include important
 	// loggable data). It's probably not a good idea to allow bitswap to be
diff --git a/testutils.go b/testutils.go
index 4df79c1b5550fc809877e12ba5fc609e6e394044..cbca2f8223076ca87eaf9b96a76c94e976bc6f4a 100644
--- a/testutils.go
+++ b/testutils.go
@@ -99,9 +99,7 @@ func MkSession(ctx context.Context, net tn.Network, p testutil.Identity) Instanc
 		panic(err.Error()) // FIXME perhaps change signature and return error.
 	}
 
-	const alwaysSendToPeer = true
-
-	bs := New(ctx, p.ID(), adapter, bstore, alwaysSendToPeer).(*Bitswap)
+	bs := New(ctx, adapter, bstore).(*Bitswap)
 
 	return Instance{
 		Peer:            p.ID(),