diff --git a/src/rpc/server.cpp b/src/rpc/server.cpp
index 9ba7e6b00..f7f8fcb66 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "fs.h"
 #include "init.h"
 #include "key_io.h"
-#include "net.h"
 #include "random.h"
 #include "sync.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"
@@ -274,14 +273,6 @@ UniValue setlogfilter(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
         if (!tracing_reload(pTracingHandle, newFilter.c_str())) {
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Filter reload failed; check logs");
         }
-
-        // Now that we have reloaded the filter, reload any stored spans.
-        {
-            LOCK(cs_vNodes);
-            for (CNode* pnode : vNodes) {
-                pnode->ReloadTracingSpan();
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     return NullUniValue;