diff --git a/lib/messages.js b/lib/messages.js
index 233c0d7d..636839b1 100644
--- a/lib/messages.js
+++ b/lib/messages.js
@@ -242,8 +242,6 @@ const AdditionalData = {
   }
 }
 
-const Trace = c.array(c.uint)
-
 const OplogMessage = {
   preencode (state, m) {
     c.uint.preencode(state, m.version)
@@ -262,7 +260,6 @@ const OplogMessage = {
     }
 
     Node.preencode(state, m.node)
-    Trace.preencode(state, m.trace)
   },
   encode (state, m) {
     c.uint.encode(state, m.version)
@@ -281,7 +278,6 @@ const OplogMessage = {
     }
 
     Node.encode(state, m.node)
-    Trace.encode(state, m.trace)
   },
   decode (state) {
     const version = c.uint.decode(state)
@@ -294,8 +290,7 @@ const OplogMessage = {
         maxSupportedVersion: m.maxSupportedVersion,
         digest: null,
         checkpoint: m.checkpoint,
-        node: m.node,
-        trace: []
+        node: m.node
       }
     }
 
@@ -309,15 +304,13 @@ const OplogMessage = {
     const digest = isCheckpointer ? Digest.decode(state) : null
 
     const node = Node.decode(state)
-    const trace = Trace.decode(state)
 
     return {
       version,
       maxSupportedVersion,
       digest,
       checkpoint,
-      node,
-      trace
+      node
     }
   }
 }