diff --git a/src/modules/NeighborInfoModule.cpp b/src/modules/NeighborInfoModule.cpp
index a58525de4..cf2276f0e 100644
--- a/src/modules/NeighborInfoModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/NeighborInfoModule.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ NeighborInfoModule::NeighborInfoModule()
         setIntervalFromNow(35 * 1000);
     } else {
         LOG_DEBUG("NeighborInfoModule is disabled\n");
-        neighborState = meshtastic_NeighborInfo_init_zero;
         disable();
     }
 }
@@ -309,4 +308,4 @@ bool NeighborInfoModule::saveProtoForModule()
     okay &= nodeDB.saveProto(neighborInfoConfigFile, meshtastic_NeighborInfo_size, &meshtastic_NeighborInfo_msg, &neighborState);
 
     return okay;
-}
+}
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