diff --git a/node/nodeRunner.go b/node/nodeRunner.go
index f1ef0494a0..bd73d932ac 100644
--- a/node/nodeRunner.go
+++ b/node/nodeRunner.go
@@ -1112,7 +1112,6 @@ func (nr *nodeRunner) CreateManagedStatusComponents(
 		IsInImportMode:       isInImportMode,
 		StatusCoreComponents: managedStatusCoreComponents,
 		CryptoComponents:     cryptoComponents,
-		IsSovereign:          false,
 	}
 
 	statusComponentsFactory, err := statusComp.NewStatusComponentsFactory(statArgs)