diff --git a/lib/lnbase.py b/lib/lnbase.py
index abd4c8584..db67d1398 100644
--- a/lib/lnbase.py
+++ b/lib/lnbase.py
@@ -473,8 +473,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         set_testnet()
     pubkey = binascii.unhexlify(pubkey)
     port = int(port)
-    privkey = b"\x21"*32 + b"\x01"
-    peer = Peer(privkey, host, port, pubkey)
+    peer = Peer(host, port, pubkey)
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
     loop.run_until_complete(peer.main_loop())
     loop.close()