diff --git a/broker/src/conn.rs b/broker/src/conn.rs
index a7421d4..9c02d2a 100644
--- a/broker/src/conn.rs
+++ b/broker/src/conn.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ impl Connections {
 }
 
 pub struct Channel {
-    pub sequence: u16,
     pub sender: mpsc::Sender<ChannelRequest>,
     pub pubkey: [u8; 33],
 }
diff --git a/broker/src/looper.rs b/broker/src/looper.rs
index 02f7d26..2b50e5b 100644
--- a/broker/src/looper.rs
+++ b/broker/src/looper.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ impl Channel {
     pub fn new(sender: mpsc::Sender<ChannelRequest>) -> Self {
         Self {
             sender,
-            sequence: 0,
             pubkey: [0; 33], // init with empty pubkey
         }
     }
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ impl<C: 'static + Client> SignerLoop<C> {
             .as_ref()
             .map(|c| c.peer_id.serialize())
             .unwrap_or([0u8; 33]);
-        let md = parser::raw_request_from_bytes(message, self.chan.sequence, peer_id, dbid)?;
+        let md = parser::raw_request_from_bytes(message, 0u16, peer_id, dbid)?;
         // send to signer
         log::info!("SEND ON {}", topics::VLS);
         let (res_topic, res) = self.send_request_wait(topics::VLS, md)?;
@@ -178,9 +177,8 @@ impl<C: 'static + Client> SignerLoop<C> {
             the_res = res2;
         }
         // create reply bytes for CLN
-        let reply = parser::raw_response_from_bytes(the_res, self.chan.sequence)?;
-        // add to the sequence
-        self.chan.sequence = self.chan.sequence.wrapping_add(1);
+        let reply = parser::raw_response_from_bytes(the_res, 0u16)?;
+
         // catch the pubkey if its the first one connection
         if catch_init {
             let _ = self.set_channel_pubkey(reply.clone());