diff --git a/core/bin/external_node/src/config/mod.rs b/core/bin/external_node/src/config/mod.rs
index 46b97550483b..88c48e39394f 100644
--- a/core/bin/external_node/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/core/bin/external_node/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -391,8 +391,6 @@ pub struct RequiredENConfig {
     pub state_cache_path: String,
     /// Fast SSD path. Used as a RocksDB dir for the Merkle tree (*new* implementation).
     pub merkle_tree_path: String,
-    /// External node mode. Same as in the main node.
-    pub l1_batch_commit_data_generator_mode: L1BatchCommitDataGeneratorMode,
 }
 
 impl RequiredENConfig {