diff --git a/crypto/compactcert/structs.go b/crypto/compactcert/structs.go
index d8a6e2100d..dd1a4f3156 100644
--- a/crypto/compactcert/structs.go
+++ b/crypto/compactcert/structs.go
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ type Params struct {
 	ProvenWeight uint64          // Weight threshold proven by the certificate
 	SigRound     basics.Round    // The round for which the ephemeral key is committed to
 	SecKQ        uint64          // Security parameter (k+q) from analysis document
-
-	EnableBatchVerification bool // whether ED25519 batch verification is enabled
 }
 
 // CompactOneTimeSignature is crypto.OneTimeSignature with omitempty
diff --git a/ledger/internal/compactcert.go b/ledger/internal/compactcert.go
index 623cdc5263..ca2be6d19e 100644
--- a/ledger/internal/compactcert.go
+++ b/ledger/internal/compactcert.go
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ func CompactCertParams(votersHdr bookkeeping.BlockHeader, hdr bookkeeping.BlockH
 		ProvenWeight: provenWeight,
 		SigRound:     hdr.Round,
 		SecKQ:        proto.CompactCertSecKQ,
-
-		EnableBatchVerification: proto.EnableBatchVerification,
 	}
 	return
 }