diff --git a/iroh-relay/src/server/clients.rs b/iroh-relay/src/server/clients.rs
index 2164f149d4..2f60d7b078 100644
--- a/iroh-relay/src/server/clients.rs
+++ b/iroh-relay/src/server/clients.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl Clients {
     /// peer is gone from the network.
     ///
     /// Must be passed a matching connection_id.
-    pub(super) async fn unregister<'a>(&self, connection_id: u64, node_id: NodeId) {
+    pub(super) async fn unregister(&self, connection_id: u64, node_id: NodeId) {
         trace!(
             node_id = node_id.fmt_short(),
             connection_id,