diff --git a/consensus/consensus.go b/consensus/consensus.go
index 4440fe9780..6ecb304250 100644
--- a/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ type Consensus struct {
 	host p2p.Host
 	// MessageSender takes are of sending consensus message and the corresponding retry logic.
 	msgSender *MessageSender
-	// If true, this consensus will not propose view change.
-	disableViewChange bool
 	// Have a dedicated reader thread pull from this chan, like in node
 	SlashChan chan slash.Record
 	// How long in second the leader needs to wait to propose a new block.
diff --git a/consensus/view_change.go b/consensus/view_change.go
index 5525e12266..a0ac6c0f79 100644
--- a/consensus/view_change.go
+++ b/consensus/view_change.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func createTimeout() map[TimeoutType]*utils.Timeout {
 
 // startViewChange start the view change process
 func (consensus *Consensus) startViewChange() {
-	if consensus.disableViewChange || consensus.isBackup {
+	if consensus.isBackup {
 		return
 	}