diff --git a/decision/peer_request_queue.go b/decision/peer_request_queue.go
index c7aaf553..0fa78c8a 100644
--- a/decision/peer_request_queue.go
+++ b/decision/peer_request_queue.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (tl *prq) Push(to peer.ID, entries ...*wantlist.Entry) {
 	defer partner.activelk.Unlock()
 
 	var priority int
-	newEntries := make([]*wantlist.Entry, 0, len(entries))
+	newEntries := make([]*peerRequestTaskEntry, 0, len(entries))
 	for _, entry := range entries {
 		if partner.activeBlocks.Has(entry.Cid) {
 			continue
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (tl *prq) Push(to peer.ID, entries ...*wantlist.Entry) {
 		if entry.Priority > priority {
 			priority = entry.Priority
 		}
-		newEntries = append(newEntries, entry)
+		newEntries = append(newEntries, &peerRequestTaskEntry{entry, false})
 	}
 
 	if len(newEntries) == 0 {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (tl *prq) Push(to peer.ID, entries ...*wantlist.Entry) {
 		Entries: newEntries,
 		Target:  to,
 		created: time.Now(),
-		Done: func(e []*wantlist.Entry) {
+		Done: func(e []*peerRequestTaskEntry) {
 			tl.lock.Lock()
 			for _, entry := range e {
 				partner.TaskDone(entry.Cid)
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ func (tl *prq) Pop() *peerRequestTask {
 	for partner.taskQueue.Len() > 0 && partner.freezeVal == 0 {
 		out = partner.taskQueue.Pop().(*peerRequestTask)
 
-		newEntries := make([]*wantlist.Entry, 0, len(out.Entries))
+		newEntries := make([]*peerRequestTaskEntry, 0, len(out.Entries))
 		for _, entry := range out.Entries {
 			delete(tl.taskMap, taskEntryKey{out.Target, entry.Cid})
-			if entry.Trash {
+			if entry.trash {
 				continue
 			}
 			partner.requests--
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (tl *prq) Remove(k cid.Cid, p peer.ID) {
 				// remove the task "lazily"
 				// simply mark it as trash, so it'll be dropped when popped off the
 				// queue.
-				entry.Trash = true
+				entry.trash = true
 				break
 			}
 		}
@@ -197,13 +197,18 @@ func (tl *prq) thawRound() {
 	}
 }
 
+type peerRequestTaskEntry struct {
+	*wantlist.Entry
+	// trash in a book-keeping field
+	trash bool
+}
 type peerRequestTask struct {
-	Entries  []*wantlist.Entry
+	Entries  []*peerRequestTaskEntry
 	Priority int
 	Target   peer.ID
 
 	// A callback to signal that this task has been completed
-	Done func([]*wantlist.Entry)
+	Done func([]*peerRequestTaskEntry)
 
 	// created marks the time that the task was added to the queue
 	created time.Time
diff --git a/wantlist/wantlist.go b/wantlist/wantlist.go
index 118a19ff..1da4ed97 100644
--- a/wantlist/wantlist.go
+++ b/wantlist/wantlist.go
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ type Wantlist struct {
 type Entry struct {
 	Cid      cid.Cid
 	Priority int
-
-	// Trash in a book-keeping field
-	Trash bool
 }
 
 type sessionTrackedEntry struct {