diff --git a/lib/net/packets.js b/lib/net/packets.js
index c2564e28..f87d2eda 100644
--- a/lib/net/packets.js
+++ b/lib/net/packets.js
@@ -2942,8 +2942,6 @@ exports.fromRaw = function fromRaw(cmd, data) {
       return PingPacket.fromRaw(data);
     case 'pong':
       return PongPacket.fromRaw(data);
-    case 'alert':
-      return AlertPacket.fromRaw(data);
     case 'getaddr':
       return GetAddrPacket.fromRaw(data);
     case 'addr':