diff --git a/cmd/harmony/main.go b/cmd/harmony/main.go
index d89254ead..4bb70a81b 100644
--- a/cmd/harmony/main.go
+++ b/cmd/harmony/main.go
@@ -677,16 +677,6 @@ func createGlobalConfig(hc harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig) (*nodeconfig.ConfigType,
 }
 
 func setupConsensusAndNode(hc harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig, nodeConfig *nodeconfig.ConfigType, registry *registry.Registry) *node.Node {
-	// Consensus object.
-	// TODO: consensus object shouldn't start here
-	decider := quorum.NewDecider(quorum.SuperMajorityVote, uint32(hc.General.ShardID))
-	currentConsensus, err := consensus.New(
-		myHost, nodeConfig.ShardID, nodeConfig.ConsensusPriKey, decider)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error :%v \n", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
 	// Parse minPeers from harmonyconfig.HarmonyConfig
 	var minPeers int
 	var aggregateSig bool