diff --git a/cmd/relay/relay.go b/cmd/relay/relay.go
index b25aadf57b..40f4f26eec 100644
--- a/cmd/relay/relay.go
+++ b/cmd/relay/relay.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"syscall"
@@ -22,10 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/relay"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	http.DefaultServeMux = http.NewServeMux()
-}
-
 func main() {
 	if err := startup(); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error running relay", "err", err)