diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 2c4acf6..3022f9d 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ import crypto from "hypercore-crypto";
 import sodium from "sodium-universal";
 import b4a from "b4a";
 import RPC from "@lumeweb/rpc";
-
-const RPC_PROTOCOL_ID = b4a.from("lumeweb");
-export const RPC_PROTOCOL_SYMBOL = Symbol.for(RPC_PROTOCOL_ID.toString());
+export const RPC_PROTOCOL_SYMBOL = Symbol.for("lumeweb");
 
 export function isPromise(obj: Promise<any>) {
   return (