diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 4ecde2242..0df17925e 100755
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -2698,8 +2698,6 @@ bool wallet2::load_keys(const std::string& keys_file_name, const epee::wipeable_
     m_segregate_pre_fork_outputs = true;
     m_key_reuse_mitigation2 = true;
     m_segregation_height = 0;
-    m_subaddress_lookahead_major = SUBADDRESS_LOOKAHEAD_MAJOR;
-    m_subaddress_lookahead_minor = SUBADDRESS_LOOKAHEAD_MINOR;
     m_key_on_device = false;
   }
   else if(json.IsObject())
@@ -2820,10 +2818,6 @@ bool wallet2::load_keys(const std::string& keys_file_name, const epee::wipeable_
     m_key_reuse_mitigation2 = field_key_reuse_mitigation2;
     GET_FIELD_FROM_JSON_RETURN_ON_ERROR(json, segregation_height, int, Uint, false, 0);
     m_segregation_height = field_segregation_height;
-    GET_FIELD_FROM_JSON_RETURN_ON_ERROR(json, subaddress_lookahead_major, uint32_t, Uint, false, SUBADDRESS_LOOKAHEAD_MAJOR);
-    m_subaddress_lookahead_major = field_subaddress_lookahead_major;
-    GET_FIELD_FROM_JSON_RETURN_ON_ERROR(json, subaddress_lookahead_minor, uint32_t, Uint, false, SUBADDRESS_LOOKAHEAD_MINOR);
-    m_subaddress_lookahead_minor = field_subaddress_lookahead_minor;
   }
   else
   {