diff --git a/cluster.go b/cluster.go
index 1ed810ea0..d531c90d6 100644
--- a/cluster.go
+++ b/cluster.go
@@ -297,22 +297,16 @@ func (c *Cluster) IsCoordinator() bool {
 	return c.Static || c.Coordinator == c.Node.URI
 }
 
-// SetCoordinator updates the Coordinator to new if it is
-// currently old. Returns true if the Coordinator changed.
-func (c *Cluster) SetCoordinator(o, n *Node) bool {
-	// Get old node.
-	oldNode := c.nodeByID(o.ID)
-	if oldNode == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-
+// SetCoordinator updates the Coordinator to n.
+// Returns true if the Coordinator changed.
+func (c *Cluster) SetCoordinator(n *Node) bool {
 	// Get new node.
 	newNode := c.nodeByID(n.ID)
 	if newNode == nil {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if c.Coordinator == oldNode.URI && oldNode != newNode {
+	if c.Coordinator != newNode.URI {
 		c.Coordinator = newNode.URI
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/cluster_test.go b/cluster_test.go
index 9bcacac9a..5a5fa4de4 100644
--- a/cluster_test.go
+++ b/cluster_test.go
@@ -517,14 +517,14 @@ func TestCluster_SetCoordinator(t *testing.T) {
 		newNode := c.Nodes[1]
 
 		// Set coordinator to the same value.
-		if set := c.SetCoordinator(oldNode, oldNode); set {
+		if c.SetCoordinator(oldNode) {
 			t.Errorf("did not expect coordinator to change")
 		} else if c.Coordinator != oldNode.URI {
 			t.Errorf("expected coordinator: %s, but got: %s", c.Coordinator, oldNode.URI)
 		}
 
 		// Set coordinator to a new value.
-		if set := c.SetCoordinator(oldNode, newNode); !set {
+		if !c.SetCoordinator(newNode) {
 			t.Errorf("expected coordinator to change")
 		} else if c.Coordinator != newNode.URI {
 			t.Errorf("expected coordinator: %s, but got: %s", c.Coordinator, newNode.URI)
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index a12e7b391..dd438e977 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -1964,11 +1964,6 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostClusterResizeSetCoordinator(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		return
 	}
 
-	oldNode := h.Cluster.nodeByURI(h.Cluster.Coordinator)
-	if oldNode == nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
 	newNode := h.Cluster.nodeByID(req.ID)
 	if newNode == nil {
 		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -1979,7 +1974,6 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostClusterResizeSetCoordinator(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		// Send the set-coordinator message to all nodes.
 		err := h.Broadcaster.SendSync(
 			&internal.SetCoordinatorMessage{
-				Old: EncodeNode(oldNode),
 				New: EncodeNode(newNode),
 			})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1987,7 +1981,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostClusterResizeSetCoordinator(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		}
 
 		// Set Coordinator on local node.
-		_ = h.Cluster.SetCoordinator(oldNode, newNode)
+		_ = h.Cluster.SetCoordinator(newNode)
 
 		return nil
 	}(); err != nil {
@@ -1997,7 +1991,6 @@ func (h *Handler) handlePostClusterResizeSetCoordinator(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 
 	// Encode response.
 	if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(setCoordinatorResponse{
-		Old: oldNode,
 		New: newNode,
 	}); err != nil {
 		h.logger().Printf("response encoding error: %s", err)
diff --git a/internal/private.pb.go b/internal/private.pb.go
index ae6247bb6..b584a10a9 100644
--- a/internal/private.pb.go
+++ b/internal/private.pb.go
@@ -1029,8 +1029,7 @@ func (m *ResizeInstructionComplete) GetError() string {
 }
 
 type SetCoordinatorMessage struct {
-	Old *Node `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=Old" json:"Old,omitempty"`
-	New *Node `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=New" json:"New,omitempty"`
+	New *Node `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=New" json:"New,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *SetCoordinatorMessage) Reset()                    { *m = SetCoordinatorMessage{} }
@@ -1038,13 +1037,6 @@ func (m *SetCoordinatorMessage) String() string            { return proto.Compac
 func (*SetCoordinatorMessage) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*SetCoordinatorMessage) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorPrivate, []int{31} }
 
-func (m *SetCoordinatorMessage) GetOld() *Node {
-	if m != nil {
-		return m.Old
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (m *SetCoordinatorMessage) GetNew() *Node {
 	if m != nil {
 		return m.New
@@ -2405,26 +2397,16 @@ func (m *SetCoordinatorMessage) MarshalTo(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 	_ = i
 	var l int
 	_ = l
-	if m.Old != nil {
+	if m.New != nil {
 		dAtA[i] = 0xa
 		i++
-		i = encodeVarintPrivate(dAtA, i, uint64(m.Old.Size()))
-		n21, err := m.Old.MarshalTo(dAtA[i:])
+		i = encodeVarintPrivate(dAtA, i, uint64(m.New.Size()))
+		n21, err := m.New.MarshalTo(dAtA[i:])
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
 		i += n21
 	}
-	if m.New != nil {
-		dAtA[i] = 0x12
-		i++
-		i = encodeVarintPrivate(dAtA, i, uint64(m.New.Size()))
-		n22, err := m.New.MarshalTo(dAtA[i:])
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, err
-		}
-		i += n22
-	}
 	return i, nil
 }
 
@@ -3065,10 +3047,6 @@ func (m *ResizeInstructionComplete) Size() (n int) {
 func (m *SetCoordinatorMessage) Size() (n int) {
 	var l int
 	_ = l
-	if m.Old != nil {
-		l = m.Old.Size()
-		n += 1 + l + sovPrivate(uint64(l))
-	}
 	if m.New != nil {
 		l = m.New.Size()
 		n += 1 + l + sovPrivate(uint64(l))
@@ -7524,39 +7502,6 @@ func (m *SetCoordinatorMessage) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 		}
 		switch fieldNum {
 		case 1:
-			if wireType != 2 {
-				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Old", wireType)
-			}
-			var msglen int
-			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
-				if shift >= 64 {
-					return ErrIntOverflowPrivate
-				}
-				if iNdEx >= l {
-					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
-				}
-				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
-				iNdEx++
-				msglen |= (int(b) & 0x7F) << shift
-				if b < 0x80 {
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			if msglen < 0 {
-				return ErrInvalidLengthPrivate
-			}
-			postIndex := iNdEx + msglen
-			if postIndex > l {
-				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
-			}
-			if m.Old == nil {
-				m.Old = &Node{}
-			}
-			if err := m.Old.Unmarshal(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			iNdEx = postIndex
-		case 2:
 			if wireType != 2 {
 				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field New", wireType)
 			}
@@ -7826,84 +7771,84 @@ var (
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diff --git a/internal/private.proto b/internal/private.proto
index 1686b3be2..4e3261079 100644
--- a/internal/private.proto
+++ b/internal/private.proto
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ message ResizeInstructionComplete {
 }
 
 message SetCoordinatorMessage {
-    Node Old = 1;
-    Node New = 2;
+    Node New = 1;
 }
 
 message Topology {
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 7652a6c5b..63c14a88e 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func (s *Server) ReceiveMessage(pb proto.Message) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	case *internal.SetCoordinatorMessage:
-		s.Cluster.SetCoordinator(DecodeNode(obj.Old), DecodeNode(obj.New))
+		s.Cluster.SetCoordinator(DecodeNode(obj.New))
 	case *internal.NodeStateMessage:
 		err := s.Cluster.ReceiveNodeState(obj.NodeID, obj.State)
 		if err != nil {