diff --git a/executor_internal_test.go b/executor_internal_test.go
index 7ccb26b15..b4487dca6 100644
--- a/executor_internal_test.go
+++ b/executor_internal_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ func TestExecutor_TranslateGroupByCall(t *testing.T) {
 	cluster := newCluster()
 	cluster.holder = holder
 	cluster.Node = &Node{ID: "node1", URI: NewTestURIFromHostPort("node1", 0)}
-	cluster.addNode(cluster.Node)
+	if err := cluster.addNode(cluster.Node); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	e := &executor{
 		Holder:  holder,
diff --git a/holder.go b/holder.go
index f4e61cc48..73e907be8 100644
--- a/holder.go
+++ b/holder.go
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ type Holder struct {
 
 	snapshotQueue snapshotQueue
 
-	// Manages replication from the primary node.
-	primaryTranslateNode *Node
-
 	// Instantiates new translation stores
 	OpenTranslateStore  OpenTranslateStoreFunc
 	OpenTranslateReader OpenTranslateReaderFunc