diff --git a/crates/hotshot/src/traits/election/static_committee.rs b/crates/hotshot/src/traits/election/static_committee.rs
index e423294d81..d2b62f80b7 100644
--- a/crates/hotshot/src/traits/election/static_committee.rs
+++ b/crates/hotshot/src/traits/election/static_committee.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ use hotshot_types::{
     PeerConfig,
 };
 use primitive_types::U256;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use utils::anytrace::Result;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
 /// The static committee election
 pub struct StaticCommittee<T: NodeType> {
     /// The nodes eligible for leadership.
diff --git a/crates/hotshot/src/traits/election/static_committee_leader_two_views.rs b/crates/hotshot/src/traits/election/static_committee_leader_two_views.rs
index eda8c4a263..cd0b826694 100644
--- a/crates/hotshot/src/traits/election/static_committee_leader_two_views.rs
+++ b/crates/hotshot/src/traits/election/static_committee_leader_two_views.rs
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ use hotshot_types::{
     PeerConfig,
 };
 use primitive_types::U256;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use utils::anytrace::Result;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
 /// The static committee election
 pub struct StaticCommitteeLeaderForTwoViews<T: NodeType> {
     /// The nodes eligible for leadership.
diff --git a/crates/task-impls/src/quorum_proposal/mod.rs b/crates/task-impls/src/quorum_proposal/mod.rs
index 6c1cc5561a..0ba16ed46f 100644
--- a/crates/task-impls/src/quorum_proposal/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/task-impls/src/quorum_proposal/mod.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, I: NodeImplementation<TYPES>, V: Versions>
         view_number: TYPES::View,
         event_receiver: Receiver<Arc<HotShotEvent<TYPES>>>,
     ) -> EventDependency<Arc<HotShotEvent<TYPES>>> {
-        let id = self.id;
         EventDependency::new(
             event_receiver,
             Box::new(move |event| {
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, I: NodeImplementation<TYPES>, V: Versions>
                 let valid = event_view == view_number;
                 if valid {
                     tracing::debug!(
-                        "Dependency {dependency_type:?} is complete for view {event_view:?}, my id is {id:?}!",
+                        "Dependency {dependency_type:?} is complete for view {event_view:?}",
                     );
                 }
                 valid
diff --git a/crates/task-impls/src/quorum_vote/mod.rs b/crates/task-impls/src/quorum_vote/mod.rs
index adb8f80f4a..8cf4698d14 100644
--- a/crates/task-impls/src/quorum_vote/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/task-impls/src/quorum_vote/mod.rs
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, I: NodeImplementation<TYPES>, V: Versions> QuorumVoteTaskS
         view_number: TYPES::View,
         event_receiver: Receiver<Arc<HotShotEvent<TYPES>>>,
     ) -> EventDependency<Arc<HotShotEvent<TYPES>>> {
-        let id = self.id;
         EventDependency::new(
             event_receiver.clone(),
             Box::new(move |event| {
@@ -336,10 +335,9 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, I: NodeImplementation<TYPES>, V: Versions> QuorumVoteTaskS
                 };
                 if event_view == view_number {
                     tracing::trace!(
-                        "Vote dependency {:?} completed for view {:?}, my id is {:?}",
+                        "Vote dependency {:?} completed for view {:?}",
                         dependency_type,
                         view_number,
-                        id,
                     );
                     return true;
                 }
diff --git a/crates/testing/tests/tests_1/test_success.rs b/crates/testing/tests/tests_1/test_success.rs
index f380b95f26..97244b1946 100644
--- a/crates/testing/tests/tests_1/test_success.rs
+++ b/crates/testing/tests/tests_1/test_success.rs
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ cross_tests!(
             epoch_height: 10,
             num_nodes_with_stake: 10,
             start_nodes: 10,
-            num_bootstrap_nodes: 10,
             da_staked_committee_size: 10,
             overall_safety_properties: OverallSafetyPropertiesDescription {
                 // Explicitly show that we use normal threshold, i.e. 2 nodes_len / 3 + 1
diff --git a/crates/types/src/traits/election.rs b/crates/types/src/traits/election.rs
index a01fa444f2..5b72ea4f84 100644
--- a/crates/types/src/traits/election.rs
+++ b/crates/types/src/traits/election.rs
@@ -7,16 +7,13 @@
 //! The election trait, used to decide which node is the leader and determine if a vote is valid.
 use std::{collections::BTreeSet, fmt::Debug, num::NonZeroU64};
 
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use utils::anytrace::Result;
 
 use super::node_implementation::NodeType;
 use crate::{traits::signature_key::SignatureKey, PeerConfig};
 
 /// A protocol for determining membership in and participating in a committee.
-pub trait Membership<TYPES: NodeType>:
-    Clone + Debug + Send + Sync + Serialize + for<'de> Deserialize<'de>
-{
+pub trait Membership<TYPES: NodeType>: Clone + Debug + Send + Sync {
     /// The error type returned by methods like `lookup_leader`.
     type Error: std::fmt::Display;