diff --git a/src/van.cc b/src/van.cc
index 9b4e93a6..f0ee80ec 100644
--- a/src/van.cc
+++ b/src/van.cc
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ void Van::Start() {
   if (is_scheduler_) {
     my_node_ = scheduler_;
   } else {
-    auto role = is_scheduler_ ? Node::SCHEDULER :
-                (Postoffice::Get()->is_worker() ? Node::WORKER : Node::SERVER);
+    auto role = Postoffice::Get()->is_worker() ? Node::WORKER : Node::SERVER;
     const char* nhost = Environment::Get()->find("DMLC_NODE_HOST");
     std::string ip;
     if (nhost) ip = std::string(nhost);