diff --git a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
index a545bf095f..105994e630 100644
--- a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         self.gossip.write().unwrap().set_self(&id);
         {
             let mut instance = self.instance.write().unwrap();
-            *instance = instance.with_id(id);
+            *instance = NodeInstance::new(&mut thread_rng(), id, timestamp());
         }
         *self.keypair.write().unwrap() = new_keypair;
         self.my_contact_info.write().unwrap().id = id;
diff --git a/gossip/src/crds_value.rs b/gossip/src/crds_value.rs
index 7670c74ba9..5e58b8d215 100644
--- a/gossip/src/crds_value.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/crds_value.rs
@@ -407,11 +407,6 @@ impl NodeInstance {
         }
     }
 
-    // Clones the value with an updated id.
-    pub(crate) fn with_id(&self, from: Pubkey) -> Self {
-        Self { from, ..*self }
-    }
-
     // Clones the value with an updated wallclock.
     pub(crate) fn with_wallclock(&self, wallclock: u64) -> Self {
         Self { wallclock, ..*self }