diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index 669401559..dc9d41937 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -3787,7 +3787,6 @@ void Session::handleAlert(const lt::alert *a)
 {
     try {
         switch (a->type()) {
-        case lt::stats_alert::alert_type:
         case lt::file_renamed_alert::alert_type:
         case lt::file_completed_alert::alert_type:
         case lt::torrent_finished_alert::alert_type: