diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 This release includes the following features and fixes:
 
  - Remove the newdaaactivationtime configuration.
+ - Do not use the NODE_BITCOIN_CASH service bit for preferencial peering anymore.
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1527,9 +1527,6 @@
     // to differentiate the network nodes.
     nLocalServices = ServiceFlags(nLocalServices | NODE_BITCOIN_CASH);
 
-    // Preferentially keep peers which service NODE_BITCOIN_CASH
-    nRelevantServices = ServiceFlags(nRelevantServices | NODE_BITCOIN_CASH);
-
     nMaxTipAge = GetArg("-maxtipage", DEFAULT_MAX_TIP_AGE);
 
     if (mapMultiArgs.count("-bip9params")) {
diff --git a/src/seeder/db.h b/src/seeder/db.h
--- a/src/seeder/db.h
+++ b/src/seeder/db.h
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
     bool IsGood() const {
         if (ip.GetPort() != GetDefaultPort()) return false;
         if (!(services & NODE_NETWORK)) return false;
-        if (!(services & NODE_BITCOIN_CASH)) return false;
         if (!ip.IsRoutable()) return false;
         if (clientVersion && clientVersion < REQUIRE_VERSION) return false;
         if (blocks && blocks < GetRequireHeight()) return false;
diff --git a/src/seeder/main.cpp b/src/seeder/main.cpp
--- a/src/seeder/main.cpp
+++ b/src/seeder/main.cpp
@@ -153,13 +153,10 @@
             }
         }
         if (filter_whitelist.empty()) {
-            filter_whitelist.insert(NODE_NETWORK | NODE_BITCOIN_CASH);
-            filter_whitelist.insert(NODE_NETWORK | NODE_BITCOIN_CASH |
-                                    NODE_BLOOM);
-            filter_whitelist.insert(NODE_NETWORK | NODE_BITCOIN_CASH |
-                                    NODE_XTHIN);
-            filter_whitelist.insert(NODE_NETWORK | NODE_BITCOIN_CASH |
-                                    NODE_BLOOM | NODE_XTHIN);
+            filter_whitelist.insert(NODE_NETWORK);
+            filter_whitelist.insert(NODE_NETWORK | NODE_BLOOM);
+            filter_whitelist.insert(NODE_NETWORK | NODE_XTHIN);
+            filter_whitelist.insert(NODE_NETWORK | NODE_BLOOM | NODE_XTHIN);
         }
         if (host != nullptr && ns == nullptr) showHelp = true;
         if (showHelp) fprintf(stderr, help, argv[0]);