diff --git a/platform/fabric/core/generic/delivery/delivery.go b/platform/fabric/core/generic/delivery/delivery.go
index ef81bde52..675d35aa0 100644
--- a/platform/fabric/core/generic/delivery/delivery.go
+++ b/platform/fabric/core/generic/delivery/delivery.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 var logger = logging.MustGetLogger("fabric-sdk.delivery")
 
 var (
-	ErrComm      = errors.New("communication issue")
 	StartGenesis = &ab.SeekPosition{
 		Type: &ab.SeekPosition_Oldest{
 			Oldest: &ab.SeekOldest{},
@@ -84,6 +83,10 @@ type Delivery struct {
 	stop                chan error
 }
 
+var (
+	ctr = atomic.Uint32{}
+)
+
 func New(
 	networkName string,
 	channelConfig driver.ChannelConfig,
@@ -137,16 +140,6 @@ func (d *Delivery) Stop(err error) {
 	close(d.stop)
 }
 
-var ctr = atomic.Uint32{}
-
-func (d *Delivery) untilStop() error {
-	for err := range d.stop {
-		logger.Infof("Stopping delivery service")
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (d *Delivery) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	logger.Debugf("Running delivery service [%d]", ctr.Add(1))
 	if ctx == nil {
@@ -278,6 +271,14 @@ func (d *Delivery) runReceiver(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- blockResponse) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (d *Delivery) untilStop() error {
+	for err := range d.stop {
+		logger.Infof("Stopping delivery service")
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (d *Delivery) connect(ctx context.Context) (DeliverStream, error) {
 	// first cleanup everything
 	d.cleanup()