diff --git a/meshtastic/stream_interface.py b/meshtastic/stream_interface.py
index 9948d48..aa6d920 100644
--- a/meshtastic/stream_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/stream_interface.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class StreamInterface(MeshInterface):
                 "StreamInterface is now abstract (to update existing code create SerialInterface instead)")
         self._rxBuf = bytes()  # empty
         self._wantExit = False
-        self.stream = None
 
         # FIXME, figure out why daemon=True causes reader thread to exit too early
         self._rxThread = threading.Thread(