diff --git a/bitcoin/src/p2p/mod.rs b/bitcoin/src/p2p/mod.rs
index a7bedce1f..8b7f737e1 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/p2p/mod.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/p2p/mod.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl ServiceFlags {
     ///
     /// Returns itself.
     pub fn remove(&mut self, other: ServiceFlags) -> ServiceFlags {
-        self.0 ^= other.0;
+        self.0 &= !other.0;
         *self
     }