diff --git a/muxers/yamux/CHANGELOG.md b/muxers/yamux/CHANGELOG.md
index bd5e89a4421..27566d1fcab 100644
--- a/muxers/yamux/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/muxers/yamux/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 - Update to `libp2p-core` `v0.36.0`
 
+- Remove `OpenSubstreamToken` as it is dead code. See [PR 2873].
+
+[PR 2873]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/2873/
+
 # 0.39.0
 
 - Update to `libp2p-core` `v0.35.0`
diff --git a/muxers/yamux/src/lib.rs b/muxers/yamux/src/lib.rs
index 5b109f2b3b0..1c4c9e7c7c9 100644
--- a/muxers/yamux/src/lib.rs
+++ b/muxers/yamux/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ impl<S> fmt::Debug for Yamux<S> {
     }
 }
 
-/// A token to poll for an outbound substream.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct OpenSubstreamToken(());
-
 impl<C> Yamux<Incoming<C>>
 where
     C: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Unpin + 'static,