diff --git a/constants/attributes.go b/constants/attributes.go
index c23ec0c..5ddb9d5 100644
--- a/constants/attributes.go
+++ b/constants/attributes.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const LastSeenTime = "lastMessageSeenTime"
 const PeerOnline = "peer-online"
 
 const PeerAutostart = "autostart"
-const PeerAppearOffline = "appear-offline"
 
 // ConversationNotificationPolicy is the attribute label for conversations. When App NotificationPolicy is OptIn a true value here opts in
 const ConversationNotificationPolicy = "notification-policy"
diff --git a/utils/eventHandler.go b/utils/eventHandler.go
index e3985b6..486a1a8 100644
--- a/utils/eventHandler.go
+++ b/utils/eventHandler.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) handleAppBusEvent(e *event.Event) string {
 			}
 			e.Data["autostart"] = autostart
 
-			appearOffline, exists := profile.GetScopedZonedAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.ProfileZone, constants2.PeerAppearOffline)
+			appearOffline, exists := profile.GetScopedZonedAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.ProfileZone, constants.PeerAppearOffline)
 			// legacy profiles should not appearOffline by default
 			if !exists {
 				appearOffline = "false"