diff --git a/crates/aingle_cortex/src/cluster_init.rs b/crates/aingle_cortex/src/cluster_init.rs
index cd65201..2486d01 100644
--- a/crates/aingle_cortex/src/cluster_init.rs
+++ b/crates/aingle_cortex/src/cluster_init.rs
@@ -518,21 +518,10 @@ pub async fn init_cluster(
         std::sync::Arc::new(sm)
     };
 
-    let resolver = std::sync::Arc::new(aingle_raft::network::NodeResolver::new());
     let node_id = config.node_id;
 
-    resolver
-        .register(
-            node_id,
-            aingle_raft::CortexNode {
-                rest_addr: bind_addr.to_string(),
-                p2p_addr: p2p_addr.to_string(),
-            },
-        )
-        .await;
-
     let rpc_sender = std::sync::Arc::new(HttpRaftRpcSender::new(config.secret.clone(), config.tls));
-    let network = aingle_raft::network::CortexNetworkFactory::new(resolver, rpc_sender);
+    let network = aingle_raft::network::CortexNetworkFactory::new(rpc_sender);
 
     let raft_config = openraft::Config {
         heartbeat_interval: 500,
diff --git a/crates/aingle_raft/src/network.rs b/crates/aingle_raft/src/network.rs
index 2ad84f8..0cce196 100644
--- a/crates/aingle_raft/src/network.rs
+++ b/crates/aingle_raft/src/network.rs
@@ -145,18 +145,18 @@ pub trait RaftRpcSender: Send + Sync + 'static {
 // ============================================================================
 
 /// Factory that creates per-target network connections for Raft RPC.
+///
+/// The factory needs no [`NodeResolver`]: openraft hands [`Self::new_client`] the
+/// target's [`CortexNode`] (with its address) directly from cluster membership, so
+/// there is no separate address lookup to perform here.
 pub struct CortexNetworkFactory {
-    resolver: Arc<NodeResolver>,
     rpc_sender: Arc<dyn RaftRpcSender>,
 }
 
 impl CortexNetworkFactory {
     /// Create a new network factory.
-    pub fn new(resolver: Arc<NodeResolver>, rpc_sender: Arc<dyn RaftRpcSender>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            resolver,
-            rpc_sender,
-        }
+    pub fn new(rpc_sender: Arc<dyn RaftRpcSender>) -> Self {
+        Self { rpc_sender }
     }
 }