diff --git a/core/node/provider.go b/core/node/provider.go
index 493dfaf73..612d99512 100644
--- a/core/node/provider.go
+++ b/core/node/provider.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/boxo/blockstore"
@@ -312,7 +311,6 @@ func SweepingProvider(cfg *config.Config) fx.Option {
 		if err != nil {
 			return &NoopProvider{}, nil, err
 		}
-
 		var impl dhtImpl
 		switch inDht := in.DHT.(type) {
 		case *dht.IpfsDHT:
@@ -425,16 +423,6 @@ func SweepingProvider(cfg *config.Config) fx.Option {
 
 // OnlineProviders groups units managing provider routing records online
 func OnlineProviders(provide bool, cfg *config.Config) fx.Option {
-	f, err := os.OpenFile("file.txt", os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(time.Now().String() + " Building Provider\n"); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
 	if !provide {
 		return OfflineProviders()
 	}
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
index 4d3de3415..11cbfee25 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.mod
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-doh-resolver v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250826205401-eedd08e7d83a // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250827114001-3b2d1c55981c // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.14.2 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub-router v0.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
index b951990c9..630935b93 100644
--- a/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
+++ b/docs/examples/kubo-as-a-library/go.sum
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1 h1:xqL7++IKD9TBFMgnLPZR6/6iYhawHKHl9
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1/go.mod h1:d/NI6XZ9qxw67b4e+NgpQexCIiFYJjErASrYW4PFDN8=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.2.4/go.mod h1:STh4fdfa5vDYr0/SzYYeqnt+E6KfEV5VxfIrm0bcI0g=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core v0.3.0/go.mod h1:ACp3DmS3/N64c2jDzcV429ukDpicbL6+TrrxANBjPGw=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250826205401-eedd08e7d83a h1:r8Al9rRAVlCpUft3qBbRCQZXdN3HmHiISGiXVUpX4/A=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250826205401-eedd08e7d83a/go.mod h1:cQeuJNRsh+FYF6+oFWgg7HQQ7YZ10pYnY9reAjyXEGk=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250827114001-3b2d1c55981c h1:0a7Z20rRoOBBOIvdvF08LFOqSFCX2Sx4JDSMATqWkqA=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250827114001-3b2d1c55981c/go.mod h1:cQeuJNRsh+FYF6+oFWgg7HQQ7YZ10pYnY9reAjyXEGk=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.3.1/go.mod h1:oyjT5O7tS9CQurok++ERgc46YLwEpuGoFq9ubvoUOio=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0 h1:QAK7RzKJpYe+EuSEATAaaHYMYLkPDGC18m9jxPLnU8s=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0/go.mod h1:JMlxqcEyKwO6ox716eyC0hmiduSWZZl6JY93mGaaqc4=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f9abc70dc..82fe60497 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-doh-resolver v0.5.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.43.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-http v0.5.0
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250826205401-eedd08e7d83a
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250827114001-3b2d1c55981c
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub v0.14.2
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub-router v0.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 15f9a95fc..504a1defe 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-gostream v0.6.0 h1:QfAiWeQRce6pqnYfmIVWJFXNdDyfiR/qk
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-gostream v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Nywu0gYZwfj7Jc91PQvbGU8dIpqbQQkjWgDuOrFaRdA=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-http v0.5.0 h1:+x0AbLaUuLBArHubbbNRTsgWz0RjNTy6DJLOxQ3/QBc=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-http v0.5.0/go.mod h1:glh87nZ35XCQyFsdzZps6+F4HYI6DctVFY5u1fehwSg=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250826205401-eedd08e7d83a h1:r8Al9rRAVlCpUft3qBbRCQZXdN3HmHiISGiXVUpX4/A=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250826205401-eedd08e7d83a/go.mod h1:cQeuJNRsh+FYF6+oFWgg7HQQ7YZ10pYnY9reAjyXEGk=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250827114001-3b2d1c55981c h1:0a7Z20rRoOBBOIvdvF08LFOqSFCX2Sx4JDSMATqWkqA=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250827114001-3b2d1c55981c/go.mod h1:cQeuJNRsh+FYF6+oFWgg7HQQ7YZ10pYnY9reAjyXEGk=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.3.1/go.mod h1:oyjT5O7tS9CQurok++ERgc46YLwEpuGoFq9ubvoUOio=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0 h1:QAK7RzKJpYe+EuSEATAaaHYMYLkPDGC18m9jxPLnU8s=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0/go.mod h1:JMlxqcEyKwO6ox716eyC0hmiduSWZZl6JY93mGaaqc4=
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.mod b/test/dependencies/go.mod
index 24ecb52ac..4835273a7 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.mod
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.mod
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/libp2p/go-flow-metrics v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.43.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1 // indirect
-	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250826205401-eedd08e7d83a // indirect
+	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250827114001-3b2d1c55981c // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-routing-helpers v0.7.5 // indirect
diff --git a/test/dependencies/go.sum b/test/dependencies/go.sum
index 73528c30d..cbd6f86a5 100644
--- a/test/dependencies/go.sum
+++ b/test/dependencies/go.sum
@@ -462,8 +462,8 @@ github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.43.0 h1:b2bg2cRNmY4HpLK8VHYQXLX2d3iND95OjodLFymvq
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p v0.43.0/go.mod h1:IiSqAXDyP2sWH+J2gs43pNmB/y4FOi2XQPbsb+8qvzc=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1 h1:xqL7++IKD9TBFMgnLPZR6/6iYhawHKHl950SO9L6n94=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-asn-util v0.4.1/go.mod h1:d/NI6XZ9qxw67b4e+NgpQexCIiFYJjErASrYW4PFDN8=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250826205401-eedd08e7d83a h1:r8Al9rRAVlCpUft3qBbRCQZXdN3HmHiISGiXVUpX4/A=
-github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250826205401-eedd08e7d83a/go.mod h1:cQeuJNRsh+FYF6+oFWgg7HQQ7YZ10pYnY9reAjyXEGk=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250827114001-3b2d1c55981c h1:0a7Z20rRoOBBOIvdvF08LFOqSFCX2Sx4JDSMATqWkqA=
+github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht v0.34.1-0.20250827114001-3b2d1c55981c/go.mod h1:cQeuJNRsh+FYF6+oFWgg7HQQ7YZ10pYnY9reAjyXEGk=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0 h1:QAK7RzKJpYe+EuSEATAaaHYMYLkPDGC18m9jxPLnU8s=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-kbucket v0.8.0/go.mod h1:JMlxqcEyKwO6ox716eyC0hmiduSWZZl6JY93mGaaqc4=
 github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-record v0.3.1 h1:cly48Xi5GjNw5Wq+7gmjfBiG9HCzQVkiZOUZ8kUl+Fg=