diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0813c41c48..7ca5f7ce75 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   util/bip32.h \
   util/bytevectorhash.h \
   util/check.h \
-  util/designator.h \
   util/edge.h \
   util/enumerate.h \
   util/epochguard.h \
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index e114699b4b..806543d96f 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <protocol.h>
 #include <random.h>
 #include <scheduler.h>
-#include <util/designator.h>
 #include <util/sock.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
@@ -1104,20 +1103,20 @@ bool CConnman::AttemptToEvictConnection()
             }
 
             NodeEvictionCandidate candidate{
-                Desig(id) node->GetId(),
-                Desig(m_connected) node->m_connected,
-                Desig(m_min_ping_time) node->m_min_ping_time,
-                Desig(m_last_block_time) node->m_last_block_time,
-                Desig(m_last_tx_time) node->m_last_tx_time,
-                Desig(fRelevantServices) node->m_has_all_wanted_services,
-                Desig(m_relay_txs) node->m_relays_txs.load(),
-                Desig(fBloomFilter) node->m_bloom_filter_loaded.load(),
-                Desig(nKeyedNetGroup) node->nKeyedNetGroup,
-                Desig(prefer_evict) node->m_prefer_evict,
-                Desig(m_is_local) node->addr.IsLocal(),
-                Desig(m_network) node->ConnectedThroughNetwork(),
-                Desig(m_noban) node->HasPermission(NetPermissionFlags::NoBan),
-                Desig(m_conn_type) node->m_conn_type,
+                .id = node->GetId(),
+                .m_connected = node->m_connected,
+                .m_min_ping_time = node->m_min_ping_time,
+                .m_last_block_time = node->m_last_block_time,
+                .m_last_tx_time = node->m_last_tx_time,
+                .fRelevantServices = node->m_has_all_wanted_services,
+                .m_relay_txs = node->m_relays_txs.load(),
+                .fBloomFilter = node->m_bloom_filter_loaded.load(),
+                .nKeyedNetGroup = node->nKeyedNetGroup,
+                .prefer_evict = node->m_prefer_evict,
+                .m_is_local = node->addr.IsLocal(),
+                .m_network = node->ConnectedThroughNetwork(),
+                .m_noban = node->HasPermission(NetPermissionFlags::NoBan),
+                .m_conn_type = node->m_conn_type,
             };
             vEvictionCandidates.push_back(candidate);
         }
diff --git a/src/util/designator.h b/src/util/designator.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3670b11e00..0000000000
--- a/src/util/designator.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2022 The Bitcoin Core developers
-// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-#ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_DESIGNATOR_H
-#define BITCOIN_UTIL_DESIGNATOR_H
-
-/**
- * Designated initializers can be used to avoid ordering mishaps in aggregate
- * initialization. However, they do not prevent uninitialized members. The
- * checks can be disabled by defining DISABLE_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER_ERRORS.
- * This should only be needed on MSVC 2019. MSVC 2022 supports them with the
- * option "/std:c++20"
- */
-#ifndef DISABLE_DESIGNATED_INITIALIZER_ERRORS
-#define Desig(field_name) .field_name =
-#else
-#define Desig(field_name)
-#endif
-
-#endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_DESIGNATOR_H