diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 31c21facde..5b59b68979 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+8.1.0-dev.494 | 2025-09-03 14:50:12 +0200
+
+  * Remove unnecessary peer signature from test `scripts.base.protocols.bittorrent.tracker` (Benjamin Bannier, Corelight)
+
 8.1.0-dev.492 | 2025-09-02 16:00:17 -0700
 
   * Remove some unnecessary #includes from binpac source files (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 637ab5ce00..69cb351c6f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.1.0-dev.492
+8.1.0-dev.494
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/bittorrent/tracker.zeek b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/bittorrent/tracker.zeek
index 9c69af4733..81f6979bb3 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/bittorrent/tracker.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/bittorrent/tracker.zeek
@@ -28,18 +28,4 @@ signature dpd_bittorrenttracker_server {
   enable "bittorrenttracker"
 }
 
-signature dpd_bittorrent_peer1 {
-  ip-proto == tcp
-  payload /^\x13BitTorrent protocol/
-  tcp-state originator
-}
-
-signature dpd_bittorrent_peer2 {
-  ip-proto == tcp
-  payload /^\x13BitTorrent protocol/
-  tcp-state responder
-  requires-reverse-signature dpd_bittorrent_peer1
-  enable "bittorrent"
-}
-
 # @TEST-END-FILE