diff --git a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py
index d341b167ab9..8fb5870a382 100644
--- a/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py
+++ b/core/dbt/contracts/graph/nodes.py
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ def _deserialize(cls, dct: Dict[str, int]):
                 return SingularTestNode.from_dict(dct)
         elif resource_type == "operation":
             return HookNode.from_dict(dct)
-        elif resource_type == "seed":
-            return SeedNode.from_dict(dct)
         elif resource_type == "snapshot":
             return SnapshotNode.from_dict(dct)
         else: