diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index b5dc2792..198891c0 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -1810,12 +1810,6 @@ Pool.prototype.getSeed = function getSeed(priority) {
   if (!this.peers.load)
     return;
 
-  // Need at least one block peer.
-  if (this.originalSeeds.length + this.seeds.length === 1) {
-    assert(this.originalSeeds[0]);
-    return this.originalSeeds[0];
-  }
-
   addr = this._getRandom(this.originalSeeds, true);
   if (addr)
     return addr;