diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index ccb4b626..865b6ff3 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -270,18 +270,7 @@ Pool.prototype._init = function _init() {
   }
 
   this.chain.on('block', function(block, entry, peer) {
-    // Emit merkle txs after the fact
-    if (self.options.spv) {
-      utils.forEachSerial(block.txs, function(tx, next) {
-        self._handleTX(tx, peer, next);
-      }, function(err) {
-        if (err)
-          return self.emit('error', err);
-        self.emit('block', block, peer);
-      });
-    } else {
-      self.emit('block', block, peer);
-    }
+    self.emit('block', block, peer);
   });
 
   this.chain.on('fork', function(block, data, peer) {