diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 96ef5efa..c76fd72d 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Pool.prototype._init = function _init() {
   var i;
 
   if (this.mempool) {
-    this.mempool.on('add orphan', function(tx) {
+    this.mempool.on('remove orphan', function(tx) {
       self.rejects.add(tx.hash());
     });
     this.mempool.on('bad orphan', function(tx) {