diff --git a/lib/bcoin/peer.js b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
index db99bbbf..3cdf3492 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/peer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/peer.js
@@ -590,8 +590,6 @@ Peer.prototype._handleInv = function handleInv(items) {
   this.emit('txs', txs.map(function(tx) {
     return tx.hash;
   }));
-
-  this.getData(txs);
 };
 
 Peer.prototype._handleHeaders = function handleHeaders(headers) {
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index a292ec9e..ef9f131a 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ Pool.prototype._init = function _init() {
         self._handleTX(tx, peer);
       });
     }
-    if (peer === self.peers.load) {
-      self._startInterval();
-      self._startTimer();
-    }
   });
 
   this.chain.on('fork', function(block, data, peer) {
@@ -275,7 +271,12 @@ Pool.prototype.resolveOrphan = function resolveOrphan(peer, top, orphan) {
 
       // If we're already processing the block
       // that would resolve this, ignore.
-      if (self.request.map[orphan.soil] || self.chain.hasPending(orphan.soil)) {
+      if (self.request.map[orphan.soil]) {
+        utils.debug('Already requested orphan "soil".');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (self.chain.hasPending(orphan.soil)) {
         utils.debug('Already processing orphan "soil".');
         return;
       }
@@ -442,6 +443,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
       return;
     if (!self.syncing)
       return;
+
     // If the peer sent us a block that was added
     // to the chain (not orphans), reset the timeout.
     self._handleBlock(block, peer, function(err, added) {
@@ -460,6 +462,7 @@ Pool.prototype._addLoader = function _addLoader() {
       return;
     if (!self.syncing)
       return;
+
     // If the peer sent us a block that was added
     // to the chain (not orphans), reset the timeout.
     self._handleBlock(block, peer, function(err, added) {