diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 0e6db599..c5f5cfb5 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ function Pool(node, options) {
     seeds.unshift(process.env.BCOIN_SEED);
 
   this.originalSeeds = seeds.map(utils.parseHost);
+  this.seeds = [];
+  this.hosts = {};
   this.setSeeds([]);
 
   this.server = null;
@@ -1731,89 +1733,6 @@ Pool.prototype.getPeer = function getPeer(addr) {
   }
 };
 
-Pool.prototype.getSeed = function getSeed(priority) {
-  var i, addr;
-  var original = this.originalSeeds;
-  var seeds = this.seeds;
-  var all = original.concat(seeds);
-
-  // Hang back if we don't have a loader peer yet.
-  if (!priority && !this.peers.load)
-    return;
-
-  // Randomize the non-original peers.
-  seeds = seeds.slice().sort(function() {
-    return Math.random() > 0.50 ? 1 : -1;
-  });
-
-  // Try to avoid connecting to a peer twice.
-  // Try the original peers first.
-  for (i = 0; i < original.length; i++) {
-    addr = original[i];
-    assert(addr.host);
-    if (this.getPeer(addr))
-      continue;
-    if (this.isMisbehaving(addr.host))
-      continue;
-    return addr;
-  }
-
-  // If we are a priority socket, try to find a
-  // peer this time with looser requirements.
-  if (priority) {
-    for (i = 0; i < original.length; i++) {
-      addr = original[i];
-      assert(addr.host);
-      if (this.peers.load && this.getPeer(addr) === this.peers.load)
-        continue;
-      if (this.isMisbehaving(addr.host))
-        continue;
-      return addr;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Try the rest of the peers second.
-  for (i = 0; i < seeds.length; i++) {
-    addr = seeds[i];
-    assert(addr.host);
-    if (this.getPeer(addr))
-      continue;
-    if (this.isMisbehaving(addr.host))
-      continue;
-    return addr;
-  }
-
-  // If we are a priority socket, try to find a
-  // peer this time with looser requirements.
-  if (priority) {
-    for (i = 0; i < seeds.length; i++) {
-      addr = seeds[i];
-      assert(addr.host);
-      if (this.peers.load && this.getPeer(addr) === this.peers.load)
-        continue;
-      if (this.isMisbehaving(addr.host))
-        continue;
-      return addr;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // If we have no block peers, always return
-  // an address.
-  if (!priority) {
-    if (all.length === 1)
-      return all[Math.random() * (all.length - 1) | 0];
-  }
-
-  // This should never happen: priority sockets
-  // should _always_ get an address.
-  if (priority) {
-    utils.debug(
-      'We had to connect to a random peer. Something is not right.');
-
-    return all[Math.random() * (all.length - 1) | 0];
-  }
-};
-
 Pool.prototype.getSeed = function getSeed(priority) {
   var addr;