diff --git a/lib/bcoin/pool.js b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
index 699d98ac..386e245f 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/pool.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/pool.js
@@ -116,12 +116,7 @@ function Pool(options) {
     // All peers
     all: [],
     // Misbehaving hosts
-    misbehaving: {},
-    // Attempts at using seed peers
-    tries: {
-      priority: {},
-      regular: {}
-    }
+    misbehaving: {}
   };
 
   this.block = {
@@ -209,12 +204,6 @@ Pool.prototype._init = function _init() {
 
     // Only destroy peer here. Wait for higher chain.
     peer.destroy();
-
-    // Remove the peers from the tried list after 5 seconds.
-    setTimeout(function() {
-      delete self.peers.tries.priority[peer.host];
-      delete self.peers.tries.regular[peer.host];
-    }, 5 * 1000);
   });
 
   this.chain.on('invalid', function(data, peer) {
@@ -1556,10 +1545,6 @@ Pool.prototype.usableSeed = function usableSeed(priority, connecting) {
   var original = this.originalSeeds;
   var seeds = this.seeds;
   var all = original.concat(seeds);
-  var tries = this.peers.tries.regular;
-
-  if (priority)
-    tries = this.peers.tries.priority;
 
   // Hang back if we don't have a loader peer yet.
   if (!connecting && !priority && (!this.peers.load || !this.peers.load.socket))
@@ -1579,10 +1564,6 @@ Pool.prototype.usableSeed = function usableSeed(priority, connecting) {
       continue;
     if (this.isMisbehaving(addr.host))
       continue;
-    if (tries[addr.host])
-      continue;
-    if (connecting)
-      tries[addr.host] = true;
     return addr;
   }
 
@@ -1596,10 +1577,6 @@ Pool.prototype.usableSeed = function usableSeed(priority, connecting) {
         continue;
       if (this.isMisbehaving(addr.host))
         continue;
-      if (tries[addr.host])
-        continue;
-      if (connecting)
-        tries[addr.host] = true;
       return addr;
     }
   }