diff --git a/lib/services/header/index.js b/lib/services/header/index.js
index b4c2fb1c..d4e57dac 100644
--- a/lib/services/header/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/header/index.js
@@ -159,13 +159,6 @@ HeaderService.prototype._setGenesisBlock = function(callback) {
     merkleRoot: '730f0c8ddc5a592d5512566890e2a73e45feaa6748b24b849d1c29a7ab2b2300'
   };
 
-  if (this.GENESIS_HASH === 'ec42fa26ca6dcb1103b59a1d24b161935ea4566f8d5736db8917d5b9a8dee0d7') {
-    genesisHeader.bits = 0x207fffff
-    genesisHeader.timestamp = 1371387277
-    genesisHeader.nonce = 0
-    genesisHeader.chainwork = '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
-  }
-
   this._lastHeader = genesisHeader;
 
   var dbOps = [