diff --git a/lib/services/bitcoind/index.js b/lib/services/bitcoind/index.js
index 6ff46a8f..408d4691 100644
--- a/lib/services/bitcoind/index.js
+++ b/lib/services/bitcoind/index.js
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ Bitcoin.prototype._connectProcess = function(config, callback) {
       return callback(new Error('Stopping while trying to connect to bitcoind.'));
     }
 
-    self._initZmqSubSocket(node, config.zmqpubrawtx);
-    self._subscribeZmqEvents(node);
+    //self._initZmqSubSocket(node, config.zmqpubrawtx);
+    //self._subscribeZmqEvents(node);
 
     callback(null, node);
   });