diff --git a/rai/node/node.cpp b/rai/node/node.cpp
index f75b7ef1..eabc6c30 100644
--- a/rai/node/node.cpp
+++ b/rai/node/node.cpp
@@ -3652,10 +3652,6 @@ void rai::active_transactions::announce_votes ()
 				{
 					// broadcast_confirm_req_base modifies reps, so we clone it once to avoid aliasing
 					node.network.broadcast_confirm_req_base (i->confirm_req_options.first, std::make_shared<std::vector<rai::peer_information>> (*reps), 0);
-					if (i->confirm_req_options.second)
-					{
-						node.network.broadcast_confirm_req_base (i->confirm_req_options.second, reps, 0);
-					}
 				}
 				else
 				{