diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.cpp
index c0c8d9082..4de17b1e6 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.cpp
@@ -113,12 +113,6 @@ std::string nano::bootstrap_attempt::mode_text ()
 	return mode_text;
 }
 
-bool nano::bootstrap_attempt::request_bulk_push_target (std::pair<nano::block_hash, nano::block_hash> &)
-{
-	debug_assert (mode == nano::bootstrap_mode::legacy);
-	return true;
-}
-
 void nano::bootstrap_attempt::set_start_account (nano::account const &)
 {
 	debug_assert (mode == nano::bootstrap_mode::legacy);
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.hpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.hpp
index e3d771522..add9701b5 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public:
 	void pull_finished ();
 	bool should_log ();
 	std::string mode_text ();
-	virtual bool request_bulk_push_target (std::pair<nano::block_hash, nano::block_hash> &);
 	virtual void set_start_account (nano::account const &);
 	virtual bool process_block (std::shared_ptr<nano::block> const &, nano::account const &, uint64_t, nano::bulk_pull::count_t, bool, unsigned);
 	virtual void get_information (boost::property_tree::ptree &) = 0;
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.cpp
index 2e15af324..e14b3f292 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/node.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/transport/tcp.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
 
-nano::bulk_push_client::bulk_push_client (std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_client> const & connection_a, std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_attempt> const & attempt_a) :
+nano::bulk_push_client::bulk_push_client (std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_client> const & connection_a, std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_attempt_legacy> const & attempt_a) :
 	connection (connection_a),
 	attempt (attempt_a)
 {
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.hpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.hpp
index c9f19d5ce..f43aba14d 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_bulk_push.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace nano
 {
-class bootstrap_attempt;
+class bootstrap_attempt_legacy;
 class bootstrap_client;
 
 /**
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ class bootstrap_client;
 class bulk_push_client final : public std::enable_shared_from_this<nano::bulk_push_client>
 {
 public:
-	explicit bulk_push_client (std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_client> const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_attempt> const &);
+	explicit bulk_push_client (std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_client> const &, std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_attempt_legacy> const &);
 	~bulk_push_client ();
 	void start ();
 	void push ();
 	void push_block (nano::block const &);
 	void send_finished ();
 	std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_client> connection;
-	std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_attempt> attempt;
+	std::shared_ptr<nano::bootstrap_attempt_legacy> attempt;
 	std::promise<bool> promise;
 	std::pair<nano::block_hash, nano::block_hash> current_target;
 };
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.cpp
index 6a13b2c2d..1904092e6 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ void nano::bootstrap_attempt_legacy::request_push (nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex
 	{
 		std::future<bool> future;
 		{
-			auto this_l (shared_from_this ());
-			auto client (std::make_shared<nano::bulk_push_client> (connection_l, this_l));
+			auto this_l = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<nano::bootstrap_attempt_legacy> (shared_from_this ());
+			auto client = std::make_shared<nano::bulk_push_client> (connection_l, this_l);
 			client->start ();
 			push = client;
 			future = client->promise.get_future ();
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.hpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.hpp
index 53258aa3d..ff2186c84 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_legacy.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public:
 	void request_push (nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> &);
 	void add_frontier (nano::pull_info const &);
 	void add_bulk_push_target (nano::block_hash const &, nano::block_hash const &);
-	bool request_bulk_push_target (std::pair<nano::block_hash, nano::block_hash> &) override;
+	bool request_bulk_push_target (std::pair<nano::block_hash, nano::block_hash> &);
 	void set_start_account (nano::account const &) override;
 	void run_start (nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex> &);
 	void get_information (boost::property_tree::ptree &) override;