diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap.cpp
index 7e3e08c26..67b43f904 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@ void nano::bootstrap_initiator::bootstrap (nano::endpoint const & endpoint_a, bo
 {
 	if (add_to_peers)
 	{
-		if (!node.flags.disable_udp)
-		{
-			node.network.udp_channels.insert (nano::transport::map_endpoint_to_v6 (endpoint_a), node.network_params.network.protocol_version);
-		}
-		else if (!node.flags.disable_tcp_realtime)
+		if (!node.flags.disable_tcp_realtime)
 		{
 			node.network.merge_peer (nano::transport::map_endpoint_to_v6 (endpoint_a));
 		}