diff --git a/swarm/network/kademlia.go b/swarm/network/kademlia.go
index c5e97bf1d1..f9b38fc48d 100644
--- a/swarm/network/kademlia.go
+++ b/swarm/network/kademlia.go
@@ -283,22 +283,6 @@ func (k *Kademlia) SuggestPeer() (suggestedPeer *BzzAddr, saturationDepth int, c
 func (k *Kademlia) On(p *Peer) (uint8, bool) {
 	k.lock.Lock()
 	defer k.lock.Unlock()
-
-	caps := p.Caps()
-
-	var found bool
-	for _, c := range caps {
-		if c.Name == "stream" {
-			found = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !found {
-		depth := uint8(k.saturation())
-		return depth, false
-	}
-
 	var ins bool
 	k.conns, _, _, _ = pot.Swap(k.conns, p, Pof, func(v pot.Val) pot.Val {
 		// if not found live