diff --git a/eth/api_admin.go b/eth/api_admin.go
index 4a3ccb84e8..88d8f5a14d 100644
--- a/eth/api_admin.go
+++ b/eth/api_admin.go
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ func (api *AdminAPI) ImportChain(file string) (bool, error) {
 			} else if err != nil {
 				return false, fmt.Errorf("block %d: failed to parse: %v", index, err)
 			}
-			// ignore the genesis block when importing blocks
-			if block.NumberU64() == 0 {
-				continue
-			}
 			blocks = append(blocks, block)
 			index++
 		}