diff --git a/consensus/bor/bor.go b/consensus/bor/bor.go
index af7be1c555..a920a1992d 100644
--- a/consensus/bor/bor.go
+++ b/consensus/bor/bor.go
@@ -692,13 +692,6 @@ func (c *Bor) Prepare(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *types.Header) e
 
 	currentSigner := *c.authorizedSigner.Load()
 
-	// Bail out early if we're unauthorized to sign a block. This check also takes
-	// place before block is signed in `Seal`.
-	// if !snap.ValidatorSet.HasAddress(currentSigner.signer) {
-	// 	// Check the UnauthorizedSignerError.Error() msg to see why we pass number-1
-	// 	return &UnauthorizedSignerError{number - 1, currentSigner.signer.Bytes()}
-	// }
-
 	// Set the correct difficulty
 	header.Difficulty = new(big.Int).SetUint64(Difficulty(snap.ValidatorSet, currentSigner.signer))