diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 590b4b05b8..e9a778c3c8 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		bloomRequests:     make(chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval),
 		bloomIndexer:      core.NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocks, params.BloomConfirms),
 		p2pServer:         stack.Server(),
-		discmix:           enode.NewFairMix(2 * time.Second),
+		discmix:           enode.NewFairMix(0),
 		shutdownTracker:   shutdowncheck.NewShutdownTracker(chainDb),
 	}
 	bcVersion := rawdb.ReadDatabaseVersion(chainDb)