diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 3eb130b71d..f7bc11a0fd 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if !eth.handler.inited {
+		if eth.handler.peers.closed {
 			eth.lock.Lock()
 			eth.timeLastBlock = time.Now().Unix()
 			eth.lock.Unlock()
@@ -374,11 +374,6 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 				for {
 					time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 					eth.lock.Lock()
-					if eth.handler.inited && eth.handler.peers.closed {
-						log.Info("Networking stopped, return without starting peering...")
-						eth.lock.Unlock()
-						return
-					}
 					// ensure 5 seconds has passed between blocks before we start peering so we are sure sync has finished
 					if time.Now().Unix()-eth.timeLastBlock >= 5 {
 						log.Info("Networking and peering start...")
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 93ce541949..5960fff23f 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ type handler struct {
 
 	// channels for fetcher, syncer, txsyncLoop
 	quitSync chan struct{}
-	// SYSCOIN
-	inited bool
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	handlerStartCh chan struct{}
@@ -196,8 +194,6 @@ func newHandler(config *handlerConfig) (*handler, error) {
 	addTxs := func(txs []*types.Transaction) []error {
 		return h.txpool.Add(txs, false, false)
 	}
-	// SYSCOIN
-	h.inited = false
 	h.txFetcher = fetcher.NewTxFetcher(h.txpool.Has, addTxs, fetchTx, h.removePeer)
 	return h, nil
 }
@@ -433,8 +429,6 @@ func (h *handler) Start(maxPeers int) {
 	h.txsCh = make(chan core.NewTxsEvent, txChanSize)
 	h.txsSub = h.txpool.SubscribeTransactions(h.txsCh, false)
 	go h.txBroadcastLoop()
-	// SYSCOIN
-	h.inited = true
 	// start sync handlers
 	h.txFetcher.Start()
 
@@ -444,10 +438,6 @@ func (h *handler) Start(maxPeers int) {
 }
 
 func (h *handler) Stop() {
-	// SYSCOIN
-	if !h.inited {
-		return
-	}
 	h.txsSub.Unsubscribe() // quits txBroadcastLoop
 	h.txFetcher.Stop()
 	h.downloader.Terminate()