diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 235c1f3da2000c5ff73e65689bbc02613d4f8ac6..57a881f38414e3a65018ebc5d71e34bb784d9658 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -796,11 +796,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) WriteBlockAndState(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.R
 	bc.mu.Lock()
 	defer bc.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if bc.HasBlock(block.Hash(), block.NumberU64()) {
-		log.Trace("Block existed", "hash", block.Hash())
-		return
-	}
-
 	localTd := bc.GetTd(bc.currentBlock.Hash(), bc.currentBlock.NumberU64())
 	externTd := new(big.Int).Add(block.Difficulty(), ptd)