diff --git a/plugins/bnet_plugin/bnet_plugin.cpp b/plugins/bnet_plugin/bnet_plugin.cpp
index b5175efe94a..d14d5d78074 100644
--- a/plugins/bnet_plugin/bnet_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/bnet_plugin/bnet_plugin.cpp
@@ -528,10 +528,7 @@ namespace eosio {
                  _block_header_notices.insert(s->id);
               }
            }
-        }
 
-        void on_accepted_block( const block_state_ptr& s ) {
-           verify_strand_in_this_thread(_strand, __func__, __LINE__);
            //idump((_block_status.size())(_transaction_status.size()));
            auto id = s->id;
            //ilog( "accepted block ${n}", ("n",s->block_num) );
@@ -1214,18 +1211,6 @@ namespace eosio {
             for_each_session( [s]( auto ses ){ ses->on_new_lib( s ); } );
          }
 
-         /**
-          * Notify all active connections of the new accepted block so
-          * they can relay it. This method also pre-packages the block
-          * as a packed bnet_message so the connections can simply relay
-          * it on.
-          */
-         void on_accepted_block( block_state_ptr s ) {
-            _ioc->post( [s,this] { /// post this to the thread pool because packing can be intensive
-               for_each_session( [s]( auto ses ){ ses->on_accepted_block( s ); } );
-            });
-         }
-
          void on_accepted_block_header( block_state_ptr s ) {
             _ioc->post( [s,this] { /// post this to the thread pool because packing can be intensive
                for_each_session( [s]( auto ses ){ ses->on_accepted_block_header( s ); } );
@@ -1359,9 +1344,6 @@ namespace eosio {
 
       wlog( "bnet startup " );
 
-      auto& chain = app().get_plugin<chain_plugin>().chain();
-      FC_ASSERT ( chain.get_read_mode() != chain::db_read_mode::IRREVERSIBLE, "bnet is not compatible with \"irreversible\" read_mode");
-
       my->_on_appled_trx_handle = app().get_channel<channels::accepted_transaction>()
                                 .subscribe( [this]( transaction_metadata_ptr t ){
                                        my->on_accepted_transaction(t);
@@ -1372,11 +1354,6 @@ namespace eosio {
                                        my->on_irreversible_block(s);
                                 });
 
-      my->_on_accepted_block_handle = app().get_channel<channels::accepted_block>()
-                                         .subscribe( [this]( block_state_ptr s ){
-                                                my->on_accepted_block(s);
-                                         });
-
       my->_on_accepted_block_header_handle = app().get_channel<channels::accepted_block_header>()
                                          .subscribe( [this]( block_state_ptr s ){
                                                 my->on_accepted_block_header(s);