diff --git a/grin/src/adapters.rs b/grin/src/adapters.rs
index b041345c2..0db19a5f9 100644
--- a/grin/src/adapters.rs
+++ b/grin/src/adapters.rs
@@ -401,10 +401,8 @@ impl NetToChainAdapter {
 			Err(chain::Error::Orphan) => {
 				// make sure we did not miss the parent block
 				if !chain.is_orphan(&prev_hash) && !self.currently_syncing.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-					if let Err(_) = chain.get_block_header(&prev_hash) {
-						debug!(LOGGER, "adapter: process_block: received an orphan block, checking the parent: {:}", prev_hash);
-						self.request_block_by_hash(prev_hash, &addr)
-					}
+					debug!(LOGGER, "adapter: process_block: received an orphan block, checking the parent: {:}", prev_hash);
+					self.request_block_by_hash(prev_hash, &addr)
 				}
 				true
 			}