diff --git a/src/cryptonote_config.h b/src/cryptonote_config.h
index 2cb28b2b1..6327f7379 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_config.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_config.h
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@
 #define CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_STRIPE_SIZE          4096 // the smaller, the smoother the increase
 #define CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_LOG_STRIPES          3 // the higher, the more space saved
 #define CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_TIP_BLOCKS           5500 // the smaller, the more space saved
-//#define CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_DEBUG_SPOOF_SEED
 
 #define RPC_CREDITS_PER_HASH_SCALE ((float)(1<<24))
 
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
index b57fc0f0f..71d09d08c 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
+++ b/src/cryptonote_protocol/cryptonote_protocol_handler.inl
@@ -338,10 +338,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
     }
     context.m_remote_blockchain_height = hshd.current_height;
     context.m_pruning_seed = hshd.pruning_seed;
-#ifdef CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_DEBUG_SPOOF_SEED
-    context.m_pruning_seed = tools::make_pruning_seed(1 + (context.m_remote_address.as<epee::net_utils::ipv4_network_address>().ip()) % (1 << CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_LOG_STRIPES), CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_LOG_STRIPES);
-    LOG_INFO_CC(context, "New connection posing as pruning seed " << epee::string_tools::to_string_hex(context.m_pruning_seed) << ", seed address " << &context.m_pruning_seed);
-#endif
 
     uint64_t target = m_core.get_target_blockchain_height();
     if (target == 0)
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index 876b3876e..07b45b9bd 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -897,32 +897,6 @@ namespace nodetool
     for(const auto& p: m_command_line_peers)
       m_network_zones.at(p.adr.get_zone()).m_peerlist.append_with_peer_white(p);
 
-// all peers are now setup
-#ifdef CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_DEBUG_SPOOF_SEED
-    for (auto& zone : m_network_zones)
-    {
-      std::list<peerlist_entry> plw;
-      while (zone.second.m_peerlist.get_white_peers_count())
-      {
-        plw.push_back(peerlist_entry());
-        zone.second.m_peerlist.get_white_peer_by_index(plw.back(), 0);
-        zone.second.m_peerlist.remove_from_peer_white(plw.back());
-      }
-      for (auto &e:plw)
-        zone.second.m_peerlist.append_with_peer_white(e);
-
-      std::list<peerlist_entry> plg;
-      while (zone.second.m_peerlist.get_gray_peers_count())
-      {
-        plg.push_back(peerlist_entry());
-        zone.second.m_peerlist.get_gray_peer_by_index(plg.back(), 0);
-        zone.second.m_peerlist.remove_from_peer_gray(plg.back());
-      }
-      for (auto &e:plg)
-        zone.second.m_peerlist.append_with_peer_gray(e);
-    }
-#endif
-
     //only in case if we really sure that we have external visible ip
     m_have_address = true;
 
@@ -2132,10 +2106,6 @@ namespace nodetool
         continue;
       }
       local_peerlist[i].last_seen = 0;
-
-#ifdef CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_DEBUG_SPOOF_SEED
-      be.pruning_seed = tools::make_pruning_seed(1 + (be.adr.as<epee::net_utils::ipv4_network_address>().ip()) % (1ul << CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_LOG_STRIPES), CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_LOG_STRIPES);
-#endif
     }
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_peerlist_boost_serialization.h b/src/p2p/net_peerlist_boost_serialization.h
index 37a85d526..1cf4cb026 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_peerlist_boost_serialization.h
+++ b/src/p2p/net_peerlist_boost_serialization.h
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
 #include "net/i2p_address.h"
 #include "p2p/p2p_protocol_defs.h"
 
-#ifdef CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_DEBUG_SPOOF_SEED
-#include "common/pruning.h"
-#endif
-
 BOOST_CLASS_VERSION(nodetool::peerlist_entry, 3)
 
 namespace boost
@@ -228,12 +224,6 @@ namespace boost
         return;
       }
       a & pl.pruning_seed;
-#ifdef CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_DEBUG_SPOOF_SEED
-      if (!typename Archive::is_saving())
-      {
-        pl.pruning_seed = tools::make_pruning_seed(1+pl.adr.as<epee::net_utils::ipv4_network_address>().ip() % (1<<CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_LOG_STRIPES), CRYPTONOTE_PRUNING_LOG_STRIPES);
-      }
-#endif
       if (ver < 2)
       {
         if (!typename Archive::is_saving())