diff --git a/src/policy.cpp b/src/policy.cpp
index 054602355..ae8c9d9da 100644
--- a/src/policy.cpp
+++ b/src/policy.cpp
@@ -1768,10 +1768,6 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		if (lhs.connectable != rhs.connectable)
 			return lhs.connectable < rhs.connectable;
 
-		// prefer peers with higher failcount
-		if (lhs.failcount != rhs.failcount)
-			return lhs.failcount > rhs.failcount;
-
 		return lhs.trust_points < rhs.trust_points;
 	}