diff --git a/src/komodo_notary.h b/src/komodo_notary.h
index c5cb43aa5..95cb53d95 100644
--- a/src/komodo_notary.h
+++ b/src/komodo_notary.h
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ int32_t komodo_electednotary(uint8_t *pubkey33,int32_t height)
             return(i);
         }
     }
-    if ( height < 300000 )
+    /*if ( height < 300000 )
     {
         for (i=0; i<sizeof(Notaries_genesis)/sizeof(*Notaries_genesis); i++)
         {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int32_t komodo_electednotary(uint8_t *pubkey33,int32_t height)
         decode_hex(legacy33,33,(char *)"0252b6185bf8ea7efe8bbc345ddc8da87329149f30233088387abd716d4aa9e974");
         if ( memcmp(pubkey33,legacy33,33) == 0 )
             return(128);
-    }
+    }*/
     return(-1);
 }
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int32_t komodo_chosennotary(int32_t *notaryidp,int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33)
             return(modval);
         }
     }
-    //if ( height >= 250000 )
+    if ( height >= 300000 )
         return(-1);
     htind = height / KOMODO_ELECTION_GAP;
     pthread_mutex_lock(&komodo_mutex);