diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
index 5641c661efb..07588b7c171 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
@@ -577,9 +577,6 @@ namespace eosio {
 
       const string peer_name();
 
-      void txn_send_pending(const vector<transaction_id_type>& ids);
-      void txn_send(const vector<transaction_id_type>& txn_lis);
-
       void blk_send_branch();
       void blk_send(const block_id_type& blkid);
       void stop_send();
@@ -833,26 +830,6 @@ namespace eosio {
       if( read_delay_timer ) read_delay_timer->cancel();
    }
 
-   void connection::txn_send_pending(const vector<transaction_id_type>& ids) {
-      const std::set<transaction_id_type, sha256_less> known_ids(ids.cbegin(), ids.cend());
-      my_impl->expire_local_txns();
-      for(auto tx = my_impl->local_txns.begin(); tx != my_impl->local_txns.end(); ++tx ){
-         const bool found = known_ids.find( tx->id ) != known_ids.cend();
-         if( !found ) {
-            queue_write( tx->serialized_txn, true, []( boost::system::error_code ec, std::size_t ) {} );
-         }
-      }
-   }
-
-   void connection::txn_send(const vector<transaction_id_type>& ids) {
-      for(const auto& t : ids) {
-         auto tx = my_impl->local_txns.get<by_id>().find(t);
-         if( tx != my_impl->local_txns.end() ) {
-            queue_write( tx->serialized_txn, true, []( boost::system::error_code ec, std::size_t ) {} );
-         }
-      }
-   }
-
    void connection::blk_send_branch() {
       controller& cc = my_impl->chain_plug->chain();
       uint32_t head_num = cc.fork_db_head_block_num();
@@ -2375,17 +2352,6 @@ namespace eosio {
          break;
       }
       case catch_up : {
-         if( msg.known_trx.pending > 0) {
-            // plan to get all except what we already know about.
-            req.req_trx.mode = catch_up;
-            send_req = true;
-            size_t known_sum = local_txns.size();
-            if( known_sum ) {
-               for( const auto& t : local_txns.get<by_id>() ) {
-                  req.req_trx.ids.push_back( t.id );
-               }
-            }
-         }
          break;
       }
       case normal: {
@@ -2443,14 +2409,17 @@ namespace eosio {
 
       switch (msg.req_trx.mode) {
       case catch_up :
-         c->txn_send_pending(msg.req_trx.ids);
-         break;
-      case normal :
-         c->txn_send(msg.req_trx.ids);
          break;
       case none :
          if(msg.req_blocks.mode == none)
             c->stop_send();
+         // no break
+      case normal :
+         if( !msg.req_trx.ids.empty() ) {
+            elog( "Invalid request_message, req_trx.ids.size ${s}", ("s", msg.req_trx.ids.size()) );
+            close(c);
+            return;
+         }
          break;
       default:;
       }