diff --git a/pkg/base-dev/sur/hood.hoon b/pkg/base-dev/sur/hood.hoon
index 9fe23104b3..4202762431 100644
--- a/pkg/base-dev/sur/hood.hoon
+++ b/pkg/base-dev/sur/hood.hoon
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@
 ++  read-bill
   |=  [our=ship =desk now=@da]
   =/  pax  (en-beam [our desk da+now] /desk/bill)
-  ?.  (~(has in .^((set ^desk) cd/~[(scot %p our) ~ (scot %da now)])) desk)
-    *(list dude)
   ?.  .^(? cu/pax)
     *(list dude)
   .^((list dude) cx/pax)