diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_include.h b/iguana/exchanges/LP_include.h
index af0f0fee3..292b997d6 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_include.h
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_include.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 //#define LP_STRICTPEERS
 
-#define LP_ELECTRUM_MINPORT 8776
 #define LP_COMMAND_SENDSOCK NN_PUSH
 #define LP_COMMAND_RECVSOCK NN_PULL
 
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_peers.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_peers.c
index f6c2bc4f5..e249f099a 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_peers.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_peers.c
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ struct LP_peerinfo *LP_addpeer(struct LP_peerinfo *mypeer,int32_t mypubsock,char
 {
     uint32_t ipbits; int32_t pushsock,subsock,timeout; char checkip[64],pushaddr[64],subaddr[64]; struct LP_peerinfo *peer = 0;
     printf("addpeer (%s:%u)\n",ipaddr,port);
-    if ( port >= LP_ELECTRUM_MINPORT )
-        return(0);
 #ifdef LP_STRICTPEERS
     if ( strncmp("5.9.253",ipaddr,strlen("5.9.253")) != 0 )
         return(0);