diff --git a/alethzero/DownloadView.cpp b/alethzero/DownloadView.cpp
index 788a106d3..4b3bea319 100644
--- a/alethzero/DownloadView.cpp
+++ b/alethzero/DownloadView.cpp
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ void SyncView::paintEvent(QPaintEvent*)
 		progress2 = hProgress2;
 		label = hLabel;
 	}
-	else if (rect().height() / rect().width() > 5)
-	{
-	}
 	else
 	{
 		progress = pieProgress;