diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPool.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPool.java
index 1d5e20de95..07fdf82d4d 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPool.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPool.java
@@ -80,18 +80,10 @@ public TransactionPool(
   }
 
   private void handleConnect(final EthPeer peer) {
-
-    System.out.println("- x - x - x -");
-
     List<Transaction> localTransactions = getLocalTransactions();
     for (Transaction transaction : localTransactions) {
       peerTransactionTracker.addToPeerSendQueue(peer, transaction);
     }
-    //    peerTransactionTracker.markTransactionsAsSeen(peer, localTransactions);
-    //    Iterable<Transaction> localTransactionsX = getLocalTransactions();
-    //    try {
-    //      peer.send(TransactionsMessage.create(localTransactionsX));
-    //    }catch (Exception ignored){}
   }
 
   public List<Transaction> getLocalTransactions() {
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPoolTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPoolTest.java
index 445fe7c36e..f5c177a4ff 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPoolTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionPoolTest.java
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ private void givenTransactionIsValid(final Transaction transaction) {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void shouldX() {
+  public void shouldSendOnlyLocalTransactionToNewlyConnectedPeer() {
     SyncState syncState = mock(SyncState.class);
     when(syncState.isInSync(anyLong())).thenReturn(true);
     EthProtocolManager ethProtocolManager = EthProtocolManagerTestUtil.create();