diff --git a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/storage/P2PDataStorage.java b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/storage/P2PDataStorage.java
index 813e9e32bcd..a55ec68d620 100644
--- a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/storage/P2PDataStorage.java
+++ b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/storage/P2PDataStorage.java
@@ -447,17 +447,6 @@ public boolean refreshTTL(RefreshOfferMessage refreshTTLMessage,
 
         int sequenceNumber = refreshTTLMessage.getSequenceNumber();
 
-        // If we have seen a more recent operation for this payload, we ignore the current one
-        // TODO: I think we can return false here. All callers use the Client API (refreshTTL(getRefreshTTLMessage()) which increments the sequence number
-        //  leaving only the onMessage() handler which doesn't look at the return value. It makes more intuitive sense that operations that don't
-        //  change state return false.
-        if (sequenceNumberMap.containsKey(hashOfPayload) && sequenceNumberMap.get(hashOfPayload).sequenceNr == sequenceNumber) {
-            log.trace("We got that message with that seq nr already from another peer. We ignore that message.");
-
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        // TODO: Combine with above in future work, but preserve existing behavior for now
         if(!hasSequenceNrIncreased(sequenceNumber, hashOfPayload))
             return false;
 
diff --git a/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/storage/P2PDataStorageTest.java b/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/storage/P2PDataStorageTest.java
index 4fc3d924e80..97b6a415545 100644
--- a/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/storage/P2PDataStorageTest.java
+++ b/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/storage/P2PDataStorageTest.java
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ public void refreshTTL_existingEntry() throws CryptoException {
             ProtectedStorageEntry entry = this.getProtectedStorageEntryForAdd(1);
             doProtectedStorageAddAndVerify(entry, true, true);
 
-            doRefreshTTLAndVerify(buildRefreshOfferMessage(entry, this.payloadOwnerKeys,1), true, false);
+            doRefreshTTLAndVerify(buildRefreshOfferMessage(entry, this.payloadOwnerKeys,1), false, false);
         }
 
         // TESTCASE: Duplicate refresh message (same seq #)
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ public void refreshTTL_duplicateRefreshSeqNrEqual() throws CryptoException {
             doProtectedStorageAddAndVerify(entry, true, true);
 
             doRefreshTTLAndVerify(buildRefreshOfferMessage(entry, this.payloadOwnerKeys, 2), true, true);
-            doRefreshTTLAndVerify(buildRefreshOfferMessage(entry, this.payloadOwnerKeys, 2), true, false);
+            doRefreshTTLAndVerify(buildRefreshOfferMessage(entry, this.payloadOwnerKeys, 2), false, false);
         }
 
         // TESTCASE: Duplicate refresh message (greater seq #)