diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 72095da4a2..5ef8af8b3f 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1067,7 +1067,6 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     LogPrintf("Using data directory %s\n", strDataDir);
     LogPrintf("Using config file %s\n", GetConfigFile().string());
     LogPrintf("Using at most %i connections (%i file descriptors available)\n", nMaxConnections, nFD);
-    std::ostringstream strErrors;
 
     LogPrintf("Using %u threads for script verification\n", nScriptCheckThreads);
     if (nScriptCheckThreads) {
@@ -1492,9 +1491,6 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 11: start node
 
-    if (!strErrors.str().empty())
-        return InitError(strErrors.str());
-
     //// debug print
     LogPrintf("mapBlockIndex.size() = %u\n",   mapBlockIndex.size());
     LogPrintf("nBestHeight = %d\n",                   chainActive.Height());