diff --git a/p2p/p2p.go b/p2p/p2p.go
index 629a6062c8..c248a8dd86 100644
--- a/p2p/p2p.go
+++ b/p2p/p2p.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package p2p
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
@@ -420,9 +419,6 @@ func loadPeers(database db.DB) ([]peer.AddrInfo, error) {
 		var peerIDBytes []byte
 		for it.Seek(prefix); it.Valid(); it.Next() {
 			peerIDBytes = it.Key()
-			if !bytes.HasPrefix(peerIDBytes, prefix) {
-				break
-			}
 			peerID, err := peer.IDFromBytes(peerIDBytes[len(prefix):])
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("decode peer ID: %w", err)