diff --git a/modules/ripple_app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp b/modules/ripple_app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
index 8fc1e8799d..719033b7fc 100644
--- a/modules/ripple_app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/modules/ripple_app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ NetworkOPs::NetworkOPs (LedgerMaster* pLedgerMaster)
     , mLastCloseTime (0)
     , mLastValidationTime (0)
     , mFetchPack ("FetchPack", 2048, 20)
-    , mLastFetchPack (0)
-    // VFALCO TODO Give this magic number a name
-    , mFetchSeq (static_cast <uint32> (-1))
+    , mFetchSeq (0)
     , mLastLoadBase (256)
     , mLastLoadFactor (256)
 {
@@ -2351,28 +2349,9 @@ bool NetworkOPs::getFetchPack (uint256 const& hash, Blob& data)
 
 bool NetworkOPs::shouldFetchPack (uint32 seq)
 {
-    uint32 now = getNetworkTimeNC ();
-
-    if (mLastFetchPack == now)
+    if (mFetchSeq == seq);
         return false;
-
-    if (seq < mFetchSeq) // fetch pack has only data for ledgers ahead of where we are
-        mFetchPack.clear ();
-    else
-        mFetchPack.sweep ();
-
-    int size = mFetchPack.getCacheSize ();
-    if (size == 0)
-    {
-        mFetchSeq = 0;
-    }
-    else if (size > 128)
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    mLastFetchPack = now;
-
+    mFetchSeq = seq;
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -2383,8 +2362,6 @@ int NetworkOPs::getFetchSize ()
 
 void NetworkOPs::gotFetchPack (bool progress, uint32 seq)
 {
-    mLastFetchPack = 0;
-    mFetchSeq = seq;        // earliest pack we have data on
     getApp().getJobQueue ().addJob (jtLEDGER_DATA, "gotFetchPack",
                                    BIND_TYPE (&InboundLedgers::gotFetchPack, &getApp().getInboundLedgers (), P_1));
 }
diff --git a/modules/ripple_app/misc/NetworkOPs.h b/modules/ripple_app/misc/NetworkOPs.h
index e47ad502ef..52e88404fd 100644
--- a/modules/ripple_app/misc/NetworkOPs.h
+++ b/modules/ripple_app/misc/NetworkOPs.h
@@ -433,12 +433,6 @@ private:
     SubMapType                                          mSubRTTransactions;     // all proposed and accepted transactions
 
     TaggedCache< uint256, Blob , UptimeTimerAdapter >   mFetchPack;
-    uint32                                              mLastFetchPack;
-
-    // VFALCO TODO Document the special value uint32(-1) for this member
-    //             and replace uint32(-1) with a constant. It is initialized
-    //             in the ctor-initializer list to this constant.
-    //
     uint32                                              mFetchSeq;
 
     uint32                                              mLastLoadBase;