diff --git a/modules/ripple_app/ledger/ripple_InboundLedgers.cpp b/modules/ripple_app/ledger/ripple_InboundLedgers.cpp
index 2bd0f82be..ddc549154 100644
--- a/modules/ripple_app/ledger/ripple_InboundLedgers.cpp
+++ b/modules/ripple_app/ledger/ripple_InboundLedgers.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ InboundLedger::pointer InboundLedgers::findCreate (uint256 const& hash, uint32 s
         ptr->addPeers ();
         ptr->setTimer (); // Cannot call in constructor
     }
-    else
+    else if (isComplete ())
     {
         Ledger::pointer ledger = ptr->getLedger ();
         ledger->setClosed ();
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
index 13694d718..77823bda3 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/NetworkOPs.cpp
@@ -1258,15 +1258,6 @@ NetworkOPs::getAccountTxs (const RippleAddress& account, int32 minLedger, int32
                     ledger->pendSave(false);
             }
 
-            if (rawMeta.getLength() == 0)
-            { // Work around a bug that could leave the metadata missing
-                uint32 seq = static_cast<uint32>(db->getBigInt("AccountTransactions.LedgerSeq"));
-                WriteLog(lsWARNING, NetworkOPs) << "Recovering ledger " << seq << ", txn " << txn->getID();
-                Ledger::pointer ledger = getLedgerBySeq(seq);
-                if (ledger)
-                    ledger->pendSave(false);
-            }
-
             TransactionMetaSet::pointer meta = boost::make_shared<TransactionMetaSet> (txn->getID (), txn->getLedger (), rawMeta.getData ());
             ret.push_back (std::pair<Transaction::pointer, TransactionMetaSet::pointer> (txn, meta));
         }