diff -uNr a/bitcoin/src/main.cpp b/bitcoin/src/main.cpp
--- a/bitcoin/src/main.cpp d49e7aaab38507fd69e6629b8baae80bc87d2071c842c8ede6f2d8e54f87e7d439c79b9a38ad94591e6fd5cf96196f2221426a4c8a2ffb282030fbcf810c18fb
+++ b/bitcoin/src/main.cpp e76829b2488665287ed6037eaa5dd4651a67ddc9a44111089f55249248b6549387b9146bb1e51cc5a659558805bcf8987c10ecad8478f83fc5eb165044ac5d3c
@@ -1725,13 +1725,9 @@
             }
         }
 
-        // Ask the first connected node for block updates
-        static int nAskedForBlocks;
-        if (!pfrom->fClient &&
-            (pfrom->nVersion < 32000 || pfrom->nVersion >= 32400) &&
-             (nAskedForBlocks < 1 || vNodes.size() <= 1))
+        // Ask EVERY connected node (other than self) for block updates
+        if (!pfrom->fClient)
         {
-            nAskedForBlocks++;
             pfrom->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, uint256(0));
         }
 
diff -uNr a/bitcoin/src/net.cpp b/bitcoin/src/net.cpp
--- a/bitcoin/src/net.cpp 31eb2cbdf4f83f10ae8a7cdd3a69312ba6eafbecfafbeddf7546ce99847bd4f2a674037e2b89a0a7b91c37127d9770501c265a7977edb0ae0b3a5964272692f9
+++ b/bitcoin/src/net.cpp 0124234fe388c52595cd67f193728e2fe9a8e5025418df317fe4e4e447572c54fd205578695d61fd7f8d42efe141ee7da9c6435edf2063ffc5ed81fa6d3c64ab
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@
 
 void CNode::PushGetBlocks(CBlockIndex* pindexBegin, uint256 hashEnd)
 {
-    // Filter out duplicate requests
-    if (pindexBegin == pindexLastGetBlocksBegin && hashEnd == hashLastGetBlocksEnd)
-        return;
-    pindexLastGetBlocksBegin = pindexBegin;
-    hashLastGetBlocksEnd = hashEnd;
-
     PushMessage("getblocks", CBlockLocator(pindexBegin), hashEnd);
 }
 
diff -uNr a/bitcoin/src/net.h b/bitcoin/src/net.h
--- a/bitcoin/src/net.h bb842420bcc67752edf8e658524b135f499c5f8676557a6c12f47f204303e34bd73beabdf6e9146ba452947c4e5cd298529969fab90f16942f6bf0c1229f7043
+++ b/bitcoin/src/net.h 3c097f22786c99bd590da3eff3daa012766a8eed65a4ab6ab859ab1b6e38cbfa7334de1b640044c35dc354ed20fc9981b592d86f4af6051111c95cf982550d74
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@
     std::map<uint256, CRequestTracker> mapRequests;
     CCriticalSection cs_mapRequests;
     uint256 hashContinue;
-    CBlockIndex* pindexLastGetBlocksBegin;
-    uint256 hashLastGetBlocksEnd;
     int nStartingHeight;
 
     // flood relay
@@ -180,8 +178,6 @@
         nRefCount = 0;
         nReleaseTime = 0;
         hashContinue = 0;
-        pindexLastGetBlocksBegin = 0;
-        hashLastGetBlocksEnd = 0;
         nStartingHeight = -1;
         fGetAddr = false;
         vfSubscribe.assign(256, false);