diff --git a/minode/manager.py b/minode/manager.py
index e39fee2..6b6aef6 100644
--- a/minode/manager.py
+++ b/minode/manager.py
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ class Manager(threading.Thread):
         ) as src:
             reader = csv.reader(src)
             shared.core_nodes = {(row[0], int(row[1])) for row in reader}
-            shared.node_pool.update(shared.core_nodes)
 
         with open(
             os.path.join(shared.source_directory, 'i2p_core_nodes.csv'),