diff --git a/crates/task-impls/src/da.rs b/crates/task-impls/src/da.rs
index e811f7ac7e..633bcaff14 100644
--- a/crates/task-impls/src/da.rs
+++ b/crates/task-impls/src/da.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,13 @@
 use std::{marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_broadcast::{Receiver, Sender};
-use async_compatibility_layer::art::async_spawn;
 use async_lock::RwLock;
 #[cfg(async_executor_impl = "async-std")]
 use async_std::task::spawn_blocking;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use hotshot_task::task::TaskState;
 use hotshot_types::{
-    consensus::{Consensus, OuterConsensus, View},
+    consensus::{OuterConsensus, View},
     data::{DaProposal, PackedBundle},
     event::{Event, EventType},
     message::{Proposal, UpgradeLock},
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ use hotshot_types::{
     traits::{
         block_contents::vid_commitment,
         election::Membership,
-        network::ConnectedNetwork,
         node_implementation::{NodeImplementation, NodeType, Versions},
         signature_key::SignatureKey,
         storage::Storage,
@@ -231,42 +229,6 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType, I: NodeImplementation<TYPES>, V: Versions> DaTaskState<TYP
                 ) {
                     tracing::trace!("{e:?}");
                 }
-                // Optimistically calculate and update VID if we know that the primary network is down.
-                if self.network.is_primary_down() {
-                    let consensus =
-                        OuterConsensus::new(Arc::clone(&self.consensus.inner_consensus));
-                    let membership = Arc::clone(&self.quorum_membership);
-                    let pk = self.private_key.clone();
-                    let public_key = self.public_key.clone();
-                    let chan = event_stream.clone();
-                    let current_epoch = self.cur_epoch;
-                    async_spawn(async move {
-                        Consensus::calculate_and_update_vid(
-                            OuterConsensus::new(Arc::clone(&consensus.inner_consensus)),
-                            view_number,
-                            membership,
-                            &pk,
-                            current_epoch,
-                        )
-                        .await;
-                        if let Some(Some(vid_share)) = consensus
-                            .read()
-                            .await
-                            .vid_shares()
-                            .get(&view_number)
-                            .map(|shares| shares.get(&public_key).cloned())
-                        {
-                            broadcast_event(
-                                Arc::new(HotShotEvent::VidShareRecv(
-                                    public_key.clone(),
-                                    vid_share.clone(),
-                                )),
-                                &chan,
-                            )
-                            .await;
-                        }
-                    });
-                }
             }
             HotShotEvent::DaVoteRecv(ref vote) => {
                 tracing::debug!("DA vote recv, Main Task {:?}", vote.view_number());
diff --git a/crates/types/src/consensus.rs b/crates/types/src/consensus.rs
index 3ab3444b94..c40091f857 100644
--- a/crates/types/src/consensus.rs
+++ b/crates/types/src/consensus.rs
@@ -824,13 +824,10 @@ impl<TYPES: NodeType> Consensus<TYPES> {
         private_key: &<TYPES::SignatureKey as SignatureKey>::PrivateKey,
         epoch: TYPES::Epoch,
     ) -> Option<()> {
-        let consensus = consensus.upgradable_read().await;
-        let txns = consensus.saved_payloads().get(&view)?;
-        let vid =
-            VidDisperse::calculate_vid_disperse(Arc::clone(txns), &membership, view, epoch, None)
-                .await;
+        let txns = Arc::clone(consensus.read().await.saved_payloads().get(&view)?);
+        let vid = VidDisperse::calculate_vid_disperse(txns, &membership, view, epoch, None).await;
         let shares = VidDisperseShare::from_vid_disperse(vid);
-        let mut consensus = ConsensusUpgradableReadLockGuard::upgrade(consensus).await;
+        let mut consensus = consensus.write().await;
         for share in shares {
             if let Some(prop) = share.to_proposal(private_key) {
                 consensus.update_vid_shares(view, prop);