diff --git a/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go b/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go
index 7217a30cc12..e04509804c1 100644
--- a/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go
+++ b/turbo/stages/headerdownload/header_algos.go
@@ -530,8 +530,6 @@ func (hd *HeaderDownload) InsertHeader(hf FeedHeaderFunc, terminalTotalDifficult
 		if !link.verified {
 			if err := hd.VerifyHeader(link.header); err != nil {
 				hd.badPoSHeaders[link.hash] = link.header.ParentHash
-				// record the bad link
-				hd.badHeaders[link.hash] = struct{}{}
 				if errors.Is(err, consensus.ErrFutureBlock) {
 					// This may become valid later
 					log.Warn("[downloader] Added future link", "hash", link.hash, "height", link.blockHeight, "timestamp", link.header.Time)