diff --git a/templates/daemon.debian.erb b/templates/daemon.debian.erb
index 3e187b640..fd943b655 100644
--- a/templates/daemon.debian.erb
+++ b/templates/daemon.debian.erb
@@ -59,18 +59,6 @@ do_start()
     start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --chuid $USER --background --make-pidfile -- \
         $DAEMON_ARGS \
         || return 2
-
-    for i in `seq 1 30`; do
-        if ! start-stop-daemon --quiet --stop --test --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --user $USER; then
-            RETVAL=2
-            sleep 1
-            continue
-        fi
-        if "$DAEMON" info ${RPC_ADDR} >/dev/null; then
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done
-    return "$RETVAL"
 }