diff --git a/src/cluster.c b/src/cluster.c
index 3710db14..2afc62cc 100644
--- a/src/cluster.c
+++ b/src/cluster.c
@@ -704,15 +704,8 @@ void clusterProcessGossipSection(clusterMsg *hdr, clusterLink *link) {
         /* Update our state accordingly to the gossip sections */
         node = clusterLookupNode(g->nodename);
         if (node != NULL) {
-            /* We already know this node. Let's start updating the last
-             * time PONG figure if it is newer than our figure.
-             * Note that it's not a problem if we have a PING already 
-             * in progress against this node. */
-            if (node->pong_received < (signed) ntohl(g->pong_received)) {
-                 redisLog(REDIS_DEBUG,"Node pong_received updated by gossip");
-                node->pong_received = ntohl(g->pong_received);
-            }
-            /* Handle failure reports, only when the sender is a master. */
+            /* We already know this node.
+               Handle failure reports, only when the sender is a master. */
             if (sender && sender->flags & REDIS_NODE_MASTER &&
                 node != server.cluster->myself)
             {