diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
index 78e9d45e8..0efbd8552 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/slotutil"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/timeutils"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
@@ -117,20 +116,10 @@ func (s *Service) processAttestation(subscribedToStateEvents chan struct{}) {
 					continue
 				}
 
-				hasState := s.stateGen.StateSummaryExists(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot))
-				hasBlock := s.hasBlock(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot))
-				if !(hasState && hasBlock) {
-					continue
-				}
-
 				if err := s.attPool.DeleteForkchoiceAttestation(a); err != nil {
 					log.WithError(err).Error("Could not delete fork choice attestation in pool")
 				}
 
-				if !s.verifyCheckpointEpoch(a.Data.Target) {
-					continue
-				}
-
 				if err := s.ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx, a); err != nil {
 					log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 						"slot":             a.Data.Slot,
@@ -144,23 +133,3 @@ func (s *Service) processAttestation(subscribedToStateEvents chan struct{}) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-// This verifies the epoch of input checkpoint is within current epoch and previous epoch
-// with respect to current time. Returns true if it's within, false if it's not.
-func (s *Service) verifyCheckpointEpoch(c *ethpb.Checkpoint) bool {
-	now := uint64(timeutils.Now().Unix())
-	genesisTime := uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())
-	currentSlot := (now - genesisTime) / params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
-	currentEpoch := helpers.SlotToEpoch(currentSlot)
-
-	var prevEpoch uint64
-	if currentEpoch > 1 {
-		prevEpoch = currentEpoch - 1
-	}
-
-	if c.Epoch != prevEpoch && c.Epoch != currentEpoch {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
index f4716087c..ba4c62630 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go
@@ -9,21 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/params"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/testutil/require"
 )
 
-func TestVerifyCheckpointEpoch_Ok(t *testing.T) {
-	helpers.ClearCache()
-	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-
-	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, db, sc)
-	chainService.genesisTime = time.Now()
-
-	assert.Equal(t, true, chainService.verifyCheckpointEpoch(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}))
-	assert.Equal(t, false, chainService.verifyCheckpointEpoch(&ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}))
-}
-
 func TestAttestationCheckPtState_FarFutureSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	helpers.ClearCache()
 	db, sc := testDB.SetupDB(t)