diff --git a/plugins/autopeering/protocol/incoming_response_processor.go b/plugins/autopeering/protocol/incoming_response_processor.go
index 1bec1044722132eda13f3f8d1f7edd37d3637824..ea33fa60d5c7f00411f8315065692014d022a1e6 100644
--- a/plugins/autopeering/protocol/incoming_response_processor.go
+++ b/plugins/autopeering/protocol/incoming_response_processor.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func createIncomingResponseProcessor(plugin *node.Plugin) *events.Closure {
 func processIncomingResponse(plugin *node.Plugin, peeringResponse *response.Response) {
 	plugin.LogDebug("received peering response from " + peeringResponse.Issuer.String())
 
-	peeringResponse.Issuer.Conn.Close()
+	_ = peeringResponse.Issuer.Conn.Close()
 
 	knownpeers.INSTANCE.AddOrUpdate(peeringResponse.Issuer)
 	for _, peer := range peeringResponse.Peers {
@@ -28,19 +28,5 @@ func processIncomingResponse(plugin *node.Plugin, peeringResponse *response.Resp
 		defer chosenneighbors.INSTANCE.Lock()()
 
 		chosenneighbors.INSTANCE.AddOrUpdate(peeringResponse.Issuer, false)
-
-		/*
-		   if len(chosenneighbors.INSTANCE.Peers) > constants.NEIGHBOR_COUNT / 2 {
-		       dropMessage := &drop.Drop{Issuer:ownpeer.INSTANCE}
-		       dropMessage.Sign()
-
-		       chosenneighbors.FurthestNeighborLock.RLock()
-		       if _, err := chosenneighbors.FURTHEST_NEIGHBOR.Send(dropMessage.Marshal(), types.PROTOCOL_TYPE_UDP, false); err != nil {
-		           plugin.LogDebug("error when sending drop message to" + chosenneighbors.FURTHEST_NEIGHBOR.String())
-		       }
-		       chosenneighbors.INSTANCE.Remove(chosenneighbors.FURTHEST_NEIGHBOR.Identity.StringIdentifier, false)
-		       chosenneighbors.FurthestNeighborLock.RUnlock()
-		   }
-		*/
 	}
 }