BIP 8: Remove impossible direct path from DEFINED to FAILING

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/bip-0008.mediawiki b/bip-0008.mediawiki
index 4d7c85f..612fd42 100644
--- a/bip-0008.mediawiki
+++ b/bip-0008.mediawiki
@@ -110,12 +110,9 @@ Otherwise, the next state depends on the previous state:
 
         switch (GetStateForBlock(GetAncestorAtHeight(block, block.height - 2016))) {
 
-We remain in the initial state until either we pass the start block height or the timeout height.
+We remain in the initial state until we reach the start block height.
 
         case DEFINED:
-            if (block.height >= timeoutheight) {
-                return (lockinontimeout == true) ? LOCKED_IN : FAILING;
-            }
             if (block.height >= startheight) {
                 return STARTED;
             }