diff --git a/src/seeder/bitcoin.h b/src/seeder/bitcoin.h
--- a/src/seeder/bitcoin.h
+++ b/src/seeder/bitcoin.h
@@ -75,7 +75,4 @@
     int GetStartingHeight() { return nStartingHeight; }
 };
 
-bool TestNode(const CService &cip, int &ban, int &client, std::string &clientSV,
-              int &blocks, std::vector<CAddress> *vAddr);
-
 #endif // BITCOIN_SEEDER_BITCOIN_H
diff --git a/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp b/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
--- a/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/seeder/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -327,26 +327,3 @@
     sock = INVALID_SOCKET;
     return (ban == 0) && res;
 }
-
-bool TestNode(const CService &cip, int &ban, int &clientV,
-              std::string &clientSV, int &blocks,
-              std::vector<CAddress> *vAddr) {
-    try {
-        CSeederNode node(cip, vAddr);
-        bool ret = node.Run();
-        if (!ret) {
-            ban = node.GetBan();
-        } else {
-            ban = 0;
-        }
-        clientV = node.GetClientVersion();
-        clientSV = node.GetClientSubVersion();
-        blocks = node.GetStartingHeight();
-        // tfm::format(std::cout, "%s: %s!!!\n", cip.ToString().c_str(), ret ?
-        // "GOOD" : "BAD");
-        return ret;
-    } catch (std::ios_base::failure &e) {
-        ban = 0;
-        return false;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/seeder/main.cpp b/src/seeder/main.cpp
--- a/src/seeder/main.cpp
+++ b/src/seeder/main.cpp
@@ -190,9 +190,24 @@
             res.nHeight = 0;
             res.strClientV = "";
             bool getaddr = res.ourLastSuccess + 86400 < now;
-            res.fGood = TestNode(res.service, res.nBanTime, res.nClientV,
-                                 res.strClientV, res.nHeight,
-                                 getaddr ? &addr : nullptr);
+            try {
+                CSeederNode node(res.service, getaddr ? &addr : nullptr);
+                bool ret = node.Run();
+                if (!ret) {
+                    res.nBanTime = node.GetBan();
+                } else {
+                    res.nBanTime = 0;
+                }
+                res.nClientV = node.GetClientVersion();
+                res.strClientV = node.GetClientSubVersion();
+                res.nHeight = node.GetStartingHeight();
+                // tfm::format(std::cout, "%s: %s!!!\n", cip.ToString().c_str(),
+                // ret ? "GOOD" : "BAD");
+                res.fGood = ret;
+            } catch (std::ios_base::failure &e) {
+                res.nBanTime = 0;
+                res.fGood = false;
+            }
         }
 
         db.ResultMany(ips);