diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 53d6c6a..05e42ec 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ function initConductor(peer, config) {
       }
     })
 
-    peer.gc.stop() // TODO: This should happen automatically in gc.start()
     peer.gc.start(maxBytes)
     peer.sync.start()
   }