diff --git a/src/banking_stage.rs b/src/banking_stage.rs
index 94f79d78fa..f7d39c31e7 100644
--- a/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ impl BankingStage {
                     match e {
                         Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
                         Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => (),
-                        Error::SendError => (), // Ignore when downstream stage exits prematurely.
                         _ => error!("{:?}", e),
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/write_stage.rs b/src/write_stage.rs
index ba48b3ccb2..241e22dbb4 100644
--- a/src/write_stage.rs
+++ b/src/write_stage.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ impl WriteStage {
                         match e {
                             Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
                             Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => (),
-                            Error::SendError => (), // Ignore when downstream stage exits prematurely.
                             _ => error!("{:?}", e),
                         }
                     };