diff --git a/include/Host.h b/include/Host.h
index fc27d80e98..161eee7cd2 100644
--- a/include/Host.h
+++ b/include/Host.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ public:
                     bool            &with_vm_info,
                     set<int>        &lost,
                     map<int,string> &found,
-                    set<int>        &found_twice,
                     const set<int>  &non_shared_ds,
                     long long       reserved_cpu,
                     long long       reserved_mem);
@@ -528,12 +527,6 @@ private:
      */
     set<int>        tmp_zombie_vms;
 
-    /**
-     * Tmp set of found VM IDs. Used to give recovered poweroff VMs one
-     * grace cycle, in case they reappear in outdated poll info.
-     */
-    set<int>        tmp_found_vms;
-
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     //  VM Collection
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/host/Host.cc b/src/host/Host.cc
index 21ed451249..679f159e51 100644
--- a/src/host/Host.cc
+++ b/src/host/Host.cc
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ int Host::update_info(Template        &tmpl,
                       bool            &with_vm_info,
                       set<int>        &lost,
                       map<int,string> &found,
-                      set<int>        &found_twice,
                       const set<int>  &non_shared_ds,
                       long long       reserved_cpu,
                       long long       reserved_mem)
@@ -272,7 +271,6 @@ int Host::update_info(Template        &tmpl,
 
     set<int> prev_tmp_lost   = tmp_lost_vms;
     set<int> prev_tmp_zombie = tmp_zombie_vms;
-    set<int> prev_tmp_found  = tmp_found_vms;
 
     int num_zombies = 0;
     int num_wilds   = 0;
@@ -339,8 +337,6 @@ int Host::update_info(Template        &tmpl,
 
     tmp_zombie_vms.clear();
 
-    tmp_found_vms.clear();
-
     for (it = vm_att.begin(); it != vm_att.end(); it++)
     {
         vatt = dynamic_cast<VectorAttribute*>(*it);
@@ -366,13 +362,6 @@ int Host::update_info(Template        &tmpl,
             if (tmp_lost_vms.erase(vmid) == 1) //Good, known
             {
                 found.insert(make_pair(vmid, vatt->vector_value("POLL")));
-
-                tmp_found_vms.insert(vmid);
-
-                if (prev_tmp_found.count(vmid) == 1)
-                {
-                    found_twice.insert(vmid);
-                }
             }
             else //Bad, known but should not be here
             {
diff --git a/src/im/MonitorThread.cc b/src/im/MonitorThread.cc
index 46208373f8..e8708de555 100644
--- a/src/im/MonitorThread.cc
+++ b/src/im/MonitorThread.cc
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ void MonitorThread::do_message()
 
     set<int>        lost;
     map<int,string> found;
-    set<int>        found_twice;
 
     ostringstream   oss;
 
@@ -195,8 +194,8 @@ void MonitorThread::do_message()
         return;
     }
 
-    rc = host->update_info(tmpl, vm_poll, lost, found, found_twice,
-                non_shared_ds, reserved_cpu, reserved_mem);
+    rc = host->update_info(tmpl, vm_poll, lost, found, non_shared_ds,
+                reserved_cpu, reserved_mem);
 
     hpool->update(host);
 
@@ -253,26 +252,7 @@ void MonitorThread::do_message()
 
         for (itm = found.begin(); itm != found.end(); itm++)
         {
-            VirtualMachine * vm = vmpool->get(itm->first, true);
-
-            if (vm == 0)
-            {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // When a VM in poweroff is found again, it may be because of
-            // outdated poll information. To make sure, we check if VM was
-            // reported twice
-            if (vm->get_state() == VirtualMachine::POWEROFF &&
-                found_twice.count(itm->first) == 0)
-            {
-                vm->unlock();
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            VirtualMachineManagerDriver::process_poll(vm, itm->second);
-
-            vm->unlock();
+            VirtualMachineManagerDriver::process_poll(itm->first, itm->second);
         }
     }
 };