diff --git a/cgminer.c b/cgminer.c
index 4f88f9fd..92f9ad8d 100644
--- a/cgminer.c
+++ b/cgminer.c
@@ -4331,24 +4331,6 @@ static void *watchpool_thread(void __maybe_unused *userdata)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/* Work is sorted according to age, so discard the oldest work items, leaving
- * only 1 staged work item per mining thread */
-static void age_work(void)
-{
-	int discarded = 0;
-
-	while (requests_staged() > mining_threads * 4 / 3 + opt_queue) {
-		struct work *work = hash_pop(NULL);
-
-		if (unlikely(!work))
-			break;
-		discard_work(work);
-		discarded++;
-	}
-	if (discarded)
-		applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Aged %d work items", discarded);
-}
-
 /* Makes sure the hashmeter keeps going even if mining threads stall, updates
  * the screen at regular intervals, and restarts threads if they appear to have
  * died. */
@@ -4370,8 +4352,6 @@ static void *watchdog_thread(void __maybe_unused *userdata)
 		if (requests_queued() < opt_queue)
 			queue_request(NULL, false);
 
-		age_work();
-
 		hashmeter(-1, &zero_tv, 0);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CURSES