diff --git a/src/or/dirserv.c b/src/or/dirserv.c
index a56582144d..d62386aad7 100644
--- a/src/or/dirserv.c
+++ b/src/or/dirserv.c
@@ -752,10 +752,8 @@ live_enough_for_v1_dir(routerinfo_t *ri, time_t now)
   time_t cutoff = now - ROUTER_MAX_AGE_TO_PUBLISH;
   if (ri->cache_info.published_on < cutoff)
     return 0;
-#if 0
   if (!ri->is_running || !ri->is_valid)
     return 0;
-#endif
   return 1;
 }