diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 6b343fb049a1c..bd9d38619fd51 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1392,13 +1392,13 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 #endif
 
     StartNode(threadGroup, scheduler);
-
+#if 0 // Disable partition check for now, it triggers too often (issue #6251)
     // Monitor the chain, and alert if we get blocks much quicker or slower than expected
     int64_t nPowTargetSpacing = Params().GetConsensus().nPowTargetSpacing;
     CScheduler::Function f = boost::bind(&PartitionCheck, &IsInitialBlockDownload,
                                          boost::ref(cs_main), boost::cref(chainActive), nPowTargetSpacing);
     scheduler.scheduleEvery(f, nPowTargetSpacing);
-
+#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     // Generate coins in the background
     if (pwalletMain)