diff --git a/pallets/subtensor/src/coinbase/run_coinbase.rs b/pallets/subtensor/src/coinbase/run_coinbase.rs
index 9930451bce..9b119f1786 100644
--- a/pallets/subtensor/src/coinbase/run_coinbase.rs
+++ b/pallets/subtensor/src/coinbase/run_coinbase.rs
@@ -249,11 +249,6 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
                 BlocksSinceLastStep::<T>::mutate(netuid, |total| *total = total.saturating_add(1));
             }
         }
-
-        // --- 8. Apply pending childkeys of this subnet for the next epoch
-        for netuid in subnets.iter() {
-            Self::do_set_pending_children(*netuid);
-        }
     }
 
     pub fn drain_pending_emission(