diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/impl/stage/input/ReplicatedInput.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/impl/stage/input/ReplicatedInput.java
index 6ac780ea2..00d75bc82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/impl/stage/input/ReplicatedInput.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/impl/stage/input/ReplicatedInput.java
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ public abstract class ReplicatedInput<K, V, R>
     }
 
     public void processReplicatedEvent() {
-        if (riId == mh.m().identifier()) {
-            // this may occur when working with UDP, as we may receive our own data
-            return;
-        }
 
         mh.m().setLastModificationTime(riId, bootstrapTimestamp);