diff --git a/lbrynet/core/server/BlobRequestHandler.py b/lbrynet/core/server/BlobRequestHandler.py
index aea8cd276..2d08f25c2 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/server/BlobRequestHandler.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/server/BlobRequestHandler.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class BlobRequestHandler(object):
             return self._send_blob(response, query)
 
     def _send_blob(self, response, query):
-        d = self.blob_manager.get_blob(query, True)
+        d = self.blob_manager.get_blob(query)
         d.addCallback(self.open_blob_for_reading, response)
         return d
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class BlobRequestHandler(object):
             return defer.succeed(response)
         else:
             log.debug("Requested blob: %s", str(incoming))
-            d = self.blob_manager.get_blob(incoming, True)
+            d = self.blob_manager.get_blob(incoming)
             d.addCallback(lambda blob: self.open_blob_for_reading(blob, response))
             return d
 
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
index fdc730a2b..d3224cda4 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
 
     def _get_or_download_sd_blob(self, blob, sd_hash):
         if blob:
-            return self.session.blob_manager.get_blob(blob[0], True)
+            return self.session.blob_manager.get_blob(blob[0])
 
         def _check_est(downloader):
             if downloader.result is not None:
diff --git a/lbrynet/reflector/client/blob.py b/lbrynet/reflector/client/blob.py
index 2aba7716f..854dc6489 100644
--- a/lbrynet/reflector/client/blob.py
+++ b/lbrynet/reflector/client/blob.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class BlobReflectorClient(Protocol):
             blob_hash = self.blob_hashes_to_send[0]
             log.debug('No current blob, sending the next one: %s', blob_hash)
             self.blob_hashes_to_send = self.blob_hashes_to_send[1:]
-            d = self.blob_manager.get_blob(blob_hash, True)
+            d = self.blob_manager.get_blob(blob_hash)
             d.addCallback(self.open_blob_for_reading)
             # send the server the next blob hash + length
             d.addCallbacks(