diff --git a/libraries/fc b/libraries/fc
index 83a9e4d7..dacdb997 160000
--- a/libraries/fc
+++ b/libraries/fc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 83a9e4d7c859df37ceed6a427c493b852eac0cac
+Subproject commit dacdb997f885d837c48ea3d8f8fa57cb27a82c23
diff --git a/libraries/net/include/graphene/net/config.hpp b/libraries/net/include/graphene/net/config.hpp
index cf5cacb4..6894680f 100644
--- a/libraries/net/include/graphene/net/config.hpp
+++ b/libraries/net/include/graphene/net/config.hpp
@@ -71,11 +71,9 @@
  */
 #define GRAPHENE_NET_FUTURE_SYNC_BLOCKS_GRACE_PERIOD_SEC     (60 * 60)
 
-#define GRAPHENE_NET_INSUFFICIENT_RELAY_FEE_PENALTY_SEC      15
-
 #define GRAPHENE_NET_MAX_INVENTORY_SIZE_IN_MINUTES           2
 
-#define GRAPHENE_NET_MAX_BLOCKS_PER_PEER_DURING_SYNCING      100
+#define GRAPHENE_NET_MAX_BLOCKS_PER_PEER_DURING_SYNCING      200
 
 /**
  * During normal operation, how many items will be fetched from each
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@
  * parameter, so consider increasing or decreasing it if performance
  * during flooding is lacking.
  */
-#define GRAPHENE_NET_MAX_ITEMS_PER_PEER_DURING_NORMAL_OPERATION  50
+#define GRAPHENE_NET_MAX_ITEMS_PER_PEER_DURING_NORMAL_OPERATION  1 
 
 /**
  * Instead of fetching all item IDs from a peer, then fetching all blocks
diff --git a/libraries/net/node.cpp b/libraries/net/node.cpp
index a06584b3..1eda204d 100644
--- a/libraries/net/node.cpp
+++ b/libraries/net/node.cpp
@@ -3784,14 +3784,6 @@ namespace graphene { namespace net { namespace detail {
             _delegate->handle_message( message_to_process );
           message_validated_time = fc::time_point::now();
         }
-        catch ( const insufficient_relay_fee& )
-        {
-          // flooding control.  The message was valid but we can't handle it now.
-          assert(message_to_process.msg_type == graphene::net::trx_message_type); // we only support throttling transactions.
-          if (message_to_process.msg_type == graphene::net::trx_message_type)
-            originating_peer->transaction_fetching_inhibited_until = fc::time_point::now() + fc::seconds(GRAPHENE_NET_INSUFFICIENT_RELAY_FEE_PENALTY_SEC);
-          return;
-        }
         catch ( const fc::canceled_exception& )
         {
           throw;