diff --git a/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js b/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js
index 11648fced..c15d64e30 100644
--- a/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js
+++ b/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ const deferResponse = function (Env, channel, cb) {
 
 Pinning.isChannelPinned = function (Env, channel, cb) {
     return void cb(void 0, true); // XXX
+/*
     // if the pins are fully loaded then you can answer yes/no definitively
     if (Env.pinsLoaded) {
         return void cb(void 0, !isEmpty(Env.pinnedPads[channel]));
@@ -560,5 +561,6 @@ Pinning.isChannelPinned = function (Env, channel, cb) {
     // as you learn that one account has pinned a file.
     // negative responses have to wait until the end
     deferResponse(Env, channel, cb);
+*/
 };