diff --git a/IxianDLT/Block/BlockProcessor.cs b/IxianDLT/Block/BlockProcessor.cs
index 6707ea3..c0016cd 100644
--- a/IxianDLT/Block/BlockProcessor.cs
+++ b/IxianDLT/Block/BlockProcessor.cs
@@ -4131,28 +4131,5 @@ public ulong determineHighestNetworkBlockNum()
             }
             return netBh;
         }
-
-        public BlockSignature updateBlockSignature()
-        {
-            lock (localBlockLock)
-            {
-                if (localNewBlock == null)
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                BlockSignature signatureData = localNewBlock.applySignature(PresenceList.getPowSolution());
-                if (signatureData == null)
-                {
-                    Logging.error("Could not update block signature {0}.", localNewBlock.blockNum);
-                    return null;
-                }
-
-                Node.inventoryCache.setProcessedFlag(InventoryItemTypes.blockSignature, InventoryItemSignature.getHash(signatureData.recipientPubKeyOrAddress.addressNoChecksum, localNewBlock.blockChecksum), true);
-                SignatureProtocolMessages.broadcastBlockSignature(signatureData, localNewBlock.blockNum, localNewBlock.blockChecksum, null, null);
-
-                return signatureData;
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/IxianDLT/Miner/SignerPowMiner.cs b/IxianDLT/Miner/SignerPowMiner.cs
index fa83e2d..4c53a1c 100644
--- a/IxianDLT/Miner/SignerPowMiner.cs
+++ b/IxianDLT/Miner/SignerPowMiner.cs
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ private void sendFoundSolution()
             }
 
             PresenceList.setPowSolution(newSolution);
-            Node.blockProcessor.updateBlockSignature();
+            Node.blockProcessor.acceptLocalNewBlock();
         }
     }
 }