diff --git a/codex/blockexchange/peers/peerctxstore.nim b/codex/blockexchange/peers/peerctxstore.nim
index 575b658b..14f332e7 100644
--- a/codex/blockexchange/peers/peerctxstore.nim
+++ b/codex/blockexchange/peers/peerctxstore.nim
@@ -82,33 +82,6 @@ proc getPeersForBlock*(self: PeerCtxStore, address: BlockAddress): PeersForBlock
       res.without.add(peer)
   res
 
-func selectCheapest*(self: PeerCtxStore, address: BlockAddress): seq[BlockExcPeerCtx] =
-  # assume that the price for all leaves in a tree is the same
-  let rootAddress = BlockAddress(leaf: false, cid: address.cidOrTreeCid)
-  var peers = self.peersHave(rootAddress)
-
-  func cmp(a, b: BlockExcPeerCtx): int =
-    var
-      priceA = 0.u256
-      priceB = 0.u256
-
-    a.blocks.withValue(rootAddress, precense):
-      priceA = precense[].price
-
-    b.blocks.withValue(rootAddress, precense):
-      priceB = precense[].price
-
-    if priceA == priceB:
-      0
-    elif priceA > priceB:
-      1
-    else:
-      -1
-
-  peers.sort(cmp)
-  trace "Selected cheapest peers", peers = peers.len
-  return peers
-
 proc new*(T: type PeerCtxStore): PeerCtxStore =
   ## create new instance of a peer context store
   PeerCtxStore(peers: initOrderedTable[PeerId, BlockExcPeerCtx]())
diff --git a/tests/codex/blockexchange/testpeerctxstore.nim b/tests/codex/blockexchange/testpeerctxstore.nim
index 6d7a1af3..dc77fbd8 100644
--- a/tests/codex/blockexchange/testpeerctxstore.nim
+++ b/tests/codex/blockexchange/testpeerctxstore.nim
@@ -69,27 +69,6 @@ checksuite "Peer Context Store Peer Selection":
     check peerCtxs[0] in peers
     check peerCtxs[5] in peers
 
-  test "Should select cheapest peers for Cid":
-    peerCtxs[0].blocks = collect(initTable):
-      for i, a in addresses:
-        { a: Presence(address: a, price: (5 + i).u256) }
-
-    peerCtxs[5].blocks = collect(initTable):
-      for i, a in addresses:
-        { a: Presence(address: a, price: (2 + i).u256) }
-
-    peerCtxs[9].blocks = collect(initTable):
-      for i, a in addresses:
-        { a: Presence(address: a, price: i.u256) }
-
-    let
-      peers = store.selectCheapest(addresses[0])
-
-    check peers.len == 3
-    check peers[0] == peerCtxs[9]
-    check peers[1] == peerCtxs[5]
-    check peers[2] == peerCtxs[0]
-
   test "Should select peers that want Cid":
     let
       entries = addresses.mapIt(
@@ -109,3 +88,19 @@ checksuite "Peer Context Store Peer Selection":
     check peers.len == 2
     check peerCtxs[0] in peers
     check peerCtxs[5] in peers
+
+  test "Should return peers with and without block":
+    let address = addresses[2]
+
+    peerCtxs[1].blocks[address] = Presence(address: address, price: 0.u256)
+    peerCtxs[2].blocks[address] = Presence(address: address, price: 0.u256)
+
+    let peers = store.getPeersForBlock(address)
+
+    for i, pc in peerCtxs:
+      if i == 1 or i == 2:
+        check pc in peers.with
+        check pc notin peers.without
+      else:
+        check pc notin peers.with
+        check pc in peers.without