diff --git a/request-strategy-impls.go b/request-strategy-impls.go
index f4c12646..bf3e4083 100644
--- a/request-strategy-impls.go
+++ b/request-strategy-impls.go
@@ -44,8 +44,15 @@ type requestStrategyTorrent struct {
 	t *Torrent
 }
 
-func (r requestStrategyTorrent) Piece(i int) request_strategy.Piece {
-	return requestStrategyPiece{r.t, i}
+func (r requestStrategyTorrent) IgnorePiece(i int) bool {
+	if r.t.ignorePieceForRequests(i) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if r.t.pieceNumPendingChunks(i) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
 }
 
 func (r requestStrategyTorrent) ChunksPerPiece() uint32 {
diff --git a/request-strategy/order.go b/request-strategy/order.go
index 130c698b..09f1ff0c 100644
--- a/request-strategy/order.go
+++ b/request-strategy/order.go
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ func GetRequestablePieces(input Input, pro *PieceRequestOrder, f func(ih metainf
 	pro.tree.Scan(func(_i pieceRequestOrderItem) bool {
 		ih := _i.key.InfoHash
 		var t Torrent = input.Torrent(ih)
-		var piece Piece = t.Piece(_i.key.Index)
 		pieceLength := t.PieceLength()
 		if storageLeft != nil {
 			if *storageLeft < pieceLength {
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ func GetRequestablePieces(input Input, pro *PieceRequestOrder, f func(ih metainf
 			}
 			*storageLeft -= pieceLength
 		}
-		if !piece.Request() || piece.NumPendingChunks() == 0 {
+		if t.IgnorePiece(_i.key.Index) {
 			// TODO: Clarify exactly what is verified. Stuff that's being hashed should be
 			// considered unverified and hold up further requests.
 			return true
diff --git a/request-strategy/torrent.go b/request-strategy/torrent.go
index 51fc1a6c..2460f2e4 100644
--- a/request-strategy/torrent.go
+++ b/request-strategy/torrent.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package request_strategy
 
 type Torrent interface {
-	Piece(int) Piece
+	IgnorePiece(int) bool
 	ChunksPerPiece() uint32
 	PieceLength() int64
 }