diff --git a/src/bake-bulk-client.c b/src/bake-bulk-client.c
index ac10c1eee499acab01ceacb7c6007a10c72fb113..3032b77d5764ca292131ece8caac5e09cd631593 100644
--- a/src/bake-bulk-client.c
+++ b/src/bake-bulk-client.c
@@ -369,21 +369,11 @@ int bake_bulk_proxy_write(
     bake_bulk_write_in_t in;
     bake_bulk_write_out_t out;
     struct bake_instance *instance = NULL;
-#if 0
-    char remote_addr_str[128] = {0};
-    hg_size_t remote_addr_str_sz = 128;
-#endif
     int ret;
 
     HASH_FIND(hh, instance_hash, &bti, sizeof(bti), instance);
     if(!instance)
         return(-1);
-#if 0
-    hret = margo_addr_to_string(g_margo_inst.mid, remote_addr_str,
-        &remote_addr_str_sz, remote_addr);
-    if(hret != HG_SUCCESS)
-        return(-1);
-#endif
 
     in.bti = bti;
     in.rid = rid;
@@ -391,11 +381,8 @@ int bake_bulk_proxy_write(
     in.bulk_handle = remote_bulk;
     in.bulk_offset = remote_offset;
     in.bulk_size = size;
-#if 0
-    in.remote_addr_str = remote_addr_str; /* enable proxy write to remote source */
-#else
     in.remote_addr_str = (char*)remote_addr;
-#endif
+
     hret = margo_create(g_margo_inst.mid, instance->dest,
         g_margo_inst.bake_bulk_write_id, &handle);
     if(hret != HG_SUCCESS)