diff --git a/nucypher/network/nodes.py b/nucypher/network/nodes.py
index 2a36b171b..37f577c98 100644
--- a/nucypher/network/nodes.py
+++ b/nucypher/network/nodes.py
@@ -810,88 +810,7 @@ class Learner:
         else:
             raise self.InvalidSignature("No signature provided -- signature presumed invalid.")
 
-    def parse_and_maybe_validate_fleet_bytes(self, node_payload, verify_now=False):
-        from nucypher.characters.lawful import Ursula
-        node_list = Ursula.batch_from_bytes(node_payload,
-                                            registry=self.registry,
-                                            federated_only=self.federated_only)  # TODO: 466
-
-        new_nodes = []
-        for node in node_list:
-            if not set(self.learning_domains).intersection(set(node.serving_domains)):
-                self.log.debug(
-                    f"Teacher {node} is serving {node.serving_domains}, but we're only learning {self.learning_domains}.")
-                continue  # This node is not serving any of our domains.
-
-            # First, determine if this is an outdated representation of an already known node.
-            # TODO: #1032
-            with suppress(KeyError):
-                already_known_node = self.known_nodes[node.checksum_address]
-                if not node.timestamp > already_known_node.timestamp:
-                    self.log.debug("Skipping already known node {}".format(already_known_node))
-                    # This node is already known.  We can safely continue to the next.
-                    continue
-
-            #
-            # Verify Node
-            #
-
-            certificate_filepath = self.node_storage.store_node_certificate(certificate=node.certificate)
-            try:
-                if verify_now:
-                    node.verify_node(self.network_middleware,
-                                     registry=self.registry,
-                                     certificate_filepath=certificate_filepath)
-                    self.log.debug("Verified node: {}".format(node.checksum_address))
-
-                else:
-                    node.validate_metadata(registry=self.registry)
-
-            #
-            # Report Failure
-            #
-
-            except NodeSeemsToBeDown:
-                self.log.info(f"Verification Failed - "
-                              f"Cannot establish connection to {node}.")
-
-            except node.StampNotSigned:
-                self.log.warn(f'Verification Failed - '
-                              f'{node} stamp is unsigned.')
-
-            except node.NotStaking:
-                self.log.warn(f'Verification Failed - '
-                              f'{node} has no active stakes in the current period '
-                              f'({self.staking_agent.get_current_period()}')
-
-            except node.InvalidWorkerSignature:
-                self.log.warn(f'Verification Failed - '
-                              f'{node} has an invalid wallet signature for {node.decentralized_identity_evidence}')
-
-            except node.DetachedWorker:
-                self.log.warn(f'Verification Failed - '
-                              f'{node} is not bonded to a Staker.')
-
-            except node.InvalidNode:
-                self.log.warn(node.invalid_metadata_message.format(node))
-
-            except node.SuspiciousActivity:
-                message = f"Suspicious Activity: Discovered node with bad signature: {node}." \
-                          f"Propagated by: {current_teacher}"
-                self.log.warn(message)
-
-            #
-            # Success
-            #
-
-            else:
-                new = self.remember_node(node, record_fleet_state=False)
-                if new:
-                    new_nodes.append(node)
-        self._adjust_learning(new_nodes)
-        return node_list, new_nodes
-
-    def learn_from_teacher_node(self, eager=True):
+    def learn_from_teacher_node(self, eager=False):
         """
         Sends a request to node_url to find out about known nodes.
         """