diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e939707a..7334a4dff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ at anytime.
   *
 
 ### Added
-  * added blockchain_headers download progress percentage to daemon status call
+  *
   *
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
index 8aee6a119..0b71ed59d 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/Wallet.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import os
 from collections import defaultdict, deque
 import datetime
 import logging
-import math
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 import treq
@@ -87,10 +86,6 @@ class Wallet(object):
         self.max_expected_payment_time = datetime.timedelta(minutes=3)
         self.stopped = True
 
-        # blockchain_headers progress
-        self.headers_download = False
-        self.headers_progress_percent = 0
-
         self.manage_running = False
         self._manage_count = 0
         self._balance_refresh_time = 3
@@ -110,24 +105,14 @@ class Wallet(object):
         elif final_size_after_download and not final_size_after_download % HEADER_SIZE:
             s3_height = (final_size_after_download / HEADER_SIZE) - 1
             local_height = self.local_header_file_height()
-
             if s3_height > local_height:
-                self.headers_download = True
-
-                def collector(data, h_file):
-                    h_file.write(data)
-                    local_size = float(h_file.tell())
-                    final_size = float(final_size_after_download)
-                    self.headers_progress_percent = math.ceil(local_size / final_size * 100)
-                    self.headers_download = self.headers_progress_percent < 100
-
                 if local_header_size:
                     log.info("Resuming download of %i bytes from s3", response.length)
                     with open(os.path.join(self.config.path, "blockchain_headers"), "a+b") as headers_file:
-                        yield treq.collect(response, lambda d: collector(d, headers_file))
+                        yield treq.collect(response, headers_file.write)
                 else:
                     with open(os.path.join(self.config.path, "blockchain_headers"), "wb") as headers_file:
-                        yield treq.collect(response, lambda d: collector(d, headers_file))
+                        yield treq.collect(response, headers_file.write)
                 log.info("fetched headers from s3 (s3 height: %i), now verifying integrity after download.", s3_height)
                 self._check_header_file_integrity()
             else:
@@ -144,12 +129,6 @@ class Wallet(object):
             return os.stat(headers_path).st_size
         return 0
 
-    def is_downloading_headers(self):
-        return self.headers_download
-
-    def get_headers_progress_percent(self):
-        return self.headers_progress_percent if (self.headers_download or self.headers_progress_percent > 0) else 0
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_remote_height(self, server, port):
         connected = defer.Deferred()
@@ -213,7 +192,6 @@ class Wallet(object):
             try:
                 yield self.fetch_headers_from_s3()
             except Exception as err:
-                self.headers_download = False
                 log.error("failed to fetch headers from s3: %s", err)
         log.info("Starting wallet.")
         yield self._start()
diff --git a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
index cc3be2c4f..db2726208 100644
--- a/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
+++ b/lbrynet/daemon/Daemon.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import binascii
 import logging.handlers
-import math
 import mimetypes
 import os
 import base58
@@ -1054,8 +1053,6 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
                     'blocks': local blockchain height,
                     'blocks_behind': remote_height - local_height,
                     'best_blockhash': block hash of most recent block,
-                    'headers_download_progress': the download progress of the blockchain_headers file,
-                    'is_downloading_headers': bool, flag to indicate if the blockchain_headers file is being downloaded
                 },
                 'wallet_is_encrypted': bool,
 
@@ -1070,18 +1067,12 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
         """
 
         # on startup, the wallet or network won't be available but we still need this call to work
-        has_wallet = self.session and self.session.wallet
-        downloading_headers = self.session.wallet.is_downloading_headers() if has_wallet else False
-        has_wallet_with_network = has_wallet and self.session.wallet.network
-        local_height = self.session.wallet.network.get_local_height() if has_wallet_with_network else 0
-        remote_height = self.session.wallet.network.get_server_height() if has_wallet_with_network else 0
-        best_hash = (yield self.session.wallet.get_best_blockhash()) if has_wallet_with_network else None
-        wallet_is_encrypted = has_wallet_with_network and self.session.wallet.wallet and \
+        has_wallet = self.session and self.session.wallet and self.session.wallet.network
+        local_height = self.session.wallet.network.get_local_height() if has_wallet else 0
+        remote_height = self.session.wallet.network.get_server_height() if has_wallet else 0
+        best_hash = (yield self.session.wallet.get_best_blockhash()) if has_wallet else None
+        wallet_is_encrypted = has_wallet and self.session.wallet.wallet and \
                               self.session.wallet.wallet.use_encryption
-        headers_progress_percent = self.session.wallet.get_headers_progress_percent() if has_wallet else 0
-        headers_download_progress = headers_progress_percent \
-            if downloading_headers or headers_progress_percent == 100 \
-            else math.ceil((local_height / float(remote_height)) * 100) if remote_height else 0
 
         response = {
             'lbry_id': base58.b58encode(self.node_id),
@@ -1106,8 +1097,6 @@ class Daemon(AuthJSONRPCServer):
                 'blocks': local_height,
                 'blocks_behind': remote_height - local_height,
                 'best_blockhash': best_hash,
-                'headers_download_progress': headers_download_progress,
-                'is_downloading_headers': downloading_headers,
             }
         }
         if session_status: