diff --git a/src/llmq/dkgsession.cpp b/src/llmq/dkgsession.cpp
index b5f393d4d2..c3416df3fa 100644
--- a/src/llmq/dkgsession.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/dkgsession.cpp
@@ -259,12 +259,10 @@ bool CDKGSession::PreVerifyMessage(const CDKGContribution& qc, bool& retBan) con
     return true;
 }
 
-void CDKGSession::ReceiveMessage(const CDKGContribution& qc, bool& retBan)
+void CDKGSession::ReceiveMessage(const CDKGContribution& qc)
 {
     CDKGLogger logger(*this, __func__, __LINE__);
 
-    retBan = false;
-
     auto* member = GetMember(qc.proTxHash);
 
     cxxtimer::Timer t1(true);
@@ -569,12 +567,10 @@ bool CDKGSession::PreVerifyMessage(const CDKGComplaint& qc, bool& retBan) const
     return true;
 }
 
-void CDKGSession::ReceiveMessage(const CDKGComplaint& qc, bool& retBan)
+void CDKGSession::ReceiveMessage(const CDKGComplaint& qc)
 {
     CDKGLogger logger(*this, __func__, __LINE__);
 
-    retBan = false;
-
     logger.Batch("received complaint from %s", qc.proTxHash.ToString());
 
     auto* member = GetMember(qc.proTxHash);
@@ -780,12 +776,10 @@ bool CDKGSession::PreVerifyMessage(const CDKGJustification& qj, bool& retBan) co
     return true;
 }
 
-void CDKGSession::ReceiveMessage(const CDKGJustification& qj, bool& retBan)
+void CDKGSession::ReceiveMessage(const CDKGJustification& qj)
 {
     CDKGLogger logger(*this, __func__, __LINE__);
 
-    retBan = false;
-
     logger.Batch("received justification from %s", qj.proTxHash.ToString());
 
     auto* member = GetMember(qj.proTxHash);
@@ -1095,12 +1089,10 @@ bool CDKGSession::PreVerifyMessage(const CDKGPrematureCommitment& qc, bool& retB
     return true;
 }
 
-void CDKGSession::ReceiveMessage(const CDKGPrematureCommitment& qc, bool& retBan)
+void CDKGSession::ReceiveMessage(const CDKGPrematureCommitment& qc)
 {
     CDKGLogger logger(*this, __func__, __LINE__);
 
-    retBan = false;
-
     cxxtimer::Timer t1(true);
 
     logger.Batch("received premature commitment from %s. validMembers=%d", qc.proTxHash.ToString(), qc.CountValidMembers());
diff --git a/src/llmq/dkgsession.h b/src/llmq/dkgsession.h
index c16a741874..8a874f555d 100644
--- a/src/llmq/dkgsession.h
+++ b/src/llmq/dkgsession.h
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public:
     void Contribute(CDKGPendingMessages& pendingMessages);
     void SendContributions(CDKGPendingMessages& pendingMessages);
     bool PreVerifyMessage(const CDKGContribution& qc, bool& retBan) const;
-    void ReceiveMessage(const CDKGContribution& qc, bool& retBan);
+    void ReceiveMessage(const CDKGContribution& qc);
     void VerifyPendingContributions() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_pending);
 
     // Phase 2: complaint
@@ -358,19 +358,19 @@ public:
     void VerifyConnectionAndMinProtoVersions() const;
     void SendComplaint(CDKGPendingMessages& pendingMessages);
     bool PreVerifyMessage(const CDKGComplaint& qc, bool& retBan) const;
-    void ReceiveMessage(const CDKGComplaint& qc, bool& retBan);
+    void ReceiveMessage(const CDKGComplaint& qc);
 
     // Phase 3: justification
     void VerifyAndJustify(CDKGPendingMessages& pendingMessages);
     void SendJustification(CDKGPendingMessages& pendingMessages, const std::set<uint256>& forMembers);
     bool PreVerifyMessage(const CDKGJustification& qj, bool& retBan) const;
-    void ReceiveMessage(const CDKGJustification& qj, bool& retBan);
+    void ReceiveMessage(const CDKGJustification& qj);
 
     // Phase 4: commit
     void VerifyAndCommit(CDKGPendingMessages& pendingMessages);
     void SendCommitment(CDKGPendingMessages& pendingMessages);
     bool PreVerifyMessage(const CDKGPrematureCommitment& qc, bool& retBan) const;
-    void ReceiveMessage(const CDKGPrematureCommitment& qc, bool& retBan);
+    void ReceiveMessage(const CDKGPrematureCommitment& qc);
 
     // Phase 5: aggregate/finalize
     std::vector<CFinalCommitment> FinalizeCommitments();
diff --git a/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp b/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
index 0df07a1653..c68cf8758a 100644
--- a/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
@@ -489,13 +489,7 @@ bool ProcessPendingMessageBatch(CDKGSession& session, CDKGPendingMessages& pendi
         if (badNodes.count(nodeId)) {
             continue;
         }
-        bool ban = false;
-        session.ReceiveMessage(*p.second, ban);
-        if (ban) {
-            LogPrint(BCLog::LLMQ_DKG, "%s -- banning node after ReceiveMessage failed, peer=%d\n", __func__, nodeId);
-            pendingMessages.Misbehaving(nodeId, 100);
-            badNodes.emplace(nodeId);
-        }
+        session.ReceiveMessage(*p.second);
     }
 
     return true;