diff --git a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
index e60dbd934..37760ddad 100644
--- a/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
+++ b/src/checkpoints/checkpoints.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
     // All four MoneroPulse domains have DNSSEC on and valid
     static const std::vector<std::string> dns_urls = {
       "checkpoints.muchwow.lol",
-      "checkpoints2.muchwow.lol",
     };
 
     static const std::vector<std::string> testnet_dns_urls = {
diff --git a/src/common/dns_utils.cpp b/src/common/dns_utils.cpp
index 274b2de6f..ce4e64f0a 100644
--- a/src/common/dns_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dns_utils.cpp
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ bool load_txt_records_from_dns(std::vector<std::string> &good_records, const std
     }
   }
 
-  if (num_valid_records < 2)
+  if (num_valid_records < 1)
   {
     LOG_PRINT_L2("WARNING: no two valid DNS TXT records were received");
     return false;