diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/common.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/common.rs
index 78b10473d..d989fbb33 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/common.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/common.rs
@@ -101,11 +101,10 @@ pub trait RequestState<L: Lookup, T: BeaconChainTypes> {
     fn build_request_and_send(
         &mut self,
         id: Id,
-        already_downloaded: bool,
         cx: &SyncNetworkContext<T>,
     ) -> Result<(), LookupRequestError> {
         // Check if request is necessary.
-        if already_downloaded || !matches!(self.get_state().state, State::AwaitingDownload) {
+        if !matches!(self.get_state().state, State::AwaitingDownload) {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
diff --git a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs
index 59931fadd..8c60621f1 100644
--- a/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/network/src/sync/block_lookups/single_block_lookup.rs
@@ -114,19 +114,18 @@ impl<L: Lookup, T: BeaconChainTypes> SingleBlockLookup<L, T> {
         &mut self,
         cx: &SyncNetworkContext<T>,
     ) -> Result<(), LookupRequestError> {
-        let block_root = self.block_root();
         let block_already_downloaded = self.block_already_downloaded();
         let blobs_already_downloaded = self.blobs_already_downloaded();
 
-        if block_already_downloaded && blobs_already_downloaded {
-            trace!(cx.log, "Lookup request already completed"; "block_root"=> ?block_root);
-            return Ok(());
+        if !block_already_downloaded {
+            self.block_request_state
+                .build_request_and_send(self.id, cx)?;
         }
-        let id = self.id;
-        self.block_request_state
-            .build_request_and_send(id, block_already_downloaded, cx)?;
-        self.blob_request_state
-            .build_request_and_send(id, blobs_already_downloaded, cx)
+        if !blobs_already_downloaded {
+            self.blob_request_state
+                .build_request_and_send(self.id, cx)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Returns a `CachedChild`, which is a wrapper around a `RpcBlock` that is either: