diff --git a/lib/trader.js b/lib/trader.js
index 81de3832..733d9d70 100644
--- a/lib/trader.js
+++ b/lib/trader.js
@@ -109,21 +109,7 @@ Trader.prototype.fiatBalance = function (transferSatoshis, tradeFiat) {
   //                      [ $ ] = [ $ ]
   var fiatTransferBalance = ((adjustedTransferBalance / SATOSHI_FACTOR) * rate) / lowBalanceMargin;
 
-  // If this server is also configured to trade received fiat for Bitcoins,
-  // we also need to calculate if we have enough funds on our trade exchange.
-  if (balance.tradeBalance === null) return fiatTransferBalance;
-  var tradeBalance = balance.tradeBalance;
-
-  // We need to secure `tradeFiat` (amount of fiat in this transaction) and
-  // enough fiat to cover our trading queue (trades aren't executed immediately).
-  var adjustedFiat = tradeFiat + exports.trade.queueFiatBalance(rate);
-
-  // So we subtract `adjustedFiat` from `tradeBalance` and again, apply
-  // `lowBalanceMargin`.
-  var fiatTradeBalance = (tradeBalance - adjustedFiat) / lowBalanceMargin;
-
-  // And we return the smallest number.
-  return Math.min(fiatTransferBalance, fiatTradeBalance);
+  return fiatTransferBalance;
 };
 
 Trader.prototype.sendBitcoins = function (deviceFingerprint, tx, cb) {