diff --git a/src/benchmark/exchange_benchmark_home/.config/taler/account-2.json b/src/benchmark/exchange_benchmark_home/.config/taler/account-2.json
index d028e6591..5a0344e80 100644
--- a/src/benchmark/exchange_benchmark_home/.config/taler/account-2.json
+++ b/src/benchmark/exchange_benchmark_home/.config/taler/account-2.json
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 {
   "url": "payto://x-taler-bank/localhost:8082/2",
-}
+  "salt": "CCTBC3YW3FNZMP853PPD6XV5KFGNKRQJ1JRFRMF9KESTVYET6MN9P7YM8RA848E6K1G3PNNZZGQCSV0J2JKETZ7QE40NY41GE6V1GGG",
+  "master_sig": "RPDXZXNDPMPY3V4MJH0KHDRWAQ7HK7XBHKP2XQJX8MJKY7PC95002PAJ775630EGGAMY46JJJADHV5DKJ7GPQT0KPRWBV1YEM1M342R"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/exchange-lib/exchange_api_track_transfer.c b/src/exchange-lib/exchange_api_track_transfer.c
index c08282028..5bd672742 100644
--- a/src/exchange-lib/exchange_api_track_transfer.c
+++ b/src/exchange-lib/exchange_api_track_transfer.c
@@ -196,14 +196,6 @@ check_track_transfer_response_ok (struct TALER_EXCHANGE_TrackTransferHandle *wdh
       GNUNET_JSON_parse_free (spec);
       return GNUNET_SYSERR;
     }
-    if (GNUNET_OK !=
-        TALER_EXCHANGE_test_signing_key (TALER_EXCHANGE_get_keys (wdh->exchange),
-                                         &exchange_pub))
-    {
-      GNUNET_break_op (0);
-      GNUNET_JSON_parse_free (spec);
-      return GNUNET_SYSERR;
-    }
     if (GNUNET_OK !=
         TALER_amount_subtract (&total_expected,
                                &total_expected,