There is no need for pool active testing to be mandatory any more with queue request changes.
diff --git a/cgminer.c b/cgminer.c
index 52fcaf6..e824dee 100644
--- a/cgminer.c
+++ b/cgminer.c
@@ -3617,7 +3617,6 @@ static bool pool_active(struct pool *pool, bool pinging)
struct work *work = make_work();
bool rc;
- work->mandatory = true;
rc = work_decode(json_object_get(val, "result"), work);
if (rc) {
applog(LOG_DEBUG, "Successfully retrieved and deciphered work from pool %u %s",