diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index c712f55..fc9299d 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -55,5 +55,4 @@ readConfig = do
       , confIP = toHostAddress6 . read $ ipString
       , confDhtPort = read portString
       , confBootstrapNodes = [(bootstrapHost, read bootstrapPortString)]
-      --, confStabiliseInterval = 60
                            }
diff --git a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs
index e1ec96b..7a184f4 100644
--- a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs
+++ b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChord.hs
@@ -61,13 +61,12 @@ import           Crypto.Hash
 import qualified Data.ByteArray                as BA
 import qualified Data.ByteString               as BS
 import qualified Data.ByteString.UTF8          as BSU
-import           Data.Either                   (rights)
 import           Data.Foldable                 (foldr')
 import           Data.IP                       (IPv6, fromHostAddress6,
                                                 toHostAddress6)
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict               as Map
-import           Data.Maybe                    (catMaybes, fromJust, fromMaybe,
-                                                isJust, mapMaybe)
+import           Data.Maybe                    (fromJust, fromMaybe, isJust,
+                                                mapMaybe)
 import qualified Data.Set                      as Set
 import           Data.Time.Clock.POSIX
 import           Data.Typeable                 (Typeable (..), typeOf)
@@ -182,16 +181,11 @@ cacheWriter nsSTM =
         modifyTVar' (nodeCacheSTM ns) cacheModifier
 
 stabiliseThread :: LocalNodeStateSTM -> IO ()
-stabiliseThread nsSTM = forever $ do
-    ns <- readTVarIO nsSTM
+stabiliseThread nsSTM = do
     -- TODO: update successfully stabilised nodes in cache
-    -- first stabilise immediate neihbours, then the next ones
-    forM_ [1..(kNeighbours ns)] (\num -> do
-        stabiliseNeighbour nsSTM predecessors num
-        stabiliseNeighbour nsSTM successors num
-                               )
-    -- TODO: make delay configurable
-    threadDelay (60 * 1000)
+    -- placeholder
+    stabiliseNeighbour nsSTM successors 1
+    pure ()
   where
     stabiliseNeighbour :: LocalNodeStateSTM
                        -> (LocalNodeState -> [RemoteNodeState])
@@ -213,25 +207,10 @@ stabiliseThread nsSTM = forever $ do
                            -> m ()
     parseNeighbourResponse (Left err) = throwError err
     parseNeighbourResponse (Right (succs, preds)) = liftIO $ do
-        -- ping each returned node before actually inserting them
-        -- send pings in parallel, check whether ID is part of the returned IDs
-        nsSnap <- readTVarIO nsSTM
-        pingThreads <- mapM (async . checkReachability nsSnap) $ preds <> succs
-        -- ToDo: exception handling, maybe log them
-        -- filter out own node
-        checkedNeighbours <- filter (/= toRemoteNodeState nsSnap) . catMaybes . rights <$> mapM waitCatch pingThreads
-
         atomically $ do
             newerNsSnap <- readTVar nsSTM
-            writeTVar nsSTM $ addPredecessors checkedNeighbours . addSuccessors checkedNeighbours $ newerNsSnap
+            writeTVar nsSTM $ addPredecessors preds . addSuccessors succs $ newerNsSnap
         pure ()
-    checkReachability :: LocalNodeState -> RemoteNodeState -> IO (Maybe RemoteNodeState)
-    checkReachability ns toCheck = do
-        resp <- requestPing ns toCheck
-        pure $ either (const Nothing) (\vss ->
-            if toCheck `elem` vss then Just toCheck else Nothing
-                       ) resp
-
 
 -- periodically contact immediate successor and predecessor
 -- If they respond, see whether there is a closer neighbour in between
diff --git a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChordTypes.hs b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChordTypes.hs
index 26a13f8..363e300 100644
--- a/src/Hash2Pub/FediChordTypes.hs
+++ b/src/Hash2Pub/FediChordTypes.hs
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ data FediChordConf = FediChordConf
     , confIP             :: HostAddress6
     , confDhtPort        :: Int
     , confBootstrapNodes :: [(String, PortNumber)]
-    --, confStabiliseInterval :: Int
     }
     deriving (Show, Eq)
 
diff --git a/test/FediChordSpec.hs b/test/FediChordSpec.hs
index 4f05e72..dbb8e8b 100644
--- a/test/FediChordSpec.hs
+++ b/test/FediChordSpec.hs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ spec = do
     describe "successors and predecessors do not disturb the ring characteristics of EpiChord operations (see #48)" $ do
         let
             emptyCache = initCache
-            -- implicitly relies on kNeighbours to be <= 3
+            -- implicitly relies on kNieghbours to be <= 3
             thisNid = toNodeID 1000
             thisNode = setNid thisNid <$> exampleLocalNode
             nid2 = toNodeID 1003