diff --git a/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/persistence/MemoryMessagesStore.java b/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/persistence/MemoryMessagesStore.java
index 34591bd3..bba4f581 100755
--- a/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/persistence/MemoryMessagesStore.java
+++ b/broker/src/main/java/io/moquette/persistence/MemoryMessagesStore.java
@@ -2273,8 +2273,6 @@ public class MemoryMessagesStore implements IMessagesStore {
     public ErrorCode blackUserRequest(String fromUser, String targetUserId, int state, long[] heads) {
         if (state == 2) {
             state = 1;
-        } else {
-            state = 0;
         }
 
         HazelcastInstance hzInstance = m_Server.getHazelcastInstance();