diff --git a/core/net/rime/tree.c b/core/net/rime/tree.c
index 47051ff31..cd47ab0ee 100644
--- a/core/net/rime/tree.c
+++ b/core/net/rime/tree.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *
  * This file is part of the Contiki operating system.
  *
- * $Id: tree.c,v 1.15 2007/11/17 18:05:21 adamdunkels Exp $
+ * $Id: tree.c,v 1.16 2007/11/26 23:31:44 adamdunkels Exp $
  */
 
 /**
@@ -249,9 +249,7 @@ adv_received(struct nbh_conn *c, rimeaddr_t *from, uint16_t rtmetric)
   n = neighbor_find(from);
 
   if(n == NULL) {
-    if(rtmetric < tc->local_rtmetric) {
-      neighbor_add(from, rtmetric, 1);
-    }
+    neighbor_add(from, rtmetric, 1);
   } else {
     neighbor_update(n, rtmetric);
     PRINTF("%d.%d: updating neighbor %d.%d, etx %d, hops %d\n",