diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/build-remote.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/build-remote.cc
index 1f3ccd5f..2cdd0898 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/build-remote.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/build-remote.cc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void State::buildRemote(std::shared_ptr<StoreAPI> store,
         unsigned int version = readInt(from);
         if (GET_PROTOCOL_MAJOR(version) != 0x200)
             throw Error(format("unsupported ‘nix-store --serve’ protocol version on ‘%1%’") % machine->sshName);
-        if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(version) >= 1 && machine->sshName != "localhost") // FIXME
+        if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(version) >= 1)
             sendDerivation = false;
 
     } catch (EndOfFile & e) {