diff --git a/gossip/src/duplicate_shred_handler.rs b/gossip/src/duplicate_shred_handler.rs
index 8bcbee53cae875..e7b4cd0466fe75 100644
--- a/gossip/src/duplicate_shred_handler.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/duplicate_shred_handler.rs
@@ -151,15 +151,14 @@ impl DuplicateShredHandler {
 
     fn should_notify_state_machine(&self, slot: Slot) -> bool {
         let root_bank = self.bank_forks.read().unwrap().root_bank();
-        let activated_slot = root_bank
+        let Some(activated_slot) = root_bank
             .feature_set
             .activated_slot(&feature_set::enable_gossip_duplicate_proof_ingestion::id())
-            .map(|slot| root_bank.epoch_schedule().get_epoch(slot));
-        activated_slot.is_some_and(|feature_epoch| {
-            root_bank.epoch_schedule().get_epoch(slot) > feature_epoch
-                // feature_epoch could only be 0 in tests and new cluster setup.
-                || feature_epoch == 0
-        })
+        else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        root_bank.epoch_schedule().get_epoch(slot)
+            > root_bank.epoch_schedule().get_epoch(activated_slot)
     }
 
     fn should_consume_slot(&mut self, slot: Slot) -> bool {