diff --git a/notifications.go b/notifications.go
index bd3dfe9ae..4ad7b376d 100644
--- a/notifications.go
+++ b/notifications.go
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ type NotificationType int
 // Constants for the type of a notification message.
 const (
 	// NTOrphanBlock indicates an orphan block was processed and the
-	// associated block hash is the root of all known orphans which should
-	// be used to request the missing blocks.
+	// associated block hash should be passed to the GetOrphanRoot function
+	// to find the root of all known orphans which should then be used to
+	// request the missing blocks.
 	NTOrphanBlock NotificationType = iota
 
 	// NTBlockAccepted indicates the associated block was accepted into
diff --git a/process.go b/process.go
index 29aaa0bf6..98e120f49 100644
--- a/process.go
+++ b/process.go
@@ -148,11 +148,8 @@ func (b *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(block *btcutil.Block) error {
 			prevHash)
 		b.addOrphanBlock(block)
 
-		// Get the hash for the head of the orphaned block chain for
-		// this block and notify the caller so it can request missing
-		// blocks.
-		orphanRoot := b.GetOrphanRoot(blockHash)
-		b.sendNotification(NTOrphanBlock, orphanRoot)
+		// Notify the caller so it can request missing blocks.
+		b.sendNotification(NTOrphanBlock, blockHash)
 		return nil
 	}