diff --git a/src/oplog/log.js b/src/oplog/log.js
index b0074b6..639f289 100644
--- a/src/oplog/log.js
+++ b/src/oplog/log.js
@@ -299,11 +299,10 @@ const Log = async (identity, { logId, logHeads, access, entryStorage, headsStora
       await traverseAndVerify()
 
       /* 4. Add missing entries to the index (=to the log) */
+      /* 5. Add new entry to entries (for pinning) */
       await index.addVerified(hashesToAdd.values())
-      /* 5. Remove heads which new entries are connect to */
+      /* 6. Remove heads which new entries are connect to */
       await index.removeHeads(connectedHeads.values())
-      /* 6. Add new entry to entries (for pinning) */
-      await index.pinEntry(entry)
       /* 7. Add the new entry to heads (=union with current heads) */
       await index.addHead(entry)
 
diff --git a/src/oplog/oplog-index.js b/src/oplog/oplog-index.js
index cd62749..68509a0 100644
--- a/src/oplog/oplog-index.js
+++ b/src/oplog/oplog-index.js
@@ -58,13 +58,6 @@ const OplogIndex = async ({ logHeads, entryStorage, headsStorage, indexStorage,
     return hash
   }
 
-  const pinEntry = async (entry) => {
-    /* 6. Add new entry to entries (for pinning) */
-    const { hash, bytes } = await Entry.encode(entry, encryptEntryFn, encryptPayloadFn)
-
-    await _entries.put(hash, bytes)
-  }
-
   const addHead = async (entry) => {
     /* 7. Add the new entry to heads (=union with current heads) */
     await _heads.add(entry)
@@ -82,6 +75,9 @@ const OplogIndex = async ({ logHeads, entryStorage, headsStorage, indexStorage,
     /* 4. Add missing entries to the index (=to the log) */
     for (const hash of hashes) {
       await _index.put(hash, true)
+      const bytes = await getBytes(hash)
+      /* 5. Add new entry to entries (for pinning) */
+      await _entries.put(hash, bytes)
     }
   }
 
@@ -104,7 +100,6 @@ const OplogIndex = async ({ logHeads, entryStorage, headsStorage, indexStorage,
     heads,
     setHead,
     addHead,
-    pinEntry,
     removeHeads,
     addVerified,
     storage: _entries,