diff --git a/contracts/RootGaugeFactory.vy b/contracts/RootGaugeFactory.vy
index 60d4ddb..635ea27 100644
--- a/contracts/RootGaugeFactory.vy
+++ b/contracts/RootGaugeFactory.vy
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ interface RootGauge:
     def bridger() -> Bridger: view
     def initialize(_bridger: Bridger, _chain_id: uint256, _child: address): nonpayable
     def transmit_emissions(): nonpayable
-    def user_checkpoint(_user: address) -> bool: nonpayable
 
 interface CallProxy:
     def anyCall(
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ def __init__(_call_proxy: CallProxy, _owner: address):
 
 
 @external
-def transmit_emissions(_gauge: RootGauge, _checkpoint: bool=False):
+def transmit_emissions(_gauge: RootGauge):
     """
     @notice Call `transmit_emissions` on a root gauge
     @dev Entrypoint to request emissions for a child gauge.
@@ -84,8 +83,6 @@ def transmit_emissions(_gauge: RootGauge, _checkpoint: bool=False):
     # for special bridges *cough cough Multichain, we can only do
     # one bridge per tx, therefore this will verify msg.sender in [tx.origin, self.call_proxy]
     assert _gauge.bridger().check(msg.sender)
-    if _checkpoint:
-        _gauge.user_checkpoint(empty(address))
     _gauge.transmit_emissions()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/root_gauge_factory/test_root_gauge_deploy.py b/tests/root_gauge_factory/test_root_gauge_deploy.py
index de391be..497f98c 100644
--- a/tests/root_gauge_factory/test_root_gauge_deploy.py
+++ b/tests/root_gauge_factory/test_root_gauge_deploy.py
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ def check(_addr: address) -> bool:
 
     assert tx.subcalls[2]["function"] == "transmit_emissions()"
 
-    tx = root_gauge_factory.transmit_emissions(mock, True, {"from": alice})
-
-    assert tx.subcalls[2]["function"] == "user_checkpoint(address)"
-    assert tx.subcalls[3]["function"] == "transmit_emissions()"
-
 
 def test_deploy_gauge(alice, chain, root_gauge_factory, child_gauge_factory, mock_bridger):
     tx = root_gauge_factory.deploy_child_gauge(chain.id, ETH_ADDRESS, 0x0, {"from": alice})