diff --git a/src/TODO b/src/TODO
index d9cfcac7cf9..4bb8573096b 100644
--- a/src/TODO
+++ b/src/TODO
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ v0.17
   - notify random osd when a map commits?
   - how to tell osds to scrub?
   - send map on MPGStats, sometimes?
-  - pg creates?
 
 - simplify msgr failure model
    mon<->mon lossless, p2p
diff --git a/src/mon/PGMonitor.cc b/src/mon/PGMonitor.cc
index cc5f7bb413c..b8053fc6c37 100644
--- a/src/mon/PGMonitor.cc
+++ b/src/mon/PGMonitor.cc
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ bool PGMonitor::update_from_paxos()
       paxosv > 10)
     paxos->trim_to(paxosv - 10);
 
-  if (mon->is_leader())
-    send_pg_creates();
+  send_pg_creates();
 
   return true;
 }