diff --git a/beemapi/steemnoderpc.py b/beemapi/steemnoderpc.py
index ce700fd72451412df98e625b00bb90ee69317431..b1bb1a83fd564a1ac141183a708a5a02fc7de391 100644
--- a/beemapi/steemnoderpc.py
+++ b/beemapi/steemnoderpc.py
@@ -72,23 +72,18 @@ class SteemNodeRPC(GrapheneRPC):
                 raise e
 
     def get_account(self, name, **kwargs):
-        """ Get full account details from account name or id
+        """ Get full account details from account name
 
-            :param str name: Account name or account id
+            :param str name: Account name
         """
         if isinstance(name, str):
             return self.get_accounts([name], **kwargs)
-        elif isinstance(name, int):
-            return self.get_account_references(name, **kwargs)
 
     def get_network(self):
         """ Identify the connected network. This call returns a
             dictionary with keys chain_id, core_symbol and prefix
         """
-        try:
-            props = self.get_config(api="database")
-        except:
-            props = self.get_config()
+        props = self.get_config(api="database")
         if "STEEMIT_CHAIN_ID" in props:
             chain_id = props["STEEMIT_CHAIN_ID"]
             network_version = props['STEEMIT_BLOCKCHAIN_VERSION']
diff --git a/beemgrapheneapi/graphenerpc.py b/beemgrapheneapi/graphenerpc.py
index db0abf0a34fdb0eb644c02644c608e993e08a55b..c3f441217223dd591affc5255582e9439c0fa620 100644
--- a/beemgrapheneapi/graphenerpc.py
+++ b/beemgrapheneapi/graphenerpc.py
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ class GrapheneRPC(object):
         ws = GrapheneRPC("https://api.steemit.com","","")
         print(ws.get_account_count())
 
-        ws = GrapheneRPC("https://api.steemitstage.com","","")
-        print(ws.get_account_count())
-
     .. note:: This class allows to call methods available via
               websocket. If you want to use the notification
               subsystem, please use ``GrapheneWebsocket`` instead.
diff --git a/examples/benchmark_beem.py b/examples/benchmark_beem.py
index ff1726ea392c4a4965e06e7c1169233f4c1cc553..a5cfad6c8ba062f579b896d67dcfcccb24865276 100644
--- a/examples/benchmark_beem.py
+++ b/examples/benchmark_beem.py
@@ -17,24 +17,19 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    node_setup = 3
+    node_setup = 2
     how_many_hours = 1
     if node_setup == 0:
         stm = Steem(node="https://api.steemit.com", num_retries=10)
         max_batch_size = None
-        threading = True
-        thread_num = 8
-    elif node_setup == 1:
-        stm = Steem(node="https://api.steemitstage.com", num_retries=10)
-        max_batch_size = None
         threading = False
         thread_num = 8
-    elif node_setup == 2:
-        stm = Steem(node="https://api.steemitstage.com", num_retries=10)
+    elif node_setup == 1:
+        stm = Steem(node="https://api.steemit.com", num_retries=10)
         max_batch_size = None
         threading = True
         thread_num = 8
-    elif node_setup == 3:
+    elif node_setup == 2:
         stm = Steem(num_retries=10)
         max_batch_size = None
         threading = True
diff --git a/examples/benchmark_nodes.py b/examples/benchmark_nodes.py
index e8c69cf81f0b63e39e26fc04a37f7e4c6fd54e78..4a31c6cfab05a2966de75c842aea8065f1ddc440 100644
--- a/examples/benchmark_nodes.py
+++ b/examples/benchmark_nodes.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 nodes = ["wss://steemd.pevo.science", "wss://gtg.steem.house:8090", "wss://rpc.steemliberator.com", "wss://rpc.buildteam.io",
          "wss://rpc.steemviz.com", "wss://seed.bitcoiner.me", "wss://node.steem.ws", "wss://steemd.steemgigs.org",
-         "wss://steemd.minnowsupportproject.org", "https://api.steemitstage.com", "https://api.steemit.com", "https://rpc.buildteam.io",
+         "wss://steemd.minnowsupportproject.org", "https://api.steemit.com", "https://rpc.buildteam.io",
          "https://steemd.minnowsupportproject.org", "https://steemd.pevo.science", "https://rpc.steemviz.com", "https://seed.bitcoiner.me",
          "https://rpc.steemliberator.com", "https://steemd.privex.io", "https://gtg.steem.house:8090", "https://api.steem.house",
          "https://rpc.curiesteem.com", "https://seed.bitcoiner.me"]
diff --git a/examples/print_appbase_calls.py b/examples/print_appbase_calls.py
index 1e1712f18bcda004d042ea81d570356bc9258e9d..7222c98a38025dececa35a59f0b76b4a98e6cc97 100644
--- a/examples/print_appbase_calls.py
+++ b/examples/print_appbase_calls.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    stm = Steem(node="https://api.steemitstage.com")
+    stm = Steem(node="https://api.steemit.com")
     # stm = Steem(node="wss://appbasetest.timcliff.com")
     all_calls = stm.rpc.get_methods(api="jsonrpc")
     t = PrettyTable(["method", "args", "ret"])
diff --git a/tests/beem/test_notify.py b/tests/beem/test_notify.py
index e4f7b25bb2fe0f06c4efcf95b92d3db1c74e8d48..8e7185d0380680b9ae772adab1f4e27473795f52 100644
--- a/tests/beem/test_notify.py
+++ b/tests/beem/test_notify.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ core_unit = "STM"
 nodes = ["wss://steemd.pevo.science", "wss://gtg.steem.house:8090", "wss://rpc.steemliberator.com", "wss://rpc.buildteam.io",
          "wss://rpc.steemviz.com", "wss://seed.bitcoiner.me", "wss://node.steem.ws", "wss://steemd.steemgigs.org", "wss://steemd.steemit.com",
          "wss://steemd.minnowsupportproject.org"]
-nodes_appbase = ["https://api.steemit.com", "https://api.steemitstage.com", "wss://appbasetest.timcliff.com"]
+nodes_appbase = ["https://api.steem.house", "https://api.steemit.com", "wss://appbasetest.timcliff.com"]
 
 
 class TestBot:
diff --git a/tests/beemapi/test_steemnoderpc.py b/tests/beemapi/test_steemnoderpc.py
index 7d6c21a426097060f8f4e9a08ffafb5dd5309f5a..0b7ad3ff7bc01a4049ebbdf515e62ad11135ae00 100644
--- a/tests/beemapi/test_steemnoderpc.py
+++ b/tests/beemapi/test_steemnoderpc.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ nodes_https = ['https://api.steemit.com', 'https://steemd.privex.io', 'https://s
                'https://rpc.buildteam.io', 'https://steemd.minnowsupportproject.org', 'https://gtg.steem.house:8090', 'https://seed.bitcoiner.me']
 nodes_appbase = ["https://api.steemit.com", "wss://appbasetest.timcliff.com"]
 test_list = ["wss://steemd.doesnot.exists", "wss://api.steemit.com", "wss://steemd.pevo.science", "wss://gtg.steem.house:8090",
-             "https://api.steemit.com", "https://api.steemitstage.com", "wss://appbasetest.timcliff.com", 'https://steemd.privex.io',
+             "https://api.steemit.com", "wss://appbasetest.timcliff.com", 'https://steemd.privex.io',
              'https://steemd.pevo.science', 'https://rpc.steemliberator.com',
              'https://rpc.buildteam.io', 'https://steemd.minnowsupportproject.org', 'https://gtg.steem.house:8090', 'https://seed.bitcoiner.me']