diff --git a/batched/system.go b/batched/system.go
index 5637e55..111ee11 100644
--- a/batched/system.go
+++ b/batched/system.go
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ func (s *BatchProvidingSystem) Run() {
 				keys = append(keys, c.Hash())
 			}
 
+			// in case after removing all the invalid CIDs there are no valid ones left
+			if len(keys) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			for !s.rsys.Ready() {
 				log.Debugf("reprovider system not ready")
 				select {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 351074c..1e7ad5a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/ipfs/go-datastore v0.4.5
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blockstore v0.1.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blocksutil v0.0.1
-	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help v0.0.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-exchange-offline v0.0.1
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-routing v0.1.0
 	github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-cbor v0.0.3