diff --git a/consensus/proto_array/src/proto_array.rs b/consensus/proto_array/src/proto_array.rs
index f68d3eb71b..6bca814cb4 100644
--- a/consensus/proto_array/src/proto_array.rs
+++ b/consensus/proto_array/src/proto_array.rs
@@ -1431,11 +1431,24 @@ impl ProtoArray {
                 .nodes
                 .get(node.proto_node_index)
                 .ok_or(Error::InvalidNodeIndex(node.proto_node_index))?;
-            let mut children = vec![(node.with_status(PayloadStatus::Empty), proto_node.clone())];
-            // The FULL virtual child only exists if the payload has been received.
-            if proto_node.payload_received().is_ok_and(|received| received) {
-                children.push((node.with_status(PayloadStatus::Full), proto_node.clone()));
-            }
+            
+            // TODO(gloas) this is the actual change we want to keep once PTC is implemented
+            // let mut children = vec![(node.with_status(PayloadStatus::Empty), proto_node.clone())];
+            // // The FULL virtual child only exists if the payload has been received.
+            // if proto_node.payload_received().is_ok_and(|received| received) {
+            //     children.push((node.with_status(PayloadStatus::Full), proto_node.clone()));
+            // }
+
+            // TODO(gloas) remove this and uncomment the code above once we implement PTC
+            // Skip Empty/Full split: go straight to Full when payload received,
+            // giving full payload weight 100% without PTC votes.
+            let children = if proto_node.payload_received().is_ok_and(|received| received) {
+                vec![(node.with_status(PayloadStatus::Full), proto_node.clone())]
+            } else {
+                vec![(node.with_status(PayloadStatus::Empty), proto_node.clone())]
+            };
+            // TODO(gloas) delete up to here
+            
             Ok(children)
         } else {
             let child_indices = children_index