diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 514019c1..c53c6731 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ Bug Fixes
   closing excess connections
 * Avoid handling a node coming up multiple times due to a reconnection attempt
   succeeding close to the same time that an UP notification is pushed
-* Correctly retry when received_responses == required_responses in
-  DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy.on_read_timeout() (PYTHON-55)
 
 1.1.1
 =====
diff --git a/cassandra/policies.py b/cassandra/policies.py
index bd41e253..2d538c2d 100644
--- a/cassandra/policies.py
+++ b/cassandra/policies.py
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ class DowngradingConsistencyRetryPolicy(RetryPolicy):
                         received_responses, data_retrieved, retry_num):
         if retry_num != 0:
             return (self.RETHROW, None)
-        elif received_responses <= required_responses:
+        elif received_responses < required_responses:
             return self._pick_consistency(received_responses)
         elif not data_retrieved:
             return (self.RETRY, consistency)