This reverts commit 9d68824327.
First, we are reverting existing infrastructure for waiting for hints in
order to replace it with a different one, therefore this commit needs to
be reverted as well.
Second, errors during hint replay can occur naturally and don't
necessarily indicate that no progress can be made - for example, the
target node is heavily loaded and some hints time out. The "waiting for
hints" operation becomes a user-issued command, so it's not as vital to
ensure liveness.
e3c32c897a