diff --git a/monero/backends/jsonrpc.py b/monero/backends/jsonrpc.py
index 82ec4fb..529f13e 100644
--- a/monero/backends/jsonrpc.py
+++ b/monero/backends/jsonrpc.py
@@ -310,6 +310,12 @@ class JSONRPCWallet(object):
                 except exceptions.TransactionNotFound:
                     continue
                 pmts.extend(_pmts['transfers'])
+                # Issue #71: incoming payments to self will have excess 'destinations' key. Remove.
+                for pmt in pmts:
+                    try:
+                        del pmt['destinations']
+                    except KeyError:
+                        pass
         else:
             # NOTE: the API uses (min, max] range which is confusing
             params['min_block_height'] = (pmtfilter.min_height or 1) - 1
diff --git a/tests/test_jsonrpcwallet.py b/tests/test_jsonrpcwallet.py
index 87039fa..5223bca 100644
--- a/tests/test_jsonrpcwallet.py
+++ b/tests/test_jsonrpcwallet.py
@@ -1229,3 +1229,15 @@ class JSONRPCWalletTestCase(JSONTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(
             self.wallet.import_key_images(kimgs),
             (125578, Decimal('322.437994530000'), Decimal('0')))
+
+    @responses.activate
+    def test_incoming_from_self__issue_71(self):
+        responses.add(responses.POST, self.jsonrpc_url,
+            json=self._read('test_incoming_from_self__issue_71-00-get_accounts.json'),
+            status=200)
+        responses.add(responses.POST, self.jsonrpc_url,
+            json=self._read('test_incoming_from_self__issue_71-1a75f-get_transfer_by_txid.json'),
+            status=200)
+        self.wallet = Wallet(JSONRPCWallet())
+        pmts = self.wallet.incoming(tx_id='1a75f3aa57f7912313e90ab1188b7a102dbb619a324c3db51bb856a2f40503f1')
+        self.assertEqual(len(pmts), 1)