diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 0b2a6c0f5..5800217fa 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -3622,32 +3622,7 @@ bool wallet2::refresh(bool trusted_daemon, uint64_t & blocks_fetched, bool& rece
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool wallet2::get_rct_distribution(uint64_t &start_height, std::vector<uint64_t> &distribution)
 {
-  uint32_t rpc_version;
-  boost::optional<std::string> result = m_node_rpc_proxy.get_rpc_version(rpc_version);
-  // no error
-  if (!!result)
-  {
-    // empty string -> not connection
-    THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(result->empty(), tools::error::no_connection_to_daemon, "getversion");
-    THROW_WALLET_EXCEPTION_IF(*result == CORE_RPC_STATUS_BUSY, tools::error::daemon_busy, "getversion");
-    if (*result != CORE_RPC_STATUS_OK)
-    {
-      MDEBUG("Cannot determine daemon RPC version, not requesting rct distribution");
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    if (rpc_version >= MAKE_CORE_RPC_VERSION(1, 19))
-    {
-      MDEBUG("Daemon is recent enough, requesting rct distribution");
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      MDEBUG("Daemon is too old, not requesting rct distribution");
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
+  MDEBUG("Requesting rct distribution");
 
   cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_OUTPUT_DISTRIBUTION::request req = AUTO_VAL_INIT(req);
   cryptonote::COMMAND_RPC_GET_OUTPUT_DISTRIBUTION::response res = AUTO_VAL_INIT(res);