diff --git a/src/cryptonote_basic/verification_context.h b/src/cryptonote_basic/verification_context.h
index f5f663464..4d49b692c 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_basic/verification_context.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_basic/verification_context.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool m_too_big;
     bool m_overspend;
     bool m_fee_too_low;
-    bool m_not_rct;
     bool m_too_few_outputs;
   };
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index 8e5207e82..d33dbd16a 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -1134,8 +1134,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
         add_reason(reason, "overspend");
       if ((res.fee_too_low = tvc.m_fee_too_low))
         add_reason(reason, "fee too low");
-      if ((res.not_rct = tvc.m_not_rct))
-        add_reason(reason, "tx is not ringct");
       if ((res.too_few_outputs = tvc.m_too_few_outputs))
         add_reason(reason, "too few outputs");
       const std::string punctuation = reason.empty() ? "" : ": ";
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index dbb1d4472..a3c187c24 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
       bool too_big;
       bool overspend;
       bool fee_too_low;
-      bool not_rct;
       bool too_few_outputs;
       bool sanity_check_failed;
 
@@ -603,7 +602,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
         KV_SERIALIZE(too_big)
         KV_SERIALIZE(overspend)
         KV_SERIALIZE(fee_too_low)
-        KV_SERIALIZE(not_rct)
         KV_SERIALIZE(too_few_outputs)
         KV_SERIALIZE(sanity_check_failed)
       END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
diff --git a/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp b/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
index 125688ba5..7292176b4 100644
--- a/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/daemon_handler.cpp
@@ -410,11 +410,6 @@ namespace rpc
         if (!res.error_details.empty()) res.error_details += " and ";
         res.error_details += "fee too low";
       }
-      if (tvc.m_not_rct)
-      {
-        if (!res.error_details.empty()) res.error_details += " and ";
-        res.error_details += "tx is not ringct";
-      }
       if (tvc.m_too_few_outputs)
       {
         if (!res.error_details.empty()) res.error_details += " and ";
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 6d2fff17b..def6ac3ed 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ namespace
         add_reason(reason, "overspend");
       if (res.fee_too_low)
         add_reason(reason, "fee too low");
-      if (res.not_rct)
-        add_reason(reason, "tx is not ringct");
       if (res.sanity_check_failed)
         add_reason(reason, "tx sanity check failed");
       if (res.not_relayed)
diff --git a/tests/functional_tests/transfer.py b/tests/functional_tests/transfer.py
index 3bed69b98..c3d71aa9c 100755
--- a/tests/functional_tests/transfer.py
+++ b/tests/functional_tests/transfer.py
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ class TransferTest():
         assert res.too_big == False
         assert res.overspend == False
         assert res.fee_too_low == False
-        assert res.not_rct == False
 
         self.wallet[0].refresh()
 
@@ -598,7 +597,6 @@ class TransferTest():
         assert res.too_big == False
         assert res.overspend == False
         assert res.fee_too_low == False
-        assert res.not_rct == False
 
         res = daemon.get_transactions([txes[0][0]])
         assert len(res.txs) >= 1
@@ -615,7 +613,6 @@ class TransferTest():
         assert res.too_big == False
         assert res.overspend == False
         assert res.fee_too_low == False
-        assert res.not_rct == False
         assert res.too_few_outputs == False
 
         res = daemon.get_transactions([txes[0][0]])