diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4f0efd90b..99c3c8f31 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -5178,20 +5178,6 @@ bool CheckBlock(int32_t *futureblockp,int32_t height,CBlockIndex *pindex,const C
         if ( ASSETCHAINS_STAKED == 0 && komodo_checkPOW(1,(CBlock *)&block,height) < 0 ) // checks Equihash
             return state.DoS(100, error("CheckBlock: failed slow_checkPOW"),REJECT_INVALID, "failed-slow_checkPOW");
     }
-    if ( height > nDecemberHardforkHeight && ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 ) // December 2019 hardfork
-    {
-        int32_t notaryid;
-        int32_t special = komodo_chosennotary(&notaryid,height,pubkey33,tiptime);
-        if (notaryid > 0) {
-            CScript merkleroot = CScript();
-            CBlock blockcopy = block; // block shouldn't be changed below, so let's make it's copy
-            CBlock *pblockcopy = (CBlock *)&blockcopy;
-            if (!komodo_checkopret(pblockcopy, merkleroot)) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "failed or missing merkleroot expected.%s != merkleroot.%s\n", komodo_makeopret(pblockcopy, false).ToString().c_str(), merkleroot.ToString().c_str());
-                return state.DoS(100, error("CheckBlock: failed or missing merkleroot opret in easy-mined"),REJECT_INVALID, "failed-merkle-opret-in-easy-mined");
-            }
-        }
-    }
 	
     // Check the merkle root.
     if (fCheckMerkleRoot) {