1 files changed, 0 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index 558eff6d5d..d2d7716dbd 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "bitcoinunits.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "init.h"
-#include "base58.h"
 
 #include <QString>
 #include <QDateTime>
@@ -81,11 +80,6 @@ bool parseBitcoinURI(const QUrl &uri, SendCoinsRecipient *out)
     if(uri.scheme() != QString("bitcoin"))
         return false;
 
-    // check if the address is valid
-    CBitcoinAddress addressFromUri(uri.path().toStdString());
-    if (!addressFromUri.IsValid())
-        return false;
-
     SendCoinsRecipient rv;
     rv.address = uri.path();
     rv.amount = 0;