1 files changed, 0 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/src/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/rpcwallet.cpp
index eea75ce972..32db0b46aa 100644
--- a/src/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -441,59 +441,6 @@ Value signmessage(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     return EncodeBase64(&vchSig[0], vchSig.size());
 }
 
-Value verifymessage(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
-{
-    if (fHelp || params.size() != 3)
-        throw runtime_error(
-            "verifymessage \"bitcoinaddress\" \"signature\" \"message\"\n"
-            "\nVerify a signed message\n"
-            "\nArguments:\n"
-            "1. \"bitcoinaddress\"  (string, required) The bitcoin address to use for the signature.\n"
-            "2. \"signature\"       (string, required) The signature provided by the signer in base 64 encoding (see signmessage).\n"
-            "3. \"message\"         (string, required) The message that was signed.\n"
-            "\nResult:\n"
-            "true|false   (boolean) If the signature is verified or not.\n"
-            "\nExamples:\n"
-            "\nUnlock the wallet for 30 seconds\n"
-            + HelpExampleCli("walletpassphrase", "\"mypassphrase\" 30") +
-            "\nCreate the signature\n"
-            + HelpExampleCli("signmessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XZ\" \"my message\"") +
-            "\nVerify the signature\n"
-            + HelpExampleCli("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XZ\" \"signature\" \"my message\"") +
-            "\nAs json rpc\n"
-            + HelpExampleRpc("verifymessage", "\"1D1ZrZNe3JUo7ZycKEYQQiQAWd9y54F4XZ\", \"signature\", \"my message\"")
-        );
-
-    string strAddress  = params[0].get_str();
-    string strSign     = params[1].get_str();
-    string strMessage  = params[2].get_str();
-
-    CBitcoinAddress addr(strAddress);
-    if (!addr.IsValid())
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Invalid address");
-
-    CKeyID keyID;
-    if (!addr.GetKeyID(keyID))
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_TYPE_ERROR, "Address does not refer to key");
-
-    bool fInvalid = false;
-    vector<unsigned char> vchSig = DecodeBase64(strSign.c_str(), &fInvalid);
-
-    if (fInvalid)
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Malformed base64 encoding");
-
-    CHashWriter ss(SER_GETHASH, 0);
-    ss << strMessageMagic;
-    ss << strMessage;
-
-    CPubKey pubkey;
-    if (!pubkey.RecoverCompact(ss.GetHash(), vchSig))
-        return false;
-
-    return (pubkey.GetID() == keyID);
-}
-
-
 Value getreceivedbyaddress(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 {
     if (fHelp || params.size() < 1 || params.size() > 2)