1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index e24d39170e..7b410b9897 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -107,18 +107,6 @@ const std::vector<std::string> CHECKLEVEL_DOC {
  * */
 static constexpr int PRUNE_LOCK_BUFFER{10};
 
-/**
- * Mutex to guard access to validation specific variables, such as reading
- * or changing the chainstate.
- *
- * This may also need to be locked when updating the transaction pool, e.g. on
- * AcceptToMemoryPool. See CTxMemPool::cs comment for details.
- *
- * The transaction pool has a separate lock to allow reading from it and the
- * chainstate at the same time.
- */
-RecursiveMutex cs_main;
-
 GlobalMutex g_best_block_mutex;
 std::condition_variable g_best_block_cv;
 uint256 g_best_block;