diff --git a/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp b/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp
index d658976c3..86f9a0bf6 100644
--- a/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ static void CCoinsCaching(benchmark::State& state)
     while (state.KeepRunning()) {
         bool success = AreInputsStandard(tx_1, coins);
         assert(success);
-        CAmount value = coins.GetValueIn(tx_1);
-        assert(value == (50 + 21 + 22) * COIN);
     }
     ECC_Stop();
 }
diff --git a/src/coins.cpp b/src/coins.cpp
index 6b4cb2aec..7b76c13f9 100644
--- a/src/coins.cpp
+++ b/src/coins.cpp
@@ -233,18 +233,6 @@ unsigned int CCoinsViewCache::GetCacheSize() const {
     return cacheCoins.size();
 }
 
-CAmount CCoinsViewCache::GetValueIn(const CTransaction& tx) const
-{
-    if (tx.IsCoinBase())
-        return 0;
-
-    CAmount nResult = 0;
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < tx.vin.size(); i++)
-        nResult += AccessCoin(tx.vin[i].prevout).out.nValue;
-
-    return nResult;
-}
-
 bool CCoinsViewCache::HaveInputs(const CTransaction& tx) const
 {
     if (!tx.IsCoinBase()) {
diff --git a/src/coins.h b/src/coins.h
index 2aed56c2b..dcec74199 100644
--- a/src/coins.h
+++ b/src/coins.h
@@ -315,16 +315,6 @@ public:
     //! Calculate the size of the cache (in bytes)
     size_t DynamicMemoryUsage() const;
 
-    /**
-     * Amount of bitcoins coming in to a transaction
-     * Note that lightweight clients may not know anything besides the hash of previous transactions,
-     * so may not be able to calculate this.
-     *
-     * @param[in] tx    transaction for which we are checking input total
-     * @return  Sum of value of all inputs (scriptSigs)
-     */
-    CAmount GetValueIn(const CTransaction& tx) const;
-
     //! Check whether all prevouts of the transaction are present in the UTXO set represented by this view
     bool HaveInputs(const CTransaction& tx) const;
 
diff --git a/src/primitives/transaction.h b/src/primitives/transaction.h
index 00ccbc32f..58b3e8aed 100644
--- a/src/primitives/transaction.h
+++ b/src/primitives/transaction.h
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@ public:
 
     // Return sum of txouts.
     CAmount GetValueOut() const;
-    // GetValueIn() is a method on CCoinsViewCache, because
-    // inputs must be known to compute value in.
 
     /**
      * Get the total transaction size in bytes, including witness data.
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 9d0ae56c3..ddbc68f8e 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_Get)
     t1.vout[0].scriptPubKey << OP_1;
 
     BOOST_CHECK(AreInputsStandard(CTransaction(t1), coins));
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(coins.GetValueIn(CTransaction(t1)), (50+21+22)*CENT);
 }
 
 static void CreateCreditAndSpend(const FillableSigningProvider& keystore, const CScript& outscript, CTransactionRef& output, CMutableTransaction& input, bool success = true)