diff --git a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
index 2a594c305..e6eb723cf 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-tx.cpp
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static void MutateTxSign(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& flagStr)
             if (!prevOut.checkObject(types))
                 throw std::runtime_error("prevtxs internal object typecheck fail");
 
-            uint256 txid = ParseHashUV(prevOut["txid"], "txid");
+            uint256 txid = ParseHashStr(prevOut["txid"].get_str(), "txid");
 
             int nOut = atoi(prevOut["vout"].getValStr());
             if (nOut < 0)
diff --git a/src/core_io.h b/src/core_io.h
index 377633ac7..1d87d21d4 100644
--- a/src/core_io.h
+++ b/src/core_io.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ CScript ParseScript(const std::string& s);
 std::string ScriptToAsmStr(const CScript& script, const bool fAttemptSighashDecode = false);
 bool DecodeHexTx(CMutableTransaction& tx, const std::string& hex_tx, bool try_no_witness = false, bool try_witness = true);
 bool DecodeHexBlk(CBlock&, const std::string& strHexBlk);
-uint256 ParseHashUV(const UniValue& v, const std::string& strName);
 uint256 ParseHashStr(const std::string&, const std::string& strName);
 std::vector<unsigned char> ParseHexUV(const UniValue& v, const std::string& strName);
 
diff --git a/src/core_read.cpp b/src/core_read.cpp
index aade7e21c..4d851610e 100644
--- a/src/core_read.cpp
+++ b/src/core_read.cpp
@@ -160,14 +160,6 @@ bool DecodeHexBlk(CBlock& block, const std::string& strHexBlk)
     return true;
 }
 
-uint256 ParseHashUV(const UniValue& v, const std::string& strName)
-{
-    std::string strHex;
-    if (v.isStr())
-        strHex = v.getValStr();
-    return ParseHashStr(strHex, strName);  // Note: ParseHashStr("") throws a runtime_error
-}
-
 uint256 ParseHashStr(const std::string& strHex, const std::string& strName)
 {
     if (!IsHex(strHex)) // Note: IsHex("") is false