diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 1121842d85..c8cdc24e57 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   compat/byteswap.h \
   compat/cpuid.h \
   compat/endian.h \
-  compat/sanity.h \
   compressor.h \
   context.h \
   consensus/consensus.h \
@@ -721,8 +720,6 @@ libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES = \
   $(BITCOIN_CORE_H)
 
 # util: shared between all executables.
-# This library *must* be included to make sure that the glibc
-# sanity checks are linked.
 libbitcoin_util_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
 libbitcoin_util_a_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 libbitcoin_util_a_SOURCES = \
@@ -734,7 +731,6 @@ libbitcoin_util_a_SOURCES = \
   support/lockedpool.cpp \
   chainparamsbase.cpp \
   clientversion.cpp \
-  compat/glibcxx_sanity.cpp \
   compat/strnlen.cpp \
   fs.cpp \
   interfaces/handler.cpp \
diff --git a/src/compat/glibcxx_sanity.cpp b/src/compat/glibcxx_sanity.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 569fb1bbe8..0000000000
--- a/src/compat/glibcxx_sanity.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
-// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-#include <list>
-#include <locale>
-#include <stdexcept>
-
-namespace
-{
-// trigger: use ctype<char>::widen to trigger ctype<char>::_M_widen_init().
-// test: convert a char from narrow to wide and back. Verify that the result
-//   matches the original.
-bool sanity_test_widen(char testchar)
-{
-    const std::ctype<char>& test(std::use_facet<std::ctype<char> >(std::locale()));
-    return test.narrow(test.widen(testchar), 'b') == testchar;
-}
-
-// trigger: use list::push_back and list::pop_back to trigger _M_hook and
-//   _M_unhook.
-// test: Push a sequence of integers into a list. Pop them off and verify that
-//   they match the original sequence.
-bool sanity_test_list(unsigned int size)
-{
-    std::list<unsigned int> test;
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i != size; ++i)
-        test.push_back(i + 1);
-
-    if (test.size() != size)
-        return false;
-
-    while (!test.empty()) {
-        if (test.back() != test.size())
-            return false;
-        test.pop_back();
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-} // namespace
-
-// trigger: string::at(x) on an empty string to trigger __throw_out_of_range_fmt.
-// test: force std::string to throw an out_of_range exception. Verify that
-//   it's caught correctly.
-bool sanity_test_range_fmt()
-{
-    std::string test;
-    try {
-        test.at(1);
-    } catch (const std::out_of_range&) {
-        return true;
-    } catch (...) {
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool glibcxx_sanity_test()
-{
-    return sanity_test_widen('a') && sanity_test_list(100) && sanity_test_range_fmt();
-}
diff --git a/src/compat/sanity.h b/src/compat/sanity.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8efa416102..0000000000
--- a/src/compat/sanity.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2014 The Bitcoin Core developers
-// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-#ifndef BITCOIN_COMPAT_SANITY_H
-#define BITCOIN_COMPAT_SANITY_H
-
-bool glibcxx_sanity_test();
-
-#endif // BITCOIN_COMPAT_SANITY_H
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 88ca19588d..2dfbfc68fa 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include <chainparams.h>
 #include <context.h>
 #include <node/coinstats.h>
-#include <compat/sanity.h>
 #include <fs.h>
 #include <hash.h>
 #include <httpserver.h>
@@ -925,9 +924,6 @@ static bool InitSanityCheck()
         return InitError(Untranslated("Elliptic curve cryptography sanity check failure. Aborting."));
     }
 
-    if (!glibcxx_sanity_test())
-        return false;
-
     if (!BLSInit()) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/init.h b/src/init.h
index f39d854074..92751d5e4f 100644
--- a/src/init.h
+++ b/src/init.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ bool AppInitBasicSetup(const ArgsManager& args);
  */
 bool AppInitParameterInteraction(const ArgsManager& args);
 /**
- * Initialization sanity checks: ecc init, sanity checks, dir lock.
+ * Initialization sanity checks.
  * @note This can be done before daemonization. Do not call Shutdown() if this function fails.
  * @pre Parameters should be parsed and config file should be read, AppInitParameterInteraction should have been called.
  */
diff --git a/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp b/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp
index 29b6559975..b64906d4f8 100644
--- a/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/sanity_tests.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <compat/sanity.h>
 #include <key.h>
 #include <test/util/setup_common.h>
 
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(sanity_tests, BasicTestingSetup)
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(basic_sanity)
 {
-  BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(glibcxx_sanity_test() == true, "stdlib sanity test");
   BOOST_CHECK_MESSAGE(ECC_InitSanityCheck() == true, "secp256k1 sanity test");
 }