diff --git a/src/core_io.h b/src/core_io.h
index 8ce9a1f96a..a509fc56a8 100644
--- a/src/core_io.h
+++ b/src/core_io.h
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ UniValue ValueFromAmount(const CAmount& amount);
 std::string FormatScript(const CScript& script);
 std::string EncodeHexTx(const CTransaction& tx);
 void ScriptPubKeyToUniv(const CScript& scriptPubKey, UniValue& out, bool fIncludeHex);
-void TxToUniv(const CTransaction& tx, const uint256& hashBlock, UniValue& entry, const CSpentIndexTxInfo* ptxSpentInfo = nullptr);
+void TxToUniv(const CTransaction& tx, const uint256& hashBlock, UniValue& entry, bool include_hex = true, const CSpentIndexTxInfo* ptxSpentInfo = nullptr);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_CORE_IO_H
diff --git a/src/core_write.cpp b/src/core_write.cpp
index 464d147fb0..9443ada979 100644
--- a/src/core_write.cpp
+++ b/src/core_write.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void ScriptPubKeyToUniv(const CScript& scriptPubKey,
     out.pushKV("addresses", a);
 }
 
-void TxToUniv(const CTransaction& tx, const uint256& hashBlock, UniValue& entry, const CSpentIndexTxInfo* ptxSpentInfo)
+void TxToUniv(const CTransaction& tx, const uint256& hashBlock, UniValue& entry, bool include_hex, const CSpentIndexTxInfo* ptxSpentInfo)
 {
     uint256 txid = tx.GetHash();
     entry.pushKV("txid", txid.GetHex());
@@ -284,5 +284,7 @@ void TxToUniv(const CTransaction& tx, const uint256& hashBlock, UniValue& entry,
     if (!hashBlock.IsNull())
         entry.pushKV("blockhash", hashBlock.GetHex());
 
-    entry.pushKV("hex", EncodeHexTx(tx)); // the hex-encoded transaction. used the name "hex" to be consistent with the verbose output of "getrawtransaction".
+    if (include_hex) {
+        entry.pushKV("hex", EncodeHexTx(tx)); // the hex-encoded transaction. used the name "hex" to be consistent with the verbose output of "getrawtransaction".
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 27504f65b1..81ec5c1b51 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ UniValue blockToJSON(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* blockindex, bool tx
         if(txDetails)
         {
             UniValue objTx(UniValue::VOBJ);
-            TxToUniv(*tx, uint256(), objTx);
+            TxToUniv(*tx, uint256(), objTx, true);
             bool fLocked = llmq::quorumInstantSendManager->IsLocked(tx->GetHash());
             objTx.push_back(Pair("instantlock", fLocked || chainLock));
             objTx.push_back(Pair("instantlock_internal", fLocked));
diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index 8300c1be88..422efce318 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void TxToJSON(const CTransaction& tx, const uint256 hashBlock, UniValue& entry)
         }
     }
 
-    TxToUniv(tx, uint256(), entry, &txSpentInfo);
+    TxToUniv(tx, uint256(), entry, true, &txSpentInfo);
 
     bool chainLock = false;
     if (!hashBlock.IsNull()) {
@@ -204,10 +204,8 @@ UniValue getrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
             : "No such mempool transaction. Use -txindex to enable blockchain transaction queries") +
             ". Use gettransaction for wallet transactions.");
 
-    std::string strHex = EncodeHexTx(*tx);
-
     if (!fVerbose)
-        return strHex;
+        return EncodeHexTx(*tx);
 
     UniValue result(UniValue::VOBJ);
     TxToJSON(*tx, hashBlock, result);
@@ -520,7 +518,7 @@ UniValue decoderawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_DESERIALIZATION_ERROR, "TX decode failed");
 
     UniValue result(UniValue::VOBJ);
-    TxToUniv(CTransaction(std::move(mtx)), uint256(), result);
+    TxToUniv(CTransaction(std::move(mtx)), uint256(), result, false);
 
     return result;
 }