diff --git a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
index efc50f72eb..0b0d84708d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/walletdb.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ DBErrors CWalletDB::LoadWallet(CWallet* pwallet)
 
 DBErrors CWalletDB::FindWalletTx(std::vector<uint256>& vTxHash, std::vector<CWalletTx>& vWtx)
 {
-    bool fNoncriticalErrors = false;
     DBErrors result = DB_LOAD_OK;
 
     try {
@@ -681,9 +680,6 @@ DBErrors CWalletDB::FindWalletTx(std::vector<uint256>& vTxHash, std::vector<CWal
         result = DB_CORRUPT;
     }
 
-    if (fNoncriticalErrors && result == DB_LOAD_OK)
-        result = DB_NONCRITICAL_ERROR;
-
     return result;
 }