diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 2b3bf3bfb5..67385588e0 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -74,22 +74,6 @@ static bool ThreadSafeMessageBox(const std::string& message, const std::string&
     }
 }
 
-static bool ThreadSafeAskFee(int64_t nFeeRequired)
-{
-    if(!guiref)
-        return false;
-    if(nFeeRequired < CTransaction::nMinTxFee || nFeeRequired <= nTransactionFee || fDaemon)
-        return true;
-
-    bool payFee = false;
-
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(guiref, "askFee", GUIUtil::blockingGUIThreadConnection(),
-                               Q_ARG(qint64, nFeeRequired),
-                               Q_ARG(bool*, &payFee));
-
-    return payFee;
-}
-
 static void InitMessage(const std::string &message)
 {
     if(splashref)
@@ -262,7 +246,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     // Subscribe to global signals from core
     uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox.connect(ThreadSafeMessageBox);
-    uiInterface.ThreadSafeAskFee.connect(ThreadSafeAskFee);
     uiInterface.InitMessage.connect(InitMessage);
     uiInterface.Translate.connect(Translate);
 
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
index b1daba5cba..180c44ad59 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -726,19 +726,6 @@ void BitcoinGUI::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
     QMainWindow::closeEvent(event);
 }
 
-void BitcoinGUI::askFee(qint64 nFeeRequired, bool *payFee)
-{
-    if (!clientModel || !clientModel->getOptionsModel())
-        return;
-
-    QString strMessage = tr("This transaction is over the size limit. You can still send it for a fee of %1, "
-        "which goes to the nodes that process your transaction and helps to support the network. "
-        "Do you want to pay the fee?").arg(BitcoinUnits::formatWithUnit(clientModel->getOptionsModel()->getDisplayUnit(), nFeeRequired));
-    QMessageBox::StandardButton retval = QMessageBox::question(this, tr("Confirm transaction fee"), strMessage,
-        QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::Cancel, QMessageBox::Yes);
-    *payFee = (retval == QMessageBox::Yes);
-}
-
 void BitcoinGUI::incomingTransaction(const QString& date, int unit, qint64 amount, const QString& type, const QString& address)
 {
     // On new transaction, make an info balloon
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.h b/src/qt/bitcoingui.h
index b9a8a03139..75c61d2a8a 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.h
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.h
@@ -135,16 +135,6 @@ public slots:
     */
     void message(const QString &title, const QString &message, unsigned int style, bool *ret = NULL);
 
-    /** Asks the user whether to pay the transaction fee or to cancel the transaction.
-       It is currently not possible to pass a return value to another thread through
-       BlockingQueuedConnection, so an indirected pointer is used.
-       https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-10440
-
-      @param[in] nFeeRequired       the required fee
-      @param[out] payFee            true to pay the fee, false to not pay the fee
-    */
-    void askFee(qint64 nFeeRequired, bool *payFee);
-
     bool handlePaymentRequest(const SendCoinsRecipient& recipient);
 
     /** Show incoming transaction notification for new transactions. */
diff --git a/src/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet.cpp
index 241e937b1b..3c3d890e2e 100644
--- a/src/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet.cpp
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ bool CWallet::CommitTransaction(CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey)
 
 
 
-string CWallet::SendMoney(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNew, bool fAskFee)
+string CWallet::SendMoney(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNew)
 {
     CReserveKey reservekey(this);
     int64_t nFeeRequired;
@@ -1454,9 +1454,6 @@ string CWallet::SendMoney(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNe
         return strError;
     }
 
-    if (fAskFee && !uiInterface.ThreadSafeAskFee(nFeeRequired))
-        return "ABORTED";
-
     if (!CommitTransaction(wtxNew, reservekey))
         return _("Error: The transaction was rejected! This might happen if some of the coins in your wallet were already spent, such as if you used a copy of wallet.dat and coins were spent in the copy but not marked as spent here.");
 
@@ -1465,7 +1462,7 @@ string CWallet::SendMoney(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNe
 
 
 
-string CWallet::SendMoneyToDestination(const CTxDestination& address, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNew, bool fAskFee)
+string CWallet::SendMoneyToDestination(const CTxDestination& address, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNew)
 {
     // Check amount
     if (nValue <= 0)
@@ -1477,7 +1474,7 @@ string CWallet::SendMoneyToDestination(const CTxDestination& address, int64_t nV
     CScript scriptPubKey;
     scriptPubKey.SetDestination(address);
 
-    return SendMoney(scriptPubKey, nValue, wtxNew, fAskFee);
+    return SendMoney(scriptPubKey, nValue, wtxNew);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/wallet.h b/src/wallet.h
index 90209122fd..8e879c5e1a 100644
--- a/src/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet.h
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ public:
     bool CreateTransaction(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue,
                            CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey, int64_t& nFeeRet, std::string& strFailReason, const CCoinControl *coinControl = NULL);
     bool CommitTransaction(CWalletTx& wtxNew, CReserveKey& reservekey);
-    std::string SendMoney(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNew, bool fAskFee=false);
-    std::string SendMoneyToDestination(const CTxDestination &address, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNew, bool fAskFee=false);
+    std::string SendMoney(CScript scriptPubKey, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNew);
+    std::string SendMoneyToDestination(const CTxDestination &address, int64_t nValue, CWalletTx& wtxNew);
 
     bool NewKeyPool();
     bool TopUpKeyPool(unsigned int kpSize = 0);