diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
index 0ad123f39..c5f8fb6a9 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ WalletModel::WalletModel(CWallet *wallet, OptionsModel *optionsModel, QObject *p
     transactionTableModel(0),
     recentRequestsTableModel(0),
     cachedBalance(0), cachedUnconfirmedBalance(0), cachedImmatureBalance(0),
-    cachedNumTransactions(0),
     cachedEncryptionStatus(Unencrypted),
     cachedNumBlocks(0)
 {
@@ -96,18 +95,6 @@ qint64 WalletModel::getWatchImmatureBalance() const
     return wallet->GetImmatureWatchOnlyBalance();
 }
 
-int WalletModel::getNumTransactions() const
-{
-    int numTransactions = 0;
-    {
-        LOCK(wallet->cs_wallet);
-        // the size of mapWallet contains the number of unique transaction IDs
-        // (e.g. payments to yourself generate 2 transactions, but both share the same transaction ID)
-        numTransactions = wallet->mapWallet.size();
-    }
-    return numTransactions;
-}
-
 void WalletModel::updateStatus()
 {
     EncryptionStatus newEncryptionStatus = getEncryptionStatus();
@@ -169,13 +156,6 @@ void WalletModel::updateTransaction(const QString &hash, int status)
 
     // Balance and number of transactions might have changed
     checkBalanceChanged();
-
-    int newNumTransactions = getNumTransactions();
-    if(cachedNumTransactions != newNumTransactions)
-    {
-        cachedNumTransactions = newNumTransactions;
-        emit numTransactionsChanged(newNumTransactions);
-    }
 }
 
 void WalletModel::updateAddressBook(const QString &address, const QString &label,
diff --git a/src/qt/walletmodel.h b/src/qt/walletmodel.h
index 2bb91d85a..2a74a6aa7 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletmodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/walletmodel.h
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ public:
     qint64 getWatchBalance() const;
     qint64 getWatchUnconfirmedBalance() const;
     qint64 getWatchImmatureBalance() const;
-    int getNumTransactions() const;
     EncryptionStatus getEncryptionStatus() const;
     bool processingQueuedTransactions() { return fProcessingQueuedTransactions; }
 
@@ -214,7 +213,6 @@ private:
     qint64 cachedWatchOnlyBalance;
     qint64 cachedWatchUnconfBalance;
     qint64 cachedWatchImmatureBalance;
-    qint64 cachedNumTransactions;
     EncryptionStatus cachedEncryptionStatus;
     int cachedNumBlocks;
 
@@ -229,9 +227,6 @@ signals:
     void balanceChanged(qint64 balance, qint64 unconfirmedBalance, qint64 immatureBalance,
                         qint64 watchOnlyBalance, qint64 watchUnconfBalance, qint64 watchImmatureBalance);
 
-    // Number of transactions in wallet changed
-    void numTransactionsChanged(int count);
-
     // Encryption status of wallet changed
     void encryptionStatusChanged(int status);