diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b947f717e9..969fe90b2d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ bool IsFinalTx(const CTransaction &tx, int nBlockHeight, int64_t nBlockTime)
 
     bool fFinalized = true;
     BOOST_FOREACH(const CTxIn& txin, tx.vin)
-        fFinalized = fFinalized && txin.IsFinal();
+        fFinalized = fFinalized && !~txin.nSequence;
 
     if (!fFinalized && (int64_t)tx.nLockTime >= ((int64_t)tx.nLockTime < LOCKTIME_THRESHOLD ? (int64_t)nBlockHeight : nBlockTime))
         return false;
diff --git a/src/primitives/transaction.cpp b/src/primitives/transaction.cpp
index 336151905c..4bf7faae09 100644
--- a/src/primitives/transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/primitives/transaction.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ std::string CTxIn::ToString() const
         str += strprintf(", coinbase %s", HexStr(scriptSig));
     else
         str += strprintf(", scriptSig=%s", scriptSig.ToString().substr(0,24));
-    if (nSequence != std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max())
+    if (~nSequence)
         str += strprintf(", nSequence=%u", nSequence);
     str += ")";
     return str;
diff --git a/src/primitives/transaction.h b/src/primitives/transaction.h
index a7a1e013ed..d7422c1f3e 100644
--- a/src/primitives/transaction.h
+++ b/src/primitives/transaction.h
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ public:
 
     CTxIn()
     {
-        nSequence = std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max();
+        nSequence = ~(uint32_t)0;
     }
 
-    explicit CTxIn(COutPoint prevoutIn, CScript scriptSigIn=CScript(), uint32_t nSequenceIn=std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max());
-    CTxIn(uint256 hashPrevTx, uint32_t nOut, CScript scriptSigIn=CScript(), uint32_t nSequenceIn=std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max());
+    explicit CTxIn(COutPoint prevoutIn, CScript scriptSigIn=CScript(), uint32_t nSequenceIn=~(uint32_t)0);
+    CTxIn(uint256 hashPrevTx, uint32_t nOut, CScript scriptSigIn=CScript(), uint32_t nSequenceIn=~(uint32_t)0);
 
     ADD_SERIALIZE_METHODS;
 
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ public:
         READWRITE(nSequence);
     }
 
-    bool IsFinal() const
-    {
-        return (nSequence == std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max());
-    }
-
     friend bool operator==(const CTxIn& a, const CTxIn& b)
     {
         return (a.prevout   == b.prevout &&
diff --git a/src/test/script_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
index a084a145c8..d96eff1d7a 100644
--- a/src/test/script_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_tests.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ CMutableTransaction BuildCreditingTransaction(const CScript& scriptPubKey)
     txCredit.vout.resize(1);
     txCredit.vin[0].prevout.SetNull();
     txCredit.vin[0].scriptSig = CScript() << CScriptNum(0) << CScriptNum(0);
-    txCredit.vin[0].nSequence = std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max();
+    txCredit.vin[0].nSequence = ~(uint32_t)0;
     txCredit.vout[0].scriptPubKey = scriptPubKey;
     txCredit.vout[0].nValue = 0;
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ CMutableTransaction BuildSpendingTransaction(const CScript& scriptSig, const CMu
     txSpend.vin[0].prevout.hash = txCredit.GetHash();
     txSpend.vin[0].prevout.n = 0;
     txSpend.vin[0].scriptSig = scriptSig;
-    txSpend.vin[0].nSequence = std::numeric_limits<unsigned int>::max();
+    txSpend.vin[0].nSequence = ~(uint32_t)0;
     txSpend.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript();
     txSpend.vout[0].nValue = 0;