diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 9df71556e8..c517645902 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
     int64_t nTime3 = GetTimeMicros(); nTimeConnect += nTime3 - nTime2;
     LogPrint("bench", "      - Connect %u transactions: %.2fms (%.3fms/tx, %.3fms/txin) [%.2fs]\n", (unsigned)block.vtx.size(), 0.001 * (nTime3 - nTime2), 0.001 * (nTime3 - nTime2) / block.vtx.size(), nInputs <= 1 ? 0 : 0.001 * (nTime3 - nTime2) / (nInputs-1), nTimeConnect * 0.000001);
 
-    CAmount blockReward = nFees + GetBlockSubsidy(pindex->nHeight, chainparams.GetConsensus());
+    CAmount blockReward = nFees;
     if (!MoneyRange(blockReward))
         return state.DoS(100, error("ConnectBlock(): total block reward overflowed"), REJECT_INVALID, "bad-blockreward-outofrange");
     if (!VerifyAmounts(view, *(block.vtx[0]), -blockReward))