diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 
 This release includes the following features and fixes:
  - Return amounts from `decoderawtransaction` are padded to 8 decimal places.
+ - Deprecated 'softforks' information from `getblockchaininfo` RPC call, which
+   had only been reporting on some very old upgrades. To keep this information,
+   start bitcoind with the '-deprecatedrpc=getblockchaininfo' option.
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -1257,6 +1257,11 @@
             "getblockchaininfo\n"
             "Returns an object containing various state info regarding "
             "blockchain processing.\n"
+            "DEPRECATION WARNING: The 'softforks' output has been deprecated "
+            "and will be\n"
+            "removed v0.20. For the time being it will only be shown here when "
+            "bitcoind\n"
+            "is started with -deprecatedrpc=getblockchaininfo.\n"
             "\nResult:\n"
             "{\n"
             "  \"chain\": \"xxxx\",              (string) current network name "
@@ -1287,8 +1292,8 @@
             "pruning is enabled (only present if pruning is enabled)\n"
             "  \"prune_target_size\": xxxxxx,  (numeric) the target size "
             "used by pruning (only present if automatic pruning is enabled)\n"
-            "  \"softforks\": [                (array) status of softforks in "
-            "progress\n"
+            "  \"softforks\": [                (array) DEPRECATED: status of "
+            "softforks in progress\n"
             "     {\n"
             "        \"id\": \"xxxx\",           (string) name of softfork\n"
             "        \"version\": xx,          (numeric) block version\n"
@@ -1341,14 +1346,16 @@
         }
     }
 
-    const Consensus::Params &consensusParams =
-        config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus();
-    UniValue softforks(UniValue::VARR);
-    softforks.push_back(SoftForkDesc("bip34", 2, tip, consensusParams));
-    softforks.push_back(SoftForkDesc("bip66", 3, tip, consensusParams));
-    softforks.push_back(SoftForkDesc("bip65", 4, tip, consensusParams));
-    softforks.push_back(SoftForkDesc("csv", 5, tip, consensusParams));
-    obj.pushKV("softforks", softforks);
+    if (IsDeprecatedRPCEnabled(gArgs, "getblockchaininfo")) {
+        const Consensus::Params &consensusParams =
+            config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus();
+        UniValue softforks(UniValue::VARR);
+        softforks.push_back(SoftForkDesc("bip34", 2, tip, consensusParams));
+        softforks.push_back(SoftForkDesc("bip66", 3, tip, consensusParams));
+        softforks.push_back(SoftForkDesc("bip65", 4, tip, consensusParams));
+        softforks.push_back(SoftForkDesc("csv", 5, tip, consensusParams));
+        obj.pushKV("softforks", softforks);
+    }
 
     obj.pushKV("warnings", GetWarnings("statusbar"));
     return obj;
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_bip68_sequence.py b/test/functional/feature_bip68_sequence.py
--- a/test/functional/feature_bip68_sequence.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_bip68_sequence.py
@@ -403,11 +403,8 @@
         self.nodes[0].generate(10)
 
     def get_csv_status(self):
-        softforks = self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()['softforks']
-        for sf in softforks:
-            if sf['id'] == 'csv' and sf['version'] == 5:
-                return sf['reject']['status']
-        raise AssertionError('Cannot find CSV fork activation information')
+        height = self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()['blocks']
+        return height >= 576
 
     # Make sure that BIP68 isn't being used to validate blocks, prior to
     # versionbits activation.  If more blocks are mined prior to this test
diff --git a/test/functional/feature_csv_activation.py b/test/functional/feature_csv_activation.py
--- a/test/functional/feature_csv_activation.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_csv_activation.py
@@ -103,11 +103,8 @@
 
 
 def get_csv_status(node):
-    softforks = node.getblockchaininfo()['softforks']
-    for sf in softforks:
-        if sf['id'] == 'csv' and sf['version'] == 5:
-            return sf['reject']['status']
-    raise AssertionError('Cannot find CSV fork activation information')
+    height = node.getblockchaininfo()['blocks']
+    return height >= 576
 
 
 class BIP68_112_113Test(ComparisonTestFramework):
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
--- a/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_blockchain.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
             'mediantime',
             'pruned',
             'size_on_disk',
-            'softforks',
             'verificationprogress',
             'warnings',
         ]
diff --git a/test/functional/rpc_deprecated.py b/test/functional/rpc_deprecated.py
--- a/test/functional/rpc_deprecated.py
+++ b/test/functional/rpc_deprecated.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         self.num_nodes = 2
         self.setup_clean_chain = True
         self.extra_args = [
-            [], ["-deprecatedrpc=createmultisig", "-deprecatedrpc=validateaddress"]]
+            [], ["-deprecatedrpc=createmultisig", "-deprecatedrpc=validateaddress", "-deprecatedrpc=getblockchaininfo"]]
 
     def run_test(self):
         # This test should be used to verify correct behaviour of deprecated
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
                                 self.nodes[0].createmultisig, 1, [self.nodes[0].getnewaddress()])
         self.nodes[1].createmultisig(1, [self.nodes[1].getnewaddress()])
 
+        self.log.info(
+            "-deprecatedrpc=getblockchaininfo lets us see old 'softforks' info")
+        binfo_normal = self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()
+        assert "softforks" not in binfo_normal
+        binfo_dep = self.nodes[1].getblockchaininfo()
+        assert "softforks" in binfo_dep and len(binfo_dep['softforks']) == 4
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     DeprecatedRpcTest().main()