diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <qt/guiutil.h>
 
-#include <cashaddr.h>
 #include <cashaddrenc.h>
 #include <chainparams.h>
 #include <dstencode.h>
@@ -158,12 +157,6 @@
     widget->setAlignment(Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignVCenter);
 }
 
-static bool IsCashAddrEncoded(const QUrl &uri) {
-    const std::string addr = (uri.scheme() + ":" + uri.path()).toStdString();
-    auto decoded = cashaddr::Decode(addr, "");
-    return !decoded.first.empty();
-}
-
 bool parseBitcoinURI(const QString &scheme, const QUrl &uri,
                      SendCoinsRecipient *out) {
     // return if URI has wrong scheme.
@@ -172,12 +165,8 @@
     }
 
     SendCoinsRecipient rv;
-    if (IsCashAddrEncoded(uri)) {
-        rv.address = uri.scheme() + ":" + uri.path();
-    } else {
-        // strip out uri scheme for base58 encoded addresses
-        rv.address = uri.path();
-    }
+    rv.address = uri.scheme() + ":" + uri.path();
+
     // Trim any following forward slash which may have been added by the OS
     if (rv.address.endsWith("/")) {
         rv.address.truncate(rv.address.length() - 1);
diff --git a/src/qt/test/uritests.h b/src/qt/test/uritests.h
--- a/src/qt/test/uritests.h
+++ b/src/qt/test/uritests.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     Q_OBJECT
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
-    void uriTestsBase58();
     void uriTestsCashAddr();
     void uriTestFormatURI();
 };
diff --git a/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp b/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
--- a/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/uritests.cpp
@@ -12,81 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <QUrl>
 
-void URITests::uriTestsBase58() {
-    const auto params = CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
-
-    SendCoinsRecipient rv;
-    QString scheme = QString::fromStdString(params->CashAddrPrefix());
-    QUrl uri;
-    uri.setUrl(QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?req-dontexist="));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-
-    uri.setUrl(
-        QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?dontexist="));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-    QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
-    QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
-    QVERIFY(rv.amount == Amount::zero());
-
-    uri.setUrl(QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?label="
-                       "Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-    QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
-    QVERIFY(rv.label == QString("Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(rv.amount == Amount::zero());
-
-    uri.setUrl(
-        QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=0.001"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-    QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
-    QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
-    QVERIFY(rv.amount == 100000 * SATOSHI);
-
-    uri.setUrl(
-        QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=1.001"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-    QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
-    QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
-    QVERIFY(rv.amount == 100100000 * SATOSHI);
-
-    uri.setUrl(
-        QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=100&"
-                "label=Wikipedia Example"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-    QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
-    QVERIFY(rv.amount == int64_t(10000000000) * SATOSHI);
-    QVERIFY(rv.label == QString("Wikipedia Example"));
-
-    uri.setUrl(QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?message="
-                       "Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-    QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
-    QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
-
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme,
-                                     "bitcoincash://"
-                                     "175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?"
-                                     "message=Wikipedia Example Address",
-                                     &rv));
-    QVERIFY(rv.address == QString("175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W"));
-    QVERIFY(rv.label == QString());
-
-    uri.setUrl(
-        QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?req-message="
-                "Wikipedia Example Address"));
-    QVERIFY(GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-
-    uri.setUrl(
-        QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=1,"
-                "000&label=Wikipedia Example"));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-
-    uri.setUrl(
-        QString("bitcoincash:175tWpb8K1S7NmH4Zx6rewF9WQrcZv245W?amount=1,"
-                "000.0&label=Wikipedia Example"));
-    QVERIFY(!GUIUtil::parseBitcoinURI(scheme, uri, &rv));
-}
-
 void URITests::uriTestsCashAddr() {
     const auto params = CreateChainParams(CBaseChainParams::MAIN);