diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -452,13 +452,6 @@
         state.GetRejectCode());
 }
 
-static bool
-IsMagneticAnomalyEnabledForCurrentBlock(const Consensus::Params &params)
-    EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main) {
-    AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
-    return IsMagneticAnomalyEnabled(params, chainActive.Tip());
-}
-
 // Command-line argument "-replayprotectionactivationtime=<timestamp>" will
 // cause the node to switch to replay protected SigHash ForkID value when the
 // median timestamp of the previous 11 blocks is greater than or equal to
@@ -748,10 +741,6 @@
             extraFlags |= SCRIPT_ENABLE_REPLAY_PROTECTION;
         }
 
-        if (IsMagneticAnomalyEnabledForCurrentBlock(consensusParams)) {
-            extraFlags |= SCRIPT_VERIFY_CHECKDATASIG_SIGOPS;
-        }
-
         // Make sure whatever we need to activate is actually activated.
         const uint32_t scriptVerifyFlags =
             STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS | extraFlags;