diff --git a/src/consensus/validation.h b/src/consensus/validation.h
--- a/src/consensus/validation.h
+++ b/src/consensus/validation.h
@@ -87,18 +87,6 @@
     CValidationState()
         : mode(MODE_VALID), m_reason(ValidationInvalidReason::NONE),
           chRejectCode(0) {}
-
-    bool DoS(int level, ValidationInvalidReason reasonIn, bool ret = false,
-             unsigned int chRejectCodeIn = 0,
-             const std::string &strRejectReasonIn = "",
-             bool corruptionPossibleIn = false,
-             const std::string &strDebugMessageIn = "") {
-        ret = Invalid(reasonIn, ret, chRejectCodeIn, strRejectReasonIn,
-                      strDebugMessageIn);
-        assert(level == GetDoS());
-        assert(corruptionPossibleIn == CorruptionPossible());
-        return ret;
-    }
     bool Invalid(ValidationInvalidReason reasonIn, bool ret = false,
                  unsigned int chRejectCodeIn = 0,
                  const std::string &strRejectReasonIn = "",
@@ -124,34 +112,6 @@
     bool IsValid() const { return mode == MODE_VALID; }
     bool IsInvalid() const { return mode == MODE_INVALID; }
     bool IsError() const { return mode == MODE_ERROR; }
-    bool CorruptionPossible() const {
-        return m_reason == ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_MUTATED;
-    }
-    int GetDoS() const {
-        switch (m_reason) {
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::NONE:
-                return 0;
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::CONSENSUS:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_MUTATED:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_INVALID_HEADER:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_CHECKPOINT:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_INVALID_PREV:
-                return 100;
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_FINALIZATION:
-                return 20;
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_MISSING_PREV:
-                return 10;
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::CACHED_INVALID:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::RECENT_CONSENSUS_CHANGE:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_TIME_FUTURE:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::TX_NOT_STANDARD:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::TX_MISSING_INPUTS:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::TX_CONFLICT:
-            case ValidationInvalidReason::TX_MEMPOOL_POLICY:
-                return 0;
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
     ValidationInvalidReason GetReason() const { return m_reason; }
     unsigned int GetRejectCode() const { return chRejectCode; }
     std::string GetRejectReason() const { return strRejectReason; }