diff --git a/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp b/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp
--- a/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/ccoins_caching.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
         bool success =
             AreInputsStandard(t, coins, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS);
         assert(success);
-        Amount value = coins.GetValueIn(t);
-        assert(value == (50 + 21 + 22) * COIN);
     }
     ECC_Stop();
 }
diff --git a/src/coins.h b/src/coins.h
--- a/src/coins.h
+++ b/src/coins.h
@@ -312,16 +312,6 @@
     //! Calculate the size of the cache (in bytes)
     size_t DynamicMemoryUsage() const;
 
-    /**
-     * Amount of bitcoins coming in to a transaction
-     * Note that lightweight clients may not know anything besides the hash of
-     * previous transactions, so may not be able to calculate this.
-     *
-     * @param[in] tx	transaction for which we are checking input total
-     * @return	Sum of value of all inputs (scriptSigs)
-     */
-    Amount GetValueIn(const CTransaction &tx) const;
-
     //! Check whether all prevouts of the transaction are present in the UTXO
     //! set represented by this view
     bool HaveInputs(const CTransaction &tx) const;
diff --git a/src/coins.cpp b/src/coins.cpp
--- a/src/coins.cpp
+++ b/src/coins.cpp
@@ -287,19 +287,6 @@
     return cacheCoins.size();
 }
 
-Amount CCoinsViewCache::GetValueIn(const CTransaction &tx) const {
-    if (tx.IsCoinBase()) {
-        return Amount::zero();
-    }
-
-    Amount nResult = Amount::zero();
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < tx.vin.size(); i++) {
-        nResult += AccessCoin(tx.vin[i].prevout).GetTxOut().nValue;
-    }
-
-    return nResult;
-}
-
 bool CCoinsViewCache::HaveInputs(const CTransaction &tx) const {
     if (tx.IsCoinBase()) {
         return true;
diff --git a/src/primitives/transaction.h b/src/primitives/transaction.h
--- a/src/primitives/transaction.h
+++ b/src/primitives/transaction.h
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@
 
     // Return sum of txouts.
     Amount GetValueOut() const;
-    // GetValueIn() is a method on CCoinsViewCache, because
-    // inputs must be known to compute value in.
 
     /**
      * Get the total transaction size in bytes.
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@
 
     BOOST_CHECK(AreInputsStandard(CTransaction(t1), coins,
                                   STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS));
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(coins.GetValueIn(CTransaction(t1)),
-                      (50 + 21 + 22) * CENT);
 }
 
 static void CreateCreditAndSpend(const FillableSigningProvider &keystore,