diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index e22705287..a2f975d4f 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -1655,7 +1655,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
       m_starter_message_showed = true;
     }
 
-    m_fork_moaner.do_call(boost::bind(&core::check_fork_time, this));
     m_txpool_auto_relayer.do_call(boost::bind(&core::relay_txpool_transactions, this));
     m_check_updates_interval.do_call(boost::bind(&core::check_updates, this));
     m_check_disk_space_interval.do_call(boost::bind(&core::check_disk_space, this));
@@ -1666,29 +1665,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
     return true;
   }
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  bool core::check_fork_time()
-  {
-    if (m_nettype == FAKECHAIN)
-      return true;
-
-    HardFork::State state = m_blockchain_storage.get_hard_fork_state();
-    el::Level level;
-    switch (state) {
-      case HardFork::LikelyForked:
-        level = el::Level::Warning;
-        MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "**********************************************************************");
-        MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "Last scheduled hard fork is too far in the past.");
-        MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "We are most likely forked from the network. Daemon update needed now.");
-        MCLOG_RED(level, "global", "**********************************************************************");
-        break;
-      case HardFork::UpdateNeeded:
-        break;
-      default:
-        break;
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
-  //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   uint8_t core::get_ideal_hard_fork_version() const
   {
     return get_blockchain_storage().get_ideal_hard_fork_version();
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
index 988f25ceb..68c5651f1 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h
@@ -1000,18 +1000,6 @@ namespace cryptonote
       */
      bool check_tx_inputs_keyimages_domain(const transaction& tx) const;
 
-     /**
-      * @brief checks HardFork status and prints messages about it
-      *
-      * Checks the status of HardFork and logs/prints if an update to
-      * the daemon is necessary.
-      *
-      * @note see Blockchain::get_hard_fork_state and HardFork::State
-      *
-      * @return true
-      */
-     bool check_fork_time();
-
      /**
       * @brief attempts to relay any transactions in the mempool which need it
       *