diff --git a/blockmanager.go b/blockmanager.go
index bc11848ef..69e987ec4 100644
--- a/blockmanager.go
+++ b/blockmanager.go
@@ -536,7 +536,6 @@ func newBlockManager(s *server) (*blockManager, error) {
 		quit:             make(chan bool),
 	}
 	bm.blockChain = btcchain.New(s.db, s.btcnet, bm.handleNotifyMsg)
-	bm.blockChain.DisableVerify(cfg.VerifyDisabled)
 
 	log.Infof("[BMGR] Generating initial block node index.  This may " +
 		"take a while...")
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 5b782ff20..18c474bb1 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ type config struct {
 	Port           string        `short:"p" long:"port" description:"Listen for connections on this port (default: 8333, testnet: 18333)"`
 	MaxPeers       int           `long:"maxpeers" description:"Max number of inbound and outbound peers"`
 	BanDuration    time.Duration `long:"banduration" description:"How long to ban misbehaving peers.  Valid time units are {s, m, h}.  Minimum 1 second"`
-	VerifyDisabled bool          `long:"noverify" description:"Disable block/transaction verification -- WARNING: This option can be dangerous and is for development use only"`
 	RPCUser        string        `short:"u" long:"rpcuser" description:"Username for RPC connections"`
 	RPCPass        string        `short:"P" long:"rpcpass" description:"Password for RPC connections"`
 	RPCPort        string        `short:"r" long:"rpcport" description:"Listen for JSON/RPC messages on this port"`