diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index e618bfa6f..e41a66d24 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -6584,23 +6584,7 @@ bool simple_wallet::transfer_main(int transfer_type, const std::vector<std::stri
         }
         if (!process_ring_members(ptx_vector, prompt, m_wallet->print_ring_members()))
           return false;
-        bool default_ring_size = true;
-        for (const auto &ptx: ptx_vector)
-        {
-          for (const auto &vin: ptx.tx.vin)
-          {
-            if (vin.type() == typeid(txin_to_key))
-            {
-              const txin_to_key& in_to_key = boost::get<txin_to_key>(vin);
-              if (in_to_key.key_offsets.size() != min_ring_size)
-                default_ring_size = false;
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        if (m_wallet->confirm_non_default_ring_size() && !default_ring_size)
-        {
-          prompt << tr("WARNING: this is a non default ring size, which may harm your privacy. Default is recommended.");
-        }
+
         prompt << ENDL << tr("Is this okay?");
         
         std::string accepted = input_line(prompt.str(), true);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 51ee9cdca..a8b732017 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -1169,7 +1169,6 @@ wallet2::wallet2(network_type nettype, uint64_t kdf_rounds, bool unattended, std
   m_refresh_from_block_height(0),
   m_explicit_refresh_from_block_height(true),
   m_skip_to_height(0),
-  m_confirm_non_default_ring_size(true),
   m_ask_password(AskPasswordToDecrypt),
   m_max_reorg_depth(ORPHANED_BLOCKS_MAX_COUNT),
   m_min_output_count(0),
@@ -4390,7 +4389,7 @@ boost::optional<wallet2::keys_file_data> wallet2::get_keys_file_data(const epee:
   value2.SetUint64(m_skip_to_height);
   json.AddMember("skip_to_height", value2, json.GetAllocator());
 
-  value2.SetInt(m_confirm_non_default_ring_size ? 1 :0);
+  value2.SetInt(1); // exists for deserialization backwards compatibility
   json.AddMember("confirm_non_default_ring_size", value2, json.GetAllocator());
 
   value2.SetInt(m_ask_password);
@@ -4623,7 +4622,6 @@ bool wallet2::load_keys_buf(const std::string& keys_buf, const epee::wipeable_st
     m_refresh_type = RefreshType::RefreshDefault;
     m_refresh_from_block_height = 0;
     m_skip_to_height = 0;
-    m_confirm_non_default_ring_size = true;
     m_ask_password = AskPasswordToDecrypt;
     cryptonote::set_default_decimal_point(CRYPTONOTE_DISPLAY_DECIMAL_POINT);
     m_max_reorg_depth = ORPHANED_BLOCKS_MAX_COUNT;
@@ -4775,8 +4773,6 @@ bool wallet2::load_keys_buf(const std::string& keys_buf, const epee::wipeable_st
     m_refresh_from_block_height = field_refresh_height;
     GET_FIELD_FROM_JSON_RETURN_ON_ERROR(json, skip_to_height, uint64_t, Uint64, false, 0);
     m_skip_to_height = field_skip_to_height;
-    GET_FIELD_FROM_JSON_RETURN_ON_ERROR(json, confirm_non_default_ring_size, int, Int, false, true);
-    m_confirm_non_default_ring_size = field_confirm_non_default_ring_size;
     GET_FIELD_FROM_JSON_RETURN_ON_ERROR(json, ask_password, AskPasswordType, Int, false, AskPasswordToDecrypt);
     m_ask_password = field_ask_password;
     GET_FIELD_FROM_JSON_RETURN_ON_ERROR(json, default_decimal_point, int, Int, false, CRYPTONOTE_DISPLAY_DECIMAL_POINT);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index 554a766bf..e57163a73 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -1342,8 +1342,6 @@ private:
     void segregation_height(uint64_t height) { m_segregation_height = height; }
     bool ignore_fractional_outputs() const { return m_ignore_fractional_outputs; }
     void ignore_fractional_outputs(bool value) { m_ignore_fractional_outputs = value; }
-    bool confirm_non_default_ring_size() const { return m_confirm_non_default_ring_size; }
-    void confirm_non_default_ring_size(bool always) { m_confirm_non_default_ring_size = always; }
     uint64_t ignore_outputs_above() const { return m_ignore_outputs_above; }
     void ignore_outputs_above(uint64_t value) { m_ignore_outputs_above = value; }
     uint64_t ignore_outputs_below() const { return m_ignore_outputs_below; }