diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index 492c26f42..05eebdf3b 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -398,14 +398,6 @@ std::string CChainParams::GetFoundersRewardAddressAtHeight(int nHeight) const {
 CScript CChainParams::GetFoundersRewardScriptAtHeight(int nHeight) const {
     assert(nHeight > 0 && nHeight <= consensus.GetLastFoundersRewardBlockHeight());
 
-    // #1398 START
-    // We can remove this code when miner_tests no longer expect this script
-    if (fMinerTestModeForFoundersRewardScript) {
-        auto rewardScript = ParseHex("a9146708e6670db0b950dac68031025cc5b63213a49187");
-        return CScript(rewardScript.begin(), rewardScript.end());
-    }
-    // #1398 END
-
     CBitcoinAddress address(GetFoundersRewardAddressAtHeight(nHeight).c_str());
     assert(address.IsValid());
     assert(address.IsScript());
diff --git a/src/chainparams.h b/src/chainparams.h
index 853a43e22..ecb4f94c3 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.h
+++ b/src/chainparams.h
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ public:
     std::string GetFoundersRewardAddressAtHeight(int height) const;
     CScript GetFoundersRewardScriptAtHeight(int height) const;
     std::string GetFoundersRewardAddressAtIndex(int i) const;
-    /** #1398 to return a fixed founders reward script for miner_tests */
-    bool fMinerTestModeForFoundersRewardScript = false;
     /** Enforce coinbase consensus rule in regtest mode */
     void SetRegTestCoinbaseMustBeProtected() { consensus.fCoinbaseMustBeProtected = true; }
 protected:
diff --git a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
index 5b21a3d35..955c37a80 100644
--- a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
@@ -138,14 +138,6 @@ struct {
 // NOTE: These tests rely on CreateNewBlock doing its own self-validation!
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
 {
-    // #1398 START
-    // Current test data expects to receive a reward script for the address
-    // 2N2e2FRfP9D1dRN1oRWkH7pbFM69eGNAuQ4 even though the test is run on mainnet
-    // and not testnet, and there are many founders reward addresses not just one.
-    // When test data is re-generated, we will no longer need to do this.
-    Params(CBaseChainParams::MAIN).fMinerTestModeForFoundersRewardScript = true;
-    // #1398 END
-
     CScript scriptPubKey = CScript() << ParseHex("04678afdb0fe5548271967f1a67130b7105cd6a828e03909a67962e0ea1f61deb649f6bc3f4cef38c4f35504e51ec112de5c384df7ba0b8d578a4c702b6bf11d5f") << OP_CHECKSIG;
     CBlockTemplate *pblocktemplate;
     CMutableTransaction tx,tx2;