diff --git a/src/proof_verifier.cpp b/src/proof_verifier.cpp
index 055236a60..b5a3e3fdf 100644
--- a/src/proof_verifier.cpp
+++ b/src/proof_verifier.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ bool ProofVerifier::VerifySprout(
     const JSDescription& jsdesc,
     const uint256& joinSplitPubKey
 ) {
+    if (!perform_verification) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     auto pv = SproutProofVerifier(*this, joinSplitPubKey, jsdesc);
     return boost::apply_visitor(pv, jsdesc.proof);
 }