diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 3454d3421..5d0e384cf 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -614,7 +614,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QApplication::setOrganizationName(QAPP_ORG_NAME);
     QApplication::setOrganizationDomain(QAPP_ORG_DOMAIN);
     QApplication::setApplicationName(QAPP_APP_NAME_DEFAULT);
-    GUIUtil::SubstituteFonts(GetLangTerritory());
 
     /// 4. Initialization of translations, so that intro dialog is in user's language
     // Now that QSettings are accessible, initialize translations
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index acd9f7b35..3ec8c340b 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -63,16 +63,6 @@
 
 static fs::detail::utf8_codecvt_facet utf8;
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-extern double NSAppKitVersionNumber;
-#if !defined(NSAppKitVersionNumber10_8)
-#define NSAppKitVersionNumber10_8 1187
-#endif
-#if !defined(NSAppKitVersionNumber10_9)
-#define NSAppKitVersionNumber10_9 1265
-#endif
-#endif
-
 namespace GUIUtil {
 
 QString dateTimeStr(const QDateTime &date)
@@ -391,42 +381,6 @@ bool openBitcoinConf()
     return QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(boostPathToQString(pathConfig)));
 }
 
-void SubstituteFonts(const QString& language)
-{
-#if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
-// Background:
-// OSX's default font changed in 10.9 and Qt is unable to find it with its
-// usual fallback methods when building against the 10.7 sdk or lower.
-// The 10.8 SDK added a function to let it find the correct fallback font.
-// If this fallback is not properly loaded, some characters may fail to
-// render correctly.
-//
-// The same thing happened with 10.10. .Helvetica Neue DeskInterface is now default.
-//
-// Solution: If building with the 10.7 SDK or lower and the user's platform
-// is 10.9 or higher at runtime, substitute the correct font. This needs to
-// happen before the QApplication is created.
-#if defined(MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED) && MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED < MAC_OS_X_VERSION_10_8
-    if (floor(NSAppKitVersionNumber) > NSAppKitVersionNumber10_8)
-    {
-        if (floor(NSAppKitVersionNumber) <= NSAppKitVersionNumber10_9)
-            /* On a 10.9 - 10.9.x system */
-            QFont::insertSubstitution(".Lucida Grande UI", "Lucida Grande");
-        else
-        {
-            /* 10.10 or later system */
-            if (language == "zh_CN" || language == "zh_TW" || language == "zh_HK") // traditional or simplified Chinese
-              QFont::insertSubstitution(".Helvetica Neue DeskInterface", "Heiti SC");
-            else if (language == "ja") // Japanese
-              QFont::insertSubstitution(".Helvetica Neue DeskInterface", "Songti SC");
-            else
-              QFont::insertSubstitution(".Helvetica Neue DeskInterface", "Lucida Grande");
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-#endif
-}
-
 ToolTipToRichTextFilter::ToolTipToRichTextFilter(int _size_threshold, QObject *parent) :
     QObject(parent),
     size_threshold(_size_threshold)
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.h b/src/qt/guiutil.h
index e965a91d1..651b96e3f 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.h
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.h
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ namespace GUIUtil
     // Open the config file
     bool openBitcoinConf();
 
-    // Replace invalid default fonts with known good ones
-    void SubstituteFonts(const QString& language);
-
     /** Qt event filter that intercepts ToolTipChange events, and replaces the tooltip with a rich text
       representation if needed. This assures that Qt can word-wrap long tooltip messages.
       Tooltips longer than the provided size threshold (in characters) are wrapped.