diff --git a/chain/src/transaction.rs b/chain/src/transaction.rs
index abe115f8..4243412c 100644
--- a/chain/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/chain/src/transaction.rs
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ impl Serializable for Transaction {
 				.append_list(&sapling.outputs);
 		}
 
-		println!("serializing tx! ({:?})", self.join_split);
 		serialize_join_split(stream, &self.join_split);
 
 		if let Some(sapling) = self.sapling.as_ref() {
diff --git a/script/src/sign.rs b/script/src/sign.rs
index 589fb14b..816e1514 100644
--- a/script/src/sign.rs
+++ b/script/src/sign.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,13 @@ impl TransactionInputSigner {
 			outputs: outputs,
 			version: self.version,
 			lock_time: self.lock_time,
-			join_split: self.join_split.clone(),
+			join_split: self.join_split.as_ref().map(|js| {
+				JoinSplit {
+					descriptions: js.descriptions.clone(),
+					pubkey: js.pubkey.clone(),
+					sig: [0u8; 64].as_ref().into(), // null signature for signing
+				}
+			}),
 			..Default::default()
 		};
 
diff --git a/verification/src/accept_transaction.rs b/verification/src/accept_transaction.rs
index 332dd769..a4687b39 100644
--- a/verification/src/accept_transaction.rs
+++ b/verification/src/accept_transaction.rs
@@ -458,8 +458,6 @@ mod tests {
 		let flags = VerificationFlags::default()
 			.verify_p2sh(true);
 		assert_eq!(verify_script(&input_script, &output_script, &flags, &checker), Ok(()));
-
-		assert_eq!(1, 0);
 	}
 
 }
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