diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 4313d6ee7f..12a620c57a 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -361,9 +361,7 @@ void BitcoinApplication::initializeResult(bool success)
         if (paymentServer) {
             connect(paymentServer, &PaymentServer::receivedPaymentRequest, window, &BitcoinGUI::handlePaymentRequest);
             connect(window, &BitcoinGUI::receivedURI, paymentServer, &PaymentServer::handleURIOrFile);
-            connect(paymentServer, &PaymentServer::message, [this](const QString& title, const QString& message, unsigned int style) {
-                window->message(title, message, style);
-            });
+            connect(paymentServer, &PaymentServer::message, window, &BitcoinGUI::message);
             QTimer::singleShot(100, paymentServer, &PaymentServer::uiReady);
         }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
index f22d33bf0a..6043e93f92 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.cpp
@@ -564,9 +564,7 @@ void BitcoinGUI::setClientModel(ClientModel *_clientModel)
         connect(_clientModel, &ClientModel::numBlocksChanged, this, &BitcoinGUI::setNumBlocks);
 
         // Receive and report messages from client model
-        connect(_clientModel, &ClientModel::message, [this](const QString &title, const QString &message, unsigned int style){
-            this->message(title, message, style);
-        });
+        connect(_clientModel, &ClientModel::message, this, &BitcoinGUI::message);
 
         // Show progress dialog
         connect(_clientModel, &ClientModel::showProgress, this, &BitcoinGUI::showProgress);
@@ -1027,7 +1025,7 @@ void BitcoinGUI::setNumBlocks(int count, const QDateTime& blockDate, double nVer
     progressBar->setToolTip(tooltip);
 }
 
-void BitcoinGUI::message(const QString& title, QString message, unsigned int style, bool* ret)
+void BitcoinGUI::message(const QString& title, QString message, unsigned int style)
 {
     // Default title. On macOS, the window title is ignored (as required by the macOS Guidelines).
     QString strTitle{PACKAGE_NAME};
@@ -1081,9 +1079,7 @@ void BitcoinGUI::message(const QString& title, QString message, unsigned int sty
         showNormalIfMinimized();
         QMessageBox mBox(static_cast<QMessageBox::Icon>(nMBoxIcon), strTitle, message, buttons, this);
         mBox.setTextFormat(Qt::PlainText);
-        int r = mBox.exec();
-        if (ret != nullptr)
-            *ret = r == QMessageBox::Ok;
+        mBox.exec();
     } else {
         notificator->notify(static_cast<Notificator::Class>(nNotifyIcon), strTitle, message);
     }
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoingui.h b/src/qt/bitcoingui.h
index 809cf8b4ed..45fbb03aa4 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoingui.h
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoingui.h
@@ -219,9 +219,8 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
        @param[in] message   the displayed text
        @param[in] style     modality and style definitions (icon and used buttons - buttons only for message boxes)
                             @see CClientUIInterface::MessageBoxFlags
-       @param[in] ret       pointer to a bool that will be modified to whether Ok was clicked (modal only)
     */
-    void message(const QString& title, QString message, unsigned int style, bool* ret = nullptr);
+    void message(const QString& title, QString message, unsigned int style);
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     void setCurrentWallet(WalletModel* wallet_model);
diff --git a/src/qt/walletview.cpp b/src/qt/walletview.cpp
index c777d633be..d0a4a622a9 100644
--- a/src/qt/walletview.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletview.cpp
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ void WalletView::setBitcoinGUI(BitcoinGUI *gui)
         connect(sendCoinsPage, &SendCoinsDialog::coinsSent, gui, &BitcoinGUI::gotoHistoryPage);
 
         // Receive and report messages
-        connect(this, &WalletView::message, [gui](const QString &title, const QString &message, unsigned int style) {
-            gui->message(title, message, style);
-        });
+        connect(this, &WalletView::message, gui, &BitcoinGUI::message);
 
         // Pass through encryption status changed signals
         connect(this, &WalletView::encryptionStatusChanged, gui, &BitcoinGUI::updateWalletStatus);