diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index cc97d16f0f..5cc4a92791 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -362,8 +362,6 @@ void IncrementExtraNonce(CBlock* pblock, CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, unsigned int&
 //
 // Internal miner
 //
-double dHashesPerSec = 0.0;
-int64_t nHPSTimerStart = 0;
 
 //
 // ScanHash scans nonces looking for a hash with at least some zero bits.
@@ -393,10 +391,8 @@ bool static ScanHash(const CBlockHeader *pblock, uint32_t& nNonce, uint256 *phas
             return true;
 
         // If nothing found after trying for a while, return -1
-        if ((nNonce & 0xffff) == 0)
-            return false;
         if ((nNonce & 0xfff) == 0)
-            boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
+            return false;
     }
 }
 
@@ -483,14 +479,9 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
             arith_uint256 hashTarget = arith_uint256().SetCompact(pblock->nBits);
             uint256 hash;
             uint32_t nNonce = 0;
-            uint32_t nOldNonce = 0;
             while (true) {
-                bool fFound = ScanHash(pblock, nNonce, &hash);
-                uint32_t nHashesDone = nNonce - nOldNonce;
-                nOldNonce = nNonce;
-
                 // Check if something found
-                if (fFound)
+                if (ScanHash(pblock, nNonce, &hash))
                 {
                     if (UintToArith256(hash) <= hashTarget)
                     {
@@ -512,35 +503,6 @@ void static BitcoinMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
                     }
                 }
 
-                // Meter hashes/sec
-                static int64_t nHashCounter;
-                if (nHPSTimerStart == 0)
-                {
-                    nHPSTimerStart = GetTimeMillis();
-                    nHashCounter = 0;
-                }
-                else
-                    nHashCounter += nHashesDone;
-                if (GetTimeMillis() - nHPSTimerStart > 4000)
-                {
-                    static CCriticalSection cs;
-                    {
-                        LOCK(cs);
-                        if (GetTimeMillis() - nHPSTimerStart > 4000)
-                        {
-                            dHashesPerSec = 1000.0 * nHashCounter / (GetTimeMillis() - nHPSTimerStart);
-                            nHPSTimerStart = GetTimeMillis();
-                            nHashCounter = 0;
-                            static int64_t nLogTime;
-                            if (GetTime() - nLogTime > 30 * 60)
-                            {
-                                nLogTime = GetTime();
-                                LogPrintf("hashmeter %6.0f khash/s\n", dHashesPerSec/1000.0);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
                 // Check for stop or if block needs to be rebuilt
                 boost::this_thread::interruption_point();
                 // Regtest mode doesn't require peers
diff --git a/src/miner.h b/src/miner.h
index 593ddcd371..5d5c9c86c7 100644
--- a/src/miner.h
+++ b/src/miner.h
@@ -31,7 +31,4 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlockWithKey(CReserveKey& reservekey);
 void IncrementExtraNonce(CBlock* pblock, CBlockIndex* pindexPrev, unsigned int& nExtraNonce);
 void UpdateTime(CBlockHeader* block, const CBlockIndex* pindexPrev);
 
-extern double dHashesPerSec;
-extern int64_t nHPSTimerStart;
-
 #endif // BITCOIN_MINER_H
diff --git a/src/rpcmining.cpp b/src/rpcmining.cpp
index 603e2935dd..5df5de66d9 100644
--- a/src/rpcmining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcmining.cpp
@@ -201,24 +201,6 @@ Value setgenerate(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     return Value::null;
 }
 
-Value gethashespersec(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
-{
-    if (fHelp || params.size() != 0)
-        throw runtime_error(
-            "gethashespersec\n"
-            "\nReturns a recent hashes per second performance measurement while generating.\n"
-            "See the getgenerate and setgenerate calls to turn generation on and off.\n"
-            "\nResult:\n"
-            "n            (numeric) The recent hashes per second when generation is on (will return 0 if generation is off)\n"
-            "\nExamples:\n"
-            + HelpExampleCli("gethashespersec", "")
-            + HelpExampleRpc("gethashespersec", "")
-        );
-
-    if (GetTimeMillis() - nHPSTimerStart > 8000)
-        return (int64_t)0;
-    return (int64_t)dHashesPerSec;
-}
 #endif
 
 
@@ -237,7 +219,6 @@ Value getmininginfo(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
             "  \"errors\": \"...\"          (string) Current errors\n"
             "  \"generate\": true|false     (boolean) If the generation is on or off (see getgenerate or setgenerate calls)\n"
             "  \"genproclimit\": n          (numeric) The processor limit for generation. -1 if no generation. (see getgenerate or setgenerate calls)\n"
-            "  \"hashespersec\": n          (numeric) The hashes per second of the generation, or 0 if no generation.\n"
             "  \"pooledtx\": n              (numeric) The size of the mem pool\n"
             "  \"testnet\": true|false      (boolean) If using testnet or not\n"
             "  \"chain\": \"xxxx\",         (string) current network name as defined in BIP70 (main, test, regtest)\n"
@@ -260,7 +241,6 @@ Value getmininginfo(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     obj.push_back(Pair("chain",            Params().NetworkIDString()));
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     obj.push_back(Pair("generate",         getgenerate(params, false)));
-    obj.push_back(Pair("hashespersec",     gethashespersec(params, false)));
 #endif
     return obj;
 }
diff --git a/src/rpcserver.cpp b/src/rpcserver.cpp
index cb87142902..e4f23d56d2 100644
--- a/src/rpcserver.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcserver.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ static const CRPCCommand vRPCCommands[] =
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
     /* Coin generation */
     { "generating",         "getgenerate",            &getgenerate,            true,      false,      false },
-    { "generating",         "gethashespersec",        &gethashespersec,        true,      false,      false },
     { "generating",         "setgenerate",            &setgenerate,            true,      true,       false },
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/rpcserver.h b/src/rpcserver.h
index fb561ab939..1b94b758f2 100644
--- a/src/rpcserver.h
+++ b/src/rpcserver.h
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ extern json_spirit::Value importwallet(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fH
 extern json_spirit::Value getgenerate(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp); // in rpcmining.cpp
 extern json_spirit::Value setgenerate(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp);
 extern json_spirit::Value getnetworkhashps(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp);
-extern json_spirit::Value gethashespersec(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp);
 extern json_spirit::Value getmininginfo(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp);
 extern json_spirit::Value prioritisetransaction(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp);
 extern json_spirit::Value getblocktemplate(const json_spirit::Array& params, bool fHelp);