diff --git a/src/streams.h b/src/streams.h
index d5565fe61f..8010a061c7 100644
--- a/src/streams.h
+++ b/src/streams.h
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ public:
     size_t size() const { return stream->size(); }
 };
 
-template<typename S>
-OverrideStream<S> WithOrVersion(S* s, int nVersionFlag)
-{
-    return OverrideStream<S>(s, s->GetType(), s->GetVersion() | nVersionFlag);
-}
-
 /* Minimal stream for overwriting and/or appending to an existing byte vector
  *
  * The referenced vector will grow as necessary
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index d952054483..39cff3f463 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ static void ReplaceRedeemScript(CScript& script, const CScript& redeemScript)
     script = PushAll(stack);
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_big_witness_transaction) {
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_big_witness_transaction)
+{
     CMutableTransaction mtx;
     mtx.nVersion = 1;
 
@@ -456,9 +457,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_big_witness_transaction) {
     }
 
     CDataStream ssout(SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    auto vstream = WithOrVersion(&ssout, 0);
-    vstream << mtx;
-    CTransaction tx(deserialize, vstream);
+    ssout << mtx;
+    CTransaction tx(deserialize, ssout);
 
     // check all inputs concurrently, with the cache
     PrecomputedTransactionData txdata(tx);