diff --git a/src/currency_core/blockchain_storage.cpp b/src/currency_core/blockchain_storage.cpp
index 9fe5c021..b2c60cf2 100644
--- a/src/currency_core/blockchain_storage.cpp
+++ b/src/currency_core/blockchain_storage.cpp
@@ -4908,12 +4908,6 @@ bool blockchain_storage::check_tx_inputs(const transaction& tx, const crypto::ha
     }
     VARIANT_CASE_CONST(txin_htlc, in_htlc)
     {
-      if (!is_hardfork_active(3)) // @#@ CZ, consider removing this to validate_tx_for_hardfork_specific_terms
-      {
-        LOG_ERROR("Error: Transaction with txin_htlc before hardfork 3 (before height " << m_core_runtime_config.hard_forks.get_str_height_the_hardfork_active_after(3) << ")");
-        return false;
-      }
-
       CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(in_htlc.key_offsets.size(), false, "Empty in_to_key.key_offsets for input #" << sig_index << " tx: " << tx_prefix_hash);
       if (!local_check_key_image(in_htlc.k_image))
         return false;