diff --git a/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp b/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp
index 821d1d49..9f6aee94 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/ledger.cpp
@@ -4158,148 +4158,6 @@ TEST (ledger, block_hash_account_conflict)
 	ASSERT_EQ (*open_epoch1, *winner4);
 }
 
-TEST (ledger, could_fit)
-{
-	nano::logger logger;
-	auto store = nano::make_store (logger, nano::unique_path (), nano::dev::constants);
-	ASSERT_TRUE (!store->init_error ());
-	nano::stats stats;
-	nano::ledger ledger (*store, stats, nano::dev::constants);
-	auto transaction (store->tx_begin_write ());
-	store->initialize (transaction, ledger.cache, ledger.constants);
-	nano::work_pool pool{ nano::dev::network_params.network, std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max () };
-	nano::keypair destination;
-	// Test legacy and state change blocks could_fit
-	nano::block_builder builder;
-	auto change1 = builder
-				   .change ()
-				   .previous (nano::dev::genesis->hash ())
-				   .representative (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				   .sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-				   .work (*pool.generate (nano::dev::genesis->hash ()))
-				   .build ();
-	auto change2 = builder
-				   .state ()
-				   .account (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				   .previous (nano::dev::genesis->hash ())
-				   .representative (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				   .balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount)
-				   .link (0)
-				   .sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-				   .work (*pool.generate (nano::dev::genesis->hash ()))
-				   .build ();
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *change1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *change2));
-	// Test legacy and state send
-	nano::keypair key1;
-	auto send1 = builder
-				 .send ()
-				 .previous (change1->hash ())
-				 .destination (key1.pub)
-				 .balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount - 1)
-				 .sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-				 .work (*pool.generate (change1->hash ()))
-				 .build ();
-	auto send2 = builder
-				 .state ()
-				 .account (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				 .previous (change1->hash ())
-				 .representative (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				 .balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount - 1)
-				 .link (key1.pub)
-				 .sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-				 .work (*pool.generate (change1->hash ()))
-				 .build ();
-	ASSERT_FALSE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *send1));
-	ASSERT_FALSE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *send2));
-	ASSERT_EQ (nano::block_status::progress, ledger.process (transaction, change1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *change1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *change2));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *send1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *send2));
-	// Test legacy and state open
-	auto open1 = builder
-				 .open ()
-				 .source (send2->hash ())
-				 .representative (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				 .account (key1.pub)
-				 .sign (key1.prv, key1.pub)
-				 .work (*pool.generate (key1.pub))
-				 .build ();
-	auto open2 = builder
-				 .state ()
-				 .account (key1.pub)
-				 .previous (0)
-				 .representative (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				 .balance (1)
-				 .link (send2->hash ())
-				 .sign (key1.prv, key1.pub)
-				 .work (*pool.generate (key1.pub))
-				 .build ();
-	ASSERT_FALSE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *open1));
-	ASSERT_FALSE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *open2));
-	ASSERT_EQ (nano::block_status::progress, ledger.process (transaction, send2));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *send1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *send2));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *open1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *open2));
-	ASSERT_EQ (nano::block_status::progress, ledger.process (transaction, open1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *open1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *open2));
-	// Create another send to receive
-	auto send3 = builder
-				 .state ()
-				 .account (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				 .previous (send2->hash ())
-				 .representative (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				 .balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount - 2)
-				 .link (key1.pub)
-				 .sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-				 .work (*pool.generate (send2->hash ()))
-				 .build ();
-	// Test legacy and state receive
-	auto receive1 = builder
-					.receive ()
-					.previous (open1->hash ())
-					.source (send3->hash ())
-					.sign (key1.prv, key1.pub)
-					.work (*pool.generate (open1->hash ()))
-					.build ();
-	auto receive2 = builder
-					.state ()
-					.account (key1.pub)
-					.previous (open1->hash ())
-					.representative (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-					.balance (2)
-					.link (send3->hash ())
-					.sign (key1.prv, key1.pub)
-					.work (*pool.generate (open1->hash ()))
-					.build ();
-	ASSERT_FALSE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *receive1));
-	ASSERT_FALSE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *receive2));
-	ASSERT_EQ (nano::block_status::progress, ledger.process (transaction, send3));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *receive1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *receive2));
-	// Test epoch (state)
-	auto epoch1 = builder
-				  .state ()
-				  .account (key1.pub)
-				  .previous (receive1->hash ())
-				  .representative (nano::dev::genesis->account ())
-				  .balance (2)
-				  .link (ledger.epoch_link (nano::epoch::epoch_1))
-				  .sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-				  .work (*pool.generate (receive1->hash ()))
-				  .build ();
-	ASSERT_FALSE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *epoch1));
-	ASSERT_EQ (nano::block_status::progress, ledger.process (transaction, receive1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *receive1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *receive2));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *epoch1));
-	ASSERT_EQ (nano::block_status::progress, ledger.process (transaction, epoch1));
-	ASSERT_TRUE (ledger.could_fit (transaction, *epoch1));
-}
-
 TEST (ledger, unchecked_epoch)
 {
 	nano::test::system system (1);
diff --git a/nano/secure/ledger.cpp b/nano/secure/ledger.cpp
index c23ffc73..dc2651b8 100644
--- a/nano/secure/ledger.cpp
+++ b/nano/secure/ledger.cpp
@@ -1244,14 +1244,6 @@ void nano::ledger::dump_account_chain (nano::account const & account_a, std::ost
 	}
 }
 
-bool nano::ledger::could_fit (store::transaction const & transaction_a, nano::block const & block_a) const
-{
-	auto dependencies (dependent_blocks (transaction_a, block_a));
-	return std::all_of (dependencies.begin (), dependencies.end (), [this, &transaction_a] (nano::block_hash const & hash_a) {
-		return hash_a.is_zero () || store.block.exists (transaction_a, hash_a);
-	});
-}
-
 bool nano::ledger::dependents_confirmed (store::transaction const & transaction_a, nano::block const & block_a) const
 {
 	auto dependencies (dependent_blocks (transaction_a, block_a));
diff --git a/nano/secure/ledger.hpp b/nano/secure/ledger.hpp
index 935f57e2..ac6206e6 100644
--- a/nano/secure/ledger.hpp
+++ b/nano/secure/ledger.hpp
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public:
 	void update_account (store::write_transaction const &, nano::account const &, nano::account_info const &, nano::account_info const &);
 	uint64_t pruning_action (store::write_transaction &, nano::block_hash const &, uint64_t const);
 	void dump_account_chain (nano::account const &, std::ostream & = std::cout);
-	bool could_fit (store::transaction const &, nano::block const &) const;
 	bool dependents_confirmed (store::transaction const &, nano::block const &) const;
 	bool is_epoch_link (nano::link const &) const;
 	std::array<nano::block_hash, 2> dependent_blocks (store::transaction const &, nano::block const &) const;