diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/Ledger.h b/src/ripple/app/ledger/Ledger.h
index f237d1b681..0d0ea50529 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/Ledger.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/Ledger.h
@@ -410,17 +410,6 @@ std::pair<std::shared_ptr<
         STObject const>>
 deserializeTxPlusMeta (SHAMapItem const& item);
 
-// DEPRECATED
-inline
-std::shared_ptr<SLE const>
-cachedRead (ReadView const& ledger, uint256 const& key,
-    boost::optional<LedgerEntryType> type = boost::none)
-{
-    if (type)
-        return ledger.read(Keylet(*type, key));
-    return ledger.read(keylet::unchecked(key));
-}
-
 } // ripple
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LocalTxs.cpp b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LocalTxs.cpp
index d9c000e944..67c77e7010 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LocalTxs.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/ledger/impl/LocalTxs.cpp
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ public:
                 return true;
             if (view.txExists(txn.getID()))
                 return true;
-            auto const sle = cachedRead(view,
-                keylet::account(txn.getAccount()).key, ltACCOUNT_ROOT);
+
+            std::shared_ptr<SLE const> sle = view.read(
+                 keylet::account(txn.getAccount()));
             if (! sle)
                 return false;
             return sle->getFieldU32 (sfSequence) > txn.getSeq ();
diff --git a/src/ripple/rpc/impl/TransactionSign.cpp b/src/ripple/rpc/impl/TransactionSign.cpp
index 3faec9c148..2362964019 100644
--- a/src/ripple/rpc/impl/TransactionSign.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/rpc/impl/TransactionSign.cpp
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ transactionPreProcessImpl (
     if (!verify && !tx_json.isMember (jss::Sequence))
         return RPC::missing_field_error ("tx_json.Sequence");
 
-    std::shared_ptr<SLE const> sle = cachedRead(*ledger,
-        keylet::account(srcAddressID).key, ltACCOUNT_ROOT);
+    std::shared_ptr<SLE const> sle = ledger->read(
+            keylet::account(srcAddressID));
 
     if (verify && !sle)
     {
@@ -981,12 +981,11 @@ Json::Value transactionSignFor (
         return preprocResult.first;
 
     {
+        std::shared_ptr<SLE const> account_state = ledger->read(
+                keylet::account(*signerAccountID));
         // Make sure the account and secret belong together.
         auto const err = acctMatchesPubKey (
-            cachedRead(
-                *ledger,
-                keylet::account(*signerAccountID).key,
-                ltACCOUNT_ROOT),
+            account_state,
             *signerAccountID,
             multiSignPubKey);
 
@@ -1060,8 +1059,8 @@ Json::Value transactionSubmitMultiSigned (
 
     auto const srcAddressID = txJsonResult.second;
 
-    std::shared_ptr<SLE const> sle = cachedRead(*ledger,
-        keylet::account(srcAddressID).key, ltACCOUNT_ROOT);
+    std::shared_ptr<SLE const> sle = ledger->read(
+            keylet::account(srcAddressID));
 
     if (!sle)
     {