diff --git a/src/js/ripple/transaction.js b/src/js/ripple/transaction.js
index 1140ff03..b8a1eb5f 100644
--- a/src/js/ripple/transaction.js
+++ b/src/js/ripple/transaction.js
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ Transaction.prototype.lastLedger = function(sequence) {
 Transaction.prototype.maxFee = function(fee) {
   if (typeof fee === 'number' && fee >= 0) {
     this._setMaxFee = true;
-    this.tx_json.Fee = String(fee);
     this._maxFee = fee;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/transaction-test.js b/test/transaction-test.js
index 13d59bb0..4e968876 100644
--- a/test/transaction-test.js
+++ b/test/transaction-test.js
@@ -839,15 +839,12 @@ describe('Transaction', function() {
     var transaction = new Transaction();
 
     transaction.maxFee('a');
-    assert.strictEqual(transaction.tx_json.Fee, void(0));
-    assert(!transaction._setLastLedger);
+    assert(!transaction._setMaxFee);
 
     transaction.maxFee(NaN);
-    assert.strictEqual(transaction.tx_json.Fee, void(0));
-    assert(!transaction._setLastLedger);
+    assert(!transaction._setMaxFee);
 
     transaction.maxFee(1000);
-    assert.strictEqual(transaction.tx_json.Fee, '1000');
     assert.strictEqual(transaction._maxFee, 1000);
     assert.strictEqual(transaction._setMaxFee, true);
   });