diff --git a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.cpp b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.cpp
index 3dbc6e289..c627fa0ff 100644
--- a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.cpp
@@ -1917,13 +1917,10 @@ PeerImp::onMessage (std::shared_ptr <protocol::TMValidation> const& m)
             app_.getJobQueue ().addJob (
                 isTrusted ? jtVALIDATION_t : jtVALIDATION_ut,
                 "recvValidation->checkValidation",
-                [weak, val, isTrusted, m] (Job&)
+                [weak, val, m] (Job&)
                 {
                     if (auto peer = weak.lock())
-                        peer->checkValidation(
-                            val,
-                            isTrusted,
-                            m);
+                        peer->checkValidation(val, m);
                 });
         }
         else
@@ -2248,13 +2245,12 @@ PeerImp::checkPropose (Job& job,
 
 void
 PeerImp::checkValidation (STValidation::pointer val,
-    bool isTrusted, std::shared_ptr<protocol::TMValidation> const& packet)
+    std::shared_ptr<protocol::TMValidation> const& packet)
 {
     try
     {
         // VFALCO Which functions throw?
-        uint256 signingHash = val->getSigningHash();
-        if (! cluster() && !val->isValid (signingHash))
+        if (! cluster() && !val->isValid())
         {
             JLOG(p_journal_.warn()) <<
                 "Validation is invalid";
diff --git a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.h b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.h
index c7aa95b40..a066aeb1e 100644
--- a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.h
+++ b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/PeerImp.h
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ private:
 
     void
     checkValidation (STValidation::pointer val,
-        bool isTrusted, std::shared_ptr<protocol::TMValidation> const& packet);
+        std::shared_ptr<protocol::TMValidation> const& packet);
 
     void
     getLedger (std::shared_ptr<protocol::TMGetLedger> const&packet);
diff --git a/src/ripple/protocol/STValidation.h b/src/ripple/protocol/STValidation.h
index 644c9500b..a998c9254 100644
--- a/src/ripple/protocol/STValidation.h
+++ b/src/ripple/protocol/STValidation.h
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ public:
     uint256
     getSigningHash() const;
 
-    bool
-    isValid(uint256 const&) const;
-
     void
     setTrusted()
     {
diff --git a/src/ripple/protocol/impl/STValidation.cpp b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/STValidation.cpp
index 92e92c6b9..1e1934be9 100644
--- a/src/ripple/protocol/impl/STValidation.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/protocol/impl/STValidation.cpp
@@ -103,19 +103,13 @@ NetClock::time_point STValidation::getSeenTime () const
 }
 
 bool STValidation::isValid () const
-{
-    return isValid (getSigningHash ());
-}
-
-bool STValidation::isValid (uint256 const& signingHash) const
 {
     try
     {
         if (publicKeyType(getSignerPublic()) != KeyType::secp256k1)
             return false;
 
-        return verifyDigest (getSignerPublic(),
-            signingHash,
+        return verifyDigest (getSignerPublic(), getSigningHash(),
             makeSlice(getFieldVL (sfSignature)),
             getFlags () & vfFullyCanonicalSig);
     }