diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
index 0d4d7bc1631..381488d2660 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
@@ -1162,14 +1162,13 @@ public TransactionConfidence getConfidence(TxConfidenceTable table) {
             // Use the confidence from the table as that is all we have
             confidence = confidenceInTable;
         } else {
-            // Check the confidence in the Context confidence table is the same object
-            if (System.identityHashCode(confidence) != System.identityHashCode(confidenceInTable)) {
-                log.debug("Confidence in tx has identity {} but the one in the confidence table is {}", System.identityHashCode(confidence), System.identityHashCode(confidenceInTable));
-
-                if (ConfidenceType.UNKNOWN.equals(confidenceInTable.getConfidenceType())) {
-                    // Do not override an extant confidence if the confidenceType is Unknown
-                    log.debug("Not overriding confidence as confidenceType is Unknown");
-                } else {
+            // Do not override local copy with a null Confidence in the TxConfidenceTable
+            if (confidenceInTable != null) {
+                // Check the confidence in the Context confidence table is the same object
+                // If Confidence objects are the same then do nothing
+                if (System.identityHashCode(confidence) != System.identityHashCode(confidenceInTable)) {
+                    log.debug("Confidence in tx has identity {} but the one in the confidence table is {}", System.identityHashCode(confidence), System.identityHashCode(confidenceInTable));
+
                     log.debug("Using the one in the confidence table");
                     confidence = confidenceInTable;
                 }