diff --git a/src/qt/forms/modaloverlay.ui b/src/qt/forms/modaloverlay.ui
index 54c760dc32ebe..052363a2e9a64 100644
--- a/src/qt/forms/modaloverlay.ui
+++ b/src/qt/forms/modaloverlay.ui
@@ -231,16 +231,6 @@
                </property>
               </widget>
              </item>
-             <item>
-              <widget class="QProgressBar" name="progressBar">
-               <property name="value">
-                <number>24</number>
-               </property>
-               <property name="format">
-                <string/>
-               </property>
-              </widget>
-             </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
            <item row="4" column="0">
diff --git a/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp b/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp
index bd0d72cb0cbe6..be21a5114e4fc 100644
--- a/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/modaloverlay.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ void ModalOverlay::tipUpdate(int count, const QDateTime& blockDate, double nVeri
 
     // show the percentage done according to nVerificationProgress
     ui->percentageProgress->setText(QString::number(nVerificationProgress*100, 'f', 2)+"%");
-    ui->progressBar->setValue(nVerificationProgress*100);
 
     if (!bestHeaderDate.isValid())
         // not syncing