diff --git a/src/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet.cpp
index 0fa7a00..26a3c94 100644
--- a/src/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,22 @@ bool CWallet::AddCScript(const CScript& redeemScript)
     return CWalletDB(strWalletFile).WriteCScript(Hash160(redeemScript), redeemScript);
 }
 
+bool CWallet::LoadCScript(const CScript& redeemScript)
+{
+    /* A sanity check was added in pull #3843 to avoid adding redeemScripts
+    * that never can be redeemed. However, old wallets may still contain
+    * these. Do not add them to the wallet and warn. */
+   if (redeemScript.size() > MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE)
+   {
+       std::string strAddr = CBitcoinAddress(redeemScript.GetID()).ToString();
+       printf("%s: Warning: This wallet contains a redeemScript of size %"PRIszu" which exceeds maximum size %i thus can never be redeemed. Do not use address %s.\n",
+           __func__, redeemScript.size(), MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE, strAddr.c_str());
+       return true;
+   }
+
+   return CCryptoKeyStore::AddCScript(redeemScript);
+}
+
 
 bool CWallet::Unlock(const SecureString& strWalletPassphrase)
 {
diff --git a/src/wallet.h b/src/wallet.h
index 9ece0a3..e3615da 100644
--- a/src/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class CWallet : public CCryptoKeyStore
     // Adds an encrypted key to the store, without saving it to disk (used by LoadWallet)
     bool LoadCryptedKey(const CPubKey &vchPubKey, const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchCryptedSecret);
     bool AddCScript(const CScript& redeemScript);
-    bool LoadCScript(const CScript& redeemScript) { return CCryptoKeyStore::AddCScript(redeemScript); }
+    bool LoadCScript(const CScript& redeemScript);
 
     bool Unlock(const SecureString& strWalletPassphrase);
     bool ChangeWalletPassphrase(const SecureString& strOldWalletPassphrase, const SecureString& strNewWalletPassphrase);