diff --git a/src/evo/deterministicmns.cpp b/src/evo/deterministicmns.cpp
index 386f7d30d6935..d9f1605a87758 100644
--- a/src/evo/deterministicmns.cpp
+++ b/src/evo/deterministicmns.cpp
@@ -1069,121 +1069,6 @@ void CDeterministicMNManager::CleanupCache(int nHeight)
     }
 }
 
-void CDeterministicMNManager::UpgradeDiff(CDBBatch& batch, const CBlockIndex* pindexNext, const CDeterministicMNList& curMNList, CDeterministicMNList& newMNList)
-{
-    CDataStream oldDiffData(SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
-    if (!m_evoDb.GetRawDB().ReadDataStream(std::make_pair(DB_LIST_DIFF, pindexNext->GetBlockHash()), oldDiffData)) {
-        LogPrintf("CDeterministicMNManager::%s -- no diff found for %s\n", __func__, pindexNext->GetBlockHash().ToString());
-        newMNList = curMNList;
-        newMNList.SetBlockHash(pindexNext->GetBlockHash());
-        newMNList.SetHeight(pindexNext->nHeight);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    CDeterministicMNListDiff_OldFormat oldDiff;
-    oldDiffData >> oldDiff;
-
-    CDeterministicMNListDiff newDiff;
-    size_t addedCount = 0;
-    for (const auto& p : oldDiff.addedMNs) {
-        auto dmn = std::make_shared<CDeterministicMN>(*p.second, curMNList.GetTotalRegisteredCount() + addedCount);
-        newDiff.addedMNs.emplace_back(dmn);
-        addedCount++;
-    }
-    for (const auto& p : oldDiff.removedMns) {
-        auto dmn = curMNList.GetMN(p);
-        newDiff.removedMns.emplace(dmn->GetInternalId());
-    }
-
-    // applies added/removed MNs
-    newMNList = curMNList.ApplyDiff(pindexNext, newDiff);
-
-    // manually apply updated MNs and calc new state diffs
-    for (const auto& p : oldDiff.updatedMNs) {
-        auto oldMN = newMNList.GetMN(p.first);
-        if (!oldMN) {
-            throw(std::runtime_error(strprintf("%s: Can't find an old masternode with proTxHash=%s", __func__, p.first.ToString())));
-        }
-        newMNList.UpdateMN(p.first, p.second);
-        auto newMN = newMNList.GetMN(p.first);
-        if (!newMN) {
-            throw(std::runtime_error(strprintf("%s: Can't find a new masternode with proTxHash=%s", __func__, p.first.ToString())));
-        }
-
-        newDiff.updatedMNs.emplace(std::piecewise_construct,
-                std::forward_as_tuple(oldMN->GetInternalId()),
-                std::forward_as_tuple(*oldMN->pdmnState, *newMN->pdmnState));
-    }
-
-    batch.Write(std::make_pair(DB_LIST_DIFF, pindexNext->GetBlockHash()), newDiff);
-}
-
-// TODO this can be completely removed in a future version
-bool CDeterministicMNManager::UpgradeDBIfNeeded()
-{
-    LOCK(cs_main);
-
-    if (::ChainActive().Tip() == nullptr) {
-        // should have no records
-        return m_evoDb.IsEmpty();
-    }
-
-    if (m_evoDb.GetRawDB().Exists(EVODB_BEST_BLOCK)) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    // Removing the old EVODB_BEST_BLOCK value early results in older version to crash immediately, even if the upgrade
-    // process is cancelled in-between. But if the new version sees that the old EVODB_BEST_BLOCK is already removed,
-    // then we must assume that the upgrade process was already running before but was interrupted.
-    if (::ChainActive().Height() > 1 && !m_evoDb.GetRawDB().Exists(std::string("b_b"))) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    m_evoDb.GetRawDB().Erase(std::string("b_b"));
-
-    if (::ChainActive().Height() < Params().GetConsensus().DIP0003Height) {
-        // not reached DIP3 height yet, so no upgrade needed
-        auto dbTx = m_evoDb.BeginTransaction();
-        m_evoDb.WriteBestBlock(::ChainActive().Tip()->GetBlockHash());
-        dbTx->Commit();
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    LogPrintf("CDeterministicMNManager::%s -- upgrading DB to use compact diffs\n", __func__);
-
-    CDBBatch batch(m_evoDb.GetRawDB());
-
-    CDeterministicMNList curMNList;
-    curMNList.SetHeight(Params().GetConsensus().DIP0003Height - 1);
-    curMNList.SetBlockHash(::ChainActive()[Params().GetConsensus().DIP0003Height - 1]->GetBlockHash());
-
-    for (int nHeight = Params().GetConsensus().DIP0003Height; nHeight <= ::ChainActive().Height(); nHeight++) {
-        auto pindex = ::ChainActive()[nHeight];
-
-        CDeterministicMNList newMNList;
-        UpgradeDiff(batch, pindex, curMNList, newMNList);
-
-        if ((nHeight % DISK_SNAPSHOT_PERIOD) == 0) {
-            batch.Write(std::make_pair(DB_LIST_SNAPSHOT, pindex->GetBlockHash()), newMNList);
-            m_evoDb.GetRawDB().WriteBatch(batch);
-            batch.Clear();
-        }
-
-        curMNList = newMNList;
-    }
-
-    m_evoDb.GetRawDB().WriteBatch(batch);
-
-    LogPrintf("CDeterministicMNManager::%s -- done upgrading\n", __func__);
-
-    // Writing EVODB_BEST_BLOCK (which is b_b2 now) marks the DB as upgraded
-    auto dbTx = m_evoDb.BeginTransaction();
-    m_evoDb.WriteBestBlock(::ChainActive().Tip()->GetBlockHash());
-    dbTx->Commit();
-
-    m_evoDb.GetRawDB().CompactFull();
-
-    return true;
-}
 
 template <typename ProTx>
 static bool CheckService(const ProTx& proTx, CValidationState& state)
diff --git a/src/evo/deterministicmns.h b/src/evo/deterministicmns.h
index 3a04e0695182f..1de7edc8cce1f 100644
--- a/src/evo/deterministicmns.h
+++ b/src/evo/deterministicmns.h
@@ -477,38 +477,6 @@ class CDeterministicMNListDiff
     }
 };
 
-// TODO can be removed in a future version
-class CDeterministicMNListDiff_OldFormat
-{
-public:
-    uint256 prevBlockHash;
-    uint256 blockHash;
-    int nHeight{-1};
-    std::map<uint256, CDeterministicMNCPtr> addedMNs;
-    std::map<uint256, std::shared_ptr<const CDeterministicMNState>> updatedMNs;
-    std::set<uint256> removedMns;
-
-    template<typename Stream>
-    void Unserialize(Stream& s) {
-        addedMNs.clear();
-        s >> prevBlockHash;
-        s >> blockHash;
-        s >> nHeight;
-        size_t cnt = ReadCompactSize(s);
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
-            uint256 proTxHash;
-            // NOTE: This is a hack and "0" is just a dummy id. The actual internalId is assigned to a copy
-            // of this dmn via corresponding ctor when we convert the diff format to a new one in UpgradeDiff
-            // thus the logic that we must set internalId before dmn is used in any meaningful way is preserved.
-            auto dmn = std::make_shared<CDeterministicMN>(0);
-            s >> proTxHash;
-            dmn->Unserialize(s, true);
-            addedMNs.emplace(proTxHash, dmn);
-        }
-        s >> updatedMNs;
-        s >> removedMns;
-    }
-};
 
 class CDeterministicMNManager
 {
@@ -559,9 +527,6 @@ class CDeterministicMNManager
 
     bool IsDIP3Enforced(int nHeight = -1);
 
-    // TODO these can all be removed in a future version
-    void UpgradeDiff(CDBBatch& batch, const CBlockIndex* pindexNext, const CDeterministicMNList& curMNList, CDeterministicMNList& newMNList);
-    bool UpgradeDBIfNeeded();
 
     void DoMaintenance();
 
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 0adaac815fdce..6dd1482c1597b 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -2168,7 +2168,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(const CoreContext& context, NodeContext& node, interfaces::Bloc
                     break; // out of the chainstate activation do-while
                 }
 
-                if (!deterministicMNManager->UpgradeDBIfNeeded() || !llmq::quorumBlockProcessor->UpgradeDB()) {
+                if (!llmq::quorumBlockProcessor->UpgradeDB()) {
                     strLoadError = _("Error upgrading evo database");
                     break;
                 }