diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index 3de5bce09..046925b1d 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import NonceTracker from 'nonce-tracker'
 import * as txUtils from './lib/util'
 import cleanErrorStack from '../../lib/cleanErrorStack'
 import log from 'loglevel'
-import { throwIfAccountIsBlocked } from './lib/recipient-blocklist-checker'
 
 import {
   TRANSACTION_TYPE_CANCEL,
@@ -246,7 +245,6 @@ export default class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     this.emit('newUnapprovedTx', txMeta)
 
     try {
-      throwIfAccountIsBlocked(txMeta.metamaskNetworkId, normalizedTxParams.to)
       txMeta = await this.addTxGasDefaults(txMeta, getCodeResponse)
     } catch (error) {
       log.warn(error)
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/recipient-blocklist-checker.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/recipient-blocklist-checker.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 745209d29..000000000
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/recipient-blocklist-checker.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-import blocklist from './recipient-blocklist'
-import { MAINNET_NETWORK_ID } from '../../network/enums'
-
-/**
- * Checks if a specified account on a specified network is blocked
- * @param {number} networkId
- * @param {string} account
- * @throws {Error} if the account is blocked on mainnet
- */
-export function throwIfAccountIsBlocked (networkId, account) {
-  if (networkId !== MAINNET_NETWORK_ID) {
-    return
-  }
-
-  const accountToCheck = account.toLowerCase()
-  if (blocklist.includes(accountToCheck)) {
-    throw new Error('Recipient is a public account')
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/recipient-blocklist.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/recipient-blocklist.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fc7e49126..000000000
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/recipient-blocklist.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-const blocklist = [
-  // IDEX phisher
-  '0x9bcb0A9d99d815Bb87ee3191b1399b1Bcc46dc77',
-  // Ganache default seed phrases
-  '0x627306090abab3a6e1400e9345bc60c78a8bef57',
-  '0xf17f52151ebef6c7334fad080c5704d77216b732',
-  '0xc5fdf4076b8f3a5357c5e395ab970b5b54098fef',
-  '0x821aea9a577a9b44299b9c15c88cf3087f3b5544',
-  '0x0d1d4e623d10f9fba5db95830f7d3839406c6af2',
-  '0x2932b7a2355d6fecc4b5c0b6bd44cc31df247a2e',
-  '0x2191ef87e392377ec08e7c08eb105ef5448eced5',
-  '0x0f4f2ac550a1b4e2280d04c21cea7ebd822934b5',
-  '0x6330a553fc93768f612722bb8c2ec78ac90b3bbc',
-  '0x5aeda56215b167893e80b4fe645ba6d5bab767de',
-]
-
-export default blocklist
diff --git a/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/recipient-blocklist-checker-test.js b/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/recipient-blocklist-checker-test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d7cab5109..000000000
--- a/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/recipient-blocklist-checker-test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-import { strict as assert } from 'assert'
-import { throwIfAccountIsBlocked } from '../../../../../app/scripts/controllers/transactions/lib/recipient-blocklist-checker'
-import { ROPSTEN_NETWORK_ID, RINKEBY_NETWORK_ID, KOVAN_NETWORK_ID, GOERLI_NETWORK_ID } from '../../../../../app/scripts/controllers/network/enums'
-
-describe('Recipient Blocklist Checker', function () {
-  describe('#throwIfAccountIsBlocked', function () {
-    // Accounts from Ganache's original default seed phrase
-    const publicAccounts = [
-      '0x627306090abab3a6e1400e9345bc60c78a8bef57',
-      '0xf17f52151ebef6c7334fad080c5704d77216b732',
-      '0xc5fdf4076b8f3a5357c5e395ab970b5b54098fef',
-      '0x821aea9a577a9b44299b9c15c88cf3087f3b5544',
-      '0x0d1d4e623d10f9fba5db95830f7d3839406c6af2',
-      '0x2932b7a2355d6fecc4b5c0b6bd44cc31df247a2e',
-      '0x2191ef87e392377ec08e7c08eb105ef5448eced5',
-      '0x0f4f2ac550a1b4e2280d04c21cea7ebd822934b5',
-      '0x6330a553fc93768f612722bb8c2ec78ac90b3bbc',
-      '0x5aeda56215b167893e80b4fe645ba6d5bab767de',
-    ]
-
-    it('does not fail on test networks', function () {
-      const networks = [ROPSTEN_NETWORK_ID, RINKEBY_NETWORK_ID, KOVAN_NETWORK_ID, GOERLI_NETWORK_ID]
-      for (const networkId of networks) {
-        for (const account of publicAccounts) {
-          assert.doesNotThrow(() => throwIfAccountIsBlocked(networkId, account))
-        }
-      }
-    })
-
-    it('fails on mainnet', function () {
-      for (const account of publicAccounts) {
-        assert.throws(
-          () => throwIfAccountIsBlocked('1', account),
-          { message: 'Recipient is a public account' },
-        )
-      }
-    })
-
-    it('fails for public account - uppercase', function () {
-      assert.throws(
-        () => throwIfAccountIsBlocked('1', '0X0D1D4E623D10F9FBA5DB95830F7D3839406C6AF2'),
-        { message: 'Recipient is a public account' },
-      )
-    })
-
-    it('fails for public account - lowercase', function () {
-      assert.throws(
-        () => throwIfAccountIsBlocked('1', '0x0d1d4e623d10f9fba5db95830f7d3839406c6af2'),
-        { message: 'Recipient is a public account' },
-      )
-    })
-  })
-})
diff --git a/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/tx-controller-test.js b/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/tx-controller-test.js
index e811bd208..e9d229aba 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/tx-controller-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/tx-controller-test.js
@@ -198,27 +198,10 @@ describe('Transaction Controller', function () {
         .catch(done)
     })
 
-    it('should fail if recipient is public', async function () {
-      txController.networkStore = new ObservableStore('1')
-      await assert.rejects(
-        () => txController.addUnapprovedTransaction({ from: selectedAddress, to: '0x0d1d4e623D10F9FBA5Db95830F7d3839406C6AF2' }),
-        { message: 'Recipient is a public account' },
-      )
-    })
-
     it("should fail if the from address isn't the selected address", async function () {
       await assert.rejects(() => txController.addUnapprovedTransaction({ from: '0x0d1d4e623D10F9FBA5Db95830F7d3839406C6AF2' }))
     })
 
-    it('should not fail if recipient is public but not on mainnet', function (done) {
-      txController.once('newUnapprovedTx', (txMetaFromEmit) => {
-        assert.ok(txMetaFromEmit, 'txMeta is falsy')
-        done()
-      })
-      txController.addUnapprovedTransaction({ from: selectedAddress, to: '0x0d1d4e623D10F9FBA5Db95830F7d3839406C6AF2' })
-        .catch(done)
-    })
-
     it('should fail if netId is loading', async function () {
       txController.networkStore = new ObservableStore('loading')
       await assert.rejects(