diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index d6f2653ae8..cab923bca7 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -628,7 +628,6 @@ type WriteStatus byte
 const (
 	NonStatTy WriteStatus = iota
 	CanonStatTy
-	SplitStatTy
 	SideStatTy
 )
 
@@ -1029,9 +1028,6 @@ func (self *BlockChain) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 
 			blockInsertTimer.UpdateSince(bstart)
 			events = append(events, ChainSideEvent{block})
-
-		case SplitStatTy:
-			events = append(events, ChainSplitEvent{block, logs})
 		}
 		stats.processed++
 		stats.usedGas += usedGas.Uint64()
@@ -1226,8 +1222,9 @@ func (self *BlockChain) postChainEvents(events []interface{}, logs []*types.Log)
 	self.eventMux.Post(logs)
 	for _, event := range events {
 		if event, ok := event.(ChainEvent); ok {
-			// We need some control over the mining operation. Acquiring locks and waiting for the miner to create new block takes too long
-			// and in most cases isn't even necessary.
+			// We need some control over the mining operation. Acquiring locks and waiting
+			// for the miner to create new block takes too long and in most cases isn't
+			// even necessary.
 			if self.LastBlockHash() == event.Hash {
 				self.eventMux.Post(ChainHeadEvent{event.Block})
 			}
diff --git a/core/events.go b/core/events.go
index 31ad8364ba..106b52c80c 100644
--- a/core/events.go
+++ b/core/events.go
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ type RemovedTransactionEvent struct{ Txs types.Transactions }
 // RemovedLogEvent is posted when a reorg happens
 type RemovedLogsEvent struct{ Logs []*types.Log }
 
-// ChainSplit is posted when a new head is detected
-type ChainSplitEvent struct {
-	Block *types.Block
-	Logs  []*types.Log
-}
-
 type ChainEvent struct {
 	Block *types.Block
 	Hash  common.Hash
diff --git a/light/lightchain.go b/light/lightchain.go
index e8fd0ba5e2..5b7e570417 100644
--- a/light/lightchain.go
+++ b/light/lightchain.go
@@ -377,9 +377,6 @@ func (self *LightChain) InsertHeaderChain(chain []*types.Header, checkFreq int)
 		case core.SideStatTy:
 			log.Debug("Inserted forked header", "number", header.Number, "hash", header.Hash())
 			events = append(events, core.ChainSideEvent{Block: types.NewBlockWithHeader(header)})
-
-		case core.SplitStatTy:
-			events = append(events, core.ChainSplitEvent{Block: types.NewBlockWithHeader(header)})
 		}
 		return err
 	}