diff --git a/core/block_processor.go b/core/block_processor.go
index 0fb698614a..dfac6e0cc1 100644
--- a/core/block_processor.go
+++ b/core/block_processor.go
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ func (self *BlockProcessor) ApplyTransactions(coinbase *state.StateObject, state
 		cumulativeSum.Add(cumulativeSum, new(big.Int).Mul(txGas, tx.GasPrice()))
 	}
 
-	block.Reward = cumulativeSum
 	if block.GasUsed().Cmp(totalUsedGas) != 0 {
 		return nil, ValidationError(fmt.Sprintf("gas used error (%v / %v)", block.GasUsed(), totalUsedGas))
 	}
diff --git a/core/types/block.go b/core/types/block.go
index 6f26358fb3..a4fb440401 100644
--- a/core/types/block.go
+++ b/core/types/block.go
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ type Block struct {
 	Td           *big.Int
 
 	receipts Receipts
-	Reward   *big.Int
 }
 
 // StorageBlock defines the RLP encoding of a Block stored in the
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ func NewBlock(parentHash common.Hash, coinbase common.Address, root common.Hash,
 		GasLimit:   new(big.Int),
 	}
 	header.SetNonce(nonce)
-	block := &Block{header: header, Reward: new(big.Int)}
+	block := &Block{header: header}
 	return block
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/blocktest.go b/tests/blocktest.go
index 34bd69ac85..d813ebeec8 100644
--- a/tests/blocktest.go
+++ b/tests/blocktest.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 )
 
 // Block Test JSON Format
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ func mustConvertGenesis(testGenesis btHeader) *types.Block {
 	hdr.Number = big.NewInt(0)
 	b := types.NewBlockWithHeader(hdr)
 	b.Td = new(big.Int)
-	b.Reward = new(big.Int)
 	return b
 }