diff --git a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fetchInputs.ts b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fetchInputs.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 01459430a4..0000000000
--- a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fetchInputs.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-import * as utxolib from '@bitgo/utxo-lib';
-import { BitGoBase, IRequestTracer } from '@bitgo/sdk-core';
-
-import { AbstractUtxoCoin, TransactionPrebuild } from '../abstractUtxoCoin';
-import { getNetworkFromCoinName, UtxoCoinName } from '../names';
-
-/**
- * Get the inputs for a psbt from a prebuild.
- */
-export function getPsbtTxInputs(
-  psbtArg: string | utxolib.bitgo.UtxoPsbt,
-  coinName: UtxoCoinName
-): { address: string; value: bigint; valueString: string }[] {
-  const network = getNetworkFromCoinName(coinName);
-  const psbt = psbtArg instanceof utxolib.bitgo.UtxoPsbt ? psbtArg : utxolib.bitgo.createPsbtFromHex(psbtArg, network);
-  const txInputs = psbt.txInputs;
-  return psbt.data.inputs.map((input, index) => {
-    let address: string;
-    let value: bigint;
-    if (input.witnessUtxo) {
-      address = utxolib.address.fromOutputScript(input.witnessUtxo.script, network);
-      value = input.witnessUtxo.value;
-    } else if (input.nonWitnessUtxo) {
-      const tx = utxolib.bitgo.createTransactionFromBuffer<bigint>(input.nonWitnessUtxo, network, {
-        amountType: 'bigint',
-      });
-      const txId = (Buffer.from(txInputs[index].hash).reverse() as Buffer).toString('hex');
-      if (tx.getId() !== txId) {
-        throw new Error('input transaction hex does not match id');
-      }
-      const prevTxOutputIndex = txInputs[index].index;
-      address = utxolib.address.fromOutputScript(tx.outs[prevTxOutputIndex].script, network);
-      value = tx.outs[prevTxOutputIndex].value;
-    } else {
-      throw new Error('psbt input is missing both witnessUtxo and nonWitnessUtxo');
-    }
-    return { address, value, valueString: value.toString() };
-  });
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the inputs for a transaction from a prebuild.
- */
-export async function getTxInputs<TNumber extends number | bigint>(params: {
-  txPrebuild: TransactionPrebuild<TNumber>;
-  bitgo: BitGoBase;
-  coin: AbstractUtxoCoin;
-  disableNetworking: boolean;
-  reqId?: IRequestTracer;
-}): Promise<{ address: string; value: TNumber; valueString: string }[]> {
-  const { txPrebuild, bitgo, coin, disableNetworking, reqId } = params;
-  if (!txPrebuild.txHex) {
-    throw new Error(`txPrebuild.txHex not set`);
-  }
-  const transaction = coin.createTransactionFromHex<TNumber>(txPrebuild.txHex);
-  const transactionCache = {};
-  return await Promise.all(
-    transaction.ins.map(async (currentInput): Promise<{ address: string; value: TNumber; valueString: string }> => {
-      const transactionId = (Buffer.from(currentInput.hash).reverse() as Buffer).toString('hex');
-      const txHex = txPrebuild.txInfo?.txHexes?.[transactionId];
-      if (txHex) {
-        const localTx = coin.createTransactionFromHex<TNumber>(txHex);
-        if (localTx.getId() !== transactionId) {
-          throw new Error('input transaction hex does not match id');
-        }
-        const currentOutput = localTx.outs[currentInput.index];
-        const address = utxolib.address.fromOutputScript(currentOutput.script, coin.network);
-        return {
-          address,
-          value: currentOutput.value,
-          valueString: currentOutput.value.toString(),
-        };
-      } else if (!transactionCache[transactionId]) {
-        if (disableNetworking) {
-          throw new Error('attempting to retrieve transaction details externally with networking disabled');
-        }
-        if (reqId) {
-          bitgo.setRequestTracer(reqId);
-        }
-        transactionCache[transactionId] = await bitgo.get(coin.url(`/public/tx/${transactionId}`)).result();
-      }
-      const transactionDetails = transactionCache[transactionId];
-      return transactionDetails.outputs[currentInput.index];
-    })
-  );
-}
diff --git a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fixedScript/verifyTransaction.ts b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fixedScript/verifyTransaction.ts
index 26d8501a68..71996cdfd4 100644
--- a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fixedScript/verifyTransaction.ts
+++ b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/fixedScript/verifyTransaction.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import { BitGoBase, TxIntentMismatchError, IBaseCoin } from '@bitgo/sdk-core';
 import { hasPsbtMagic } from '@bitgo/wasm-utxo';
 
 import { AbstractUtxoCoin, VerifyTransactionOptions } from '../../abstractUtxoCoin';
-import { Output, ParsedTransaction } from '../types';
-import { toTNumber } from '../../tnumber';
+import { ParsedTransaction } from '../types';
 import { stringToBufferTryFormats } from '../decode';
 import { verifyCustomChangeKeySignatures, verifyKeySignature, verifyUserPublicKey } from '../../verifyKey';
-import { getPsbtTxInputs, getTxInputs } from '../fetchInputs';
 
 const debug = buildDebug('bitgo:abstract-utxo:verifyTransaction');
 
@@ -190,29 +188,9 @@ export async function verifyTransaction<TNumber extends bigint | number>(
     }
   }
 
-  const allOutputs = parsedTransaction.outputs;
   if (!txPrebuild.txHex) {
     throw new Error(`txPrebuild.txHex not set`);
   }
-  const inputs = isPsbt
-    ? getPsbtTxInputs(txPrebuild.txHex, coin.name).map((v) => ({
-        ...v,
-        value: toTNumber(v.value, coin.amountType),
-      }))
-    : await getTxInputs({ txPrebuild, bitgo, coin, disableNetworking, reqId });
-  // coins (doge) that can exceed number limits (and thus will use bigint) will have the `valueString` field
-  const inputAmount = inputs.reduce(
-    (sum: bigint, i) => sum + BigInt(coin.amountType === 'bigint' ? i.valueString : i.value),
-    BigInt(0)
-  );
-  const outputAmount = allOutputs.reduce((sum: bigint, o: Output) => sum + BigInt(o.amount), BigInt(0));
-  const fee = inputAmount - outputAmount;
-
-  if (fee < 0) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `attempting to spend ${outputAmount} satoshis, which exceeds the input amount (${inputAmount} satoshis) by ${-fee}`
-    );
-  }
 
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/index.ts b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/index.ts
index 075ef05742..d0231ff6cb 100644
--- a/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/index.ts
+++ b/modules/abstract-utxo/src/transaction/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ export * from './recipient';
 export { explainTx } from './explainTransaction';
 export { parseTransaction } from './parseTransaction';
 export { verifyTransaction } from './verifyTransaction';
-export * from './fetchInputs';
 export * as bip322 from './bip322';
 export { decodePsbt } from './decode';
 export * from './fixedScript';