diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index dc4fe93..7ebb083 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void CWallet::DeriveNewChildKey(CWalletDB &walletdb, CKeyMetadata& metadata, CKe
     CKey key;                      //master key seed (256bit)
     CExtKey masterKey;             //hd master key
     CExtKey accountKey;            //key at m/0'
-    CExtKey chainChildKey;         //key at m/0'/0' (external) or m/0'/1' (internal)
+    CExtKey chainChildKey;         //key at m/0'/0'
     CExtKey childKey;              //key at m/0'/0'/<n>'

     // try to get the master key
@@ -176,25 +176,17 @@ void CWallet::DeriveNewChildKey(CWalletDB &walletdb, CKeyMetadata& metadata, CKe
     // use hardened derivation (child keys >= 0x80000000 are hardened after bip32)
     masterKey.Derive(accountKey, BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT);

-    // derive m/0'/0' (external chain) OR m/0'/1' (internal chain)
-    assert(internal ? CanSupportFeature(FEATURE_HD_SPLIT) : true);
-    accountKey.Derive(chainChildKey, BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT+(internal ? 1 : 0));
+    // derive m/0'/0'
+    accountKey.Derive(chainChildKey, BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT);

     // derive child key at next index, skip keys already known to the wallet
     do {
         // always derive hardened keys
         // childIndex | BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT = derive childIndex in hardened child-index-range
         // example: 1 | BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT == 0x80000001 == 2147483649
-        if (internal) {
-            chainChildKey.Derive(childKey, hdChain.nInternalChainCounter | BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT);
-            metadata.hdKeypath = "m/0'/1'/" + std::to_string(hdChain.nInternalChainCounter) + "'";
-            hdChain.nInternalChainCounter++;
-        }
-        else {
-            chainChildKey.Derive(childKey, hdChain.nExternalChainCounter | BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT);
-            metadata.hdKeypath = "m/0'/0'/" + std::to_string(hdChain.nExternalChainCounter) + "'";
-            hdChain.nExternalChainCounter++;
-        }
+        chainChildKey.Derive(childKey, hdChain.nExternalChainCounter | BIP32_HARDENED_KEY_LIMIT);
+        metadata.hdKeypath = "m/0'/0'/" + std::to_string(hdChain.nExternalChainCounter) + "'";
+        hdChain.nExternalChainCounter++;
     } while (HaveKey(childKey.key.GetPubKey().GetID()));
     secret = childKey.key;
     metadata.hdMasterKeyID = hdChain.masterKeyID;