diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet.py b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet.py
index 8c24e59..9f21e35 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet.py
@@ -1619,13 +1619,10 @@ class ImportWalletMixin(object):
         args:
             mixdepth: int, mixdepth to import key into
             wif: str, private key in WIF format
-            key_type: int, must match a TYPE_* constant of this module,
-                used to verify against the key type extracted from WIF
 
         raises:
             WalletError: if key's network does not match wallet network
             WalletError: if key is not compressed and type is not P2PKH
-            WalletError: if key_type does not match data from WIF
 
         returns:
             path of imported key
diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
index 296e935..51bb10e 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
@@ -95,31 +95,9 @@ The method is one of the following:
                       type='str',
                       dest='hd_path',
                       help='hd wallet path (e.g. m/0/0/0/000)')
-    parser.add_option('--key-type',  # note: keep in sync with map_key_type
-                      type='choice',
-                      choices=('standard', 'segwit-p2sh'),
-                      action='store',
-                      dest='key_type',
-                      default=None,
-                      help=("Key type when importing private keys.\n"
-                            "If your address starts with '1' use 'standard', "
-                            "if your address starts with '3' use 'segwit-p2sh'.\n"
-                            "Native segwit addresses (starting with 'bc') are "
-                            "not yet supported."))
 
     return parser
 
-
-def map_key_type(parser_key_choice):
-    if not parser_key_choice:
-        return parser_key_choice
-    if parser_key_choice == 'standard':
-        return TYPE_P2PKH
-    if parser_key_choice == 'segwit-p2sh':
-        return TYPE_P2SH_P2WPKH
-    raise Exception("Unknown key type choice '{}'.".format(parser_key_choice))
-
-
 """The classes in this module manage representations
 of wallet states; but they know nothing about Bitcoin,
 so do not attempt to validate addresses, keys, BIP32 or relationships.
@@ -1028,7 +1006,7 @@ def wallet_showseed(wallet):
     return text
 
 
-def wallet_importprivkey(wallet, mixdepth, key_type):
+def wallet_importprivkey(wallet, mixdepth):
     jmprint("WARNING: This imported key will not be recoverable with your 12 "
           "word mnemonic phrase. Make sure you have backups.", "warning")
     jmprint("WARNING: Make sure that the type of the public address previously "
@@ -1566,8 +1544,7 @@ def wallet_tool_main(wallet_root_path):
         #note: must be interactive (security)
         if options.mixdepth is None:
             parser.error("You need to specify a mixdepth with -m")
-        wallet_importprivkey(wallet_service, options.mixdepth,
-                             map_key_type(options.key_type))
+        wallet_importprivkey(wallet_service, options.mixdepth)
         return "Key import completed."
     elif method == "signmessage":
         if len(args) < 3: