diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
index a0ce515..70b6d4a 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_utils.py
@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ def get_wallettool_parser():
         '(importprivkey) Adds privkeys to this wallet, privkeys are spaces or commas separated.\n'
         '(dumpprivkey) Export a single private key, specify an hd wallet path\n'
         '(signmessage) Sign a message with the private key from an address in \n'
-        'the wallet. Use with -H and specify an HD wallet path for the address.\n'
-        '(changemixdepth) Use with -M to change the *maximum* number of mixdepths\n'
-        'in the wallet; you are advised to only increase, not decrease this \n'
-        'number from the current value (initially 5).')
+        'the wallet. Use with -H and specify an HD wallet path for the address.')
     parser = OptionParser(usage='usage: %prog [options] [wallet file] [method]',
                           description=description)
     parser.add_option('-p',
@@ -855,11 +852,6 @@ def get_wallet_cls(wtype=None):
     return cls
 
 
-def change_wallet_mixdepth(wallet, max_mixdepth):
-    wallet.max_mixdepth = max_mixdepth
-    wallet.save()
-    return "Maximum mixdepth successfully updated."
-
 def create_wallet(path, password, max_mixdepth, wallet_cls=None, **kwargs):
     storage = Storage(path, password, create=True)
     wallet_cls = wallet_cls or get_wallet_cls()
@@ -986,8 +978,7 @@ def wallet_tool_main(wallet_root_path):
     methods = ['display', 'displayall', 'summary', 'showseed', 'importprivkey',
                'history', 'showutxos']
     methods.extend(noseed_methods)
-    noscan_methods = ['showseed', 'importprivkey', 'dumpprivkey',
-                      'signmessage', 'changemixdepth']
+    noscan_methods = ['showseed', 'importprivkey', 'dumpprivkey', 'signmessage']
     readonly_methods = ['display', 'displayall', 'summary', 'showseed',
                         'history', 'showutxos', 'dumpprivkey', 'signmessage']
 
@@ -1054,10 +1045,6 @@ def wallet_tool_main(wallet_root_path):
         return "Key import completed."
     elif method == "signmessage":
         return wallet_signmessage(wallet, options.hd_path, args[2])
-    elif method == 'changemixdepth':
-        if options.mixdepth < 1:
-            return "Number of mixdepths must be at least 1"
-        return change_wallet_mixdepth(wallet, options.mixdepth-1)
 
 
 #Testing (can port to test modules, TODO)
diff --git a/scripts/tumbler.py b/scripts/tumbler.py
index e5ab8fb..5e7c54a 100644
--- a/scripts/tumbler.py
+++ b/scripts/tumbler.py
@@ -32,13 +32,6 @@ def main():
     max_mix_depth = options['mixdepthsrc'] + options['mixdepthcount']
     wallet_path = get_wallet_path(wallet_name, None)
     wallet = open_test_wallet_maybe(wallet_path, wallet_name, max_mix_depth)
-    if wallet.max_mixdepth < max_mix_depth:
-        print("Your wallet does not contain the required number of mixdepths: ",
-              max_mix_depth)
-        print("Increase using this command: `python wallet-tool.py -M ",
-              max_mix_depth + 1, " (yourwalletname) changemixdepth")
-        print("Then start the tumbler again with the same settings.")
-        sys.exit(0)
     if jm_single().config.get("BLOCKCHAIN",
                               "blockchain_source") == "electrum-server":
         jm_single().bc_interface.synctype = "with-script"