diff --git a/pkg/rpc/response/result/tx_raw_output.go b/pkg/rpc/response/result/tx_raw_output.go
index 326923c8a..59405c5a7 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/response/result/tx_raw_output.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/response/result/tx_raw_output.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/block"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/state"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/core/transaction"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -25,25 +23,6 @@ type TransactionMetadata struct {
 	VMState       string       `json:"vmstate,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// NewTransactionOutputRaw returns a new ransactionOutputRaw object.
-func NewTransactionOutputRaw(tx *transaction.Transaction, header *block.Header, appExecResult *state.AppExecResult, chain LedgerAux) TransactionOutputRaw {
-	result := TransactionOutputRaw{
-		Transaction: *tx,
-	}
-	if header == nil {
-		return result
-	}
-	// confirmations formula
-	confirmations := int(chain.BlockHeight() - header.Index + 1)
-	result.TransactionMetadata = TransactionMetadata{
-		Blockhash:     header.Hash(),
-		Confirmations: confirmations,
-		Timestamp:     header.Timestamp,
-		VMState:       appExecResult.VMState.String(),
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
 // MarshalJSON implements the json.Marshaler interface.
 func (t TransactionOutputRaw) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	output, err := json.Marshal(t.TransactionMetadata)
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server/server.go b/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
index cd8460e48..0c2d7e9be 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
@@ -1542,8 +1542,11 @@ func (s *Server) getrawtransaction(reqParams params.Params) (interface{}, *respo
 		return nil, response.ErrUnknownTransaction
 	}
 	if v, _ := reqParams.Value(1).GetBoolean(); v {
-		if height == math.MaxUint32 {
-			return result.NewTransactionOutputRaw(tx, nil, nil, s.chain), nil
+		res := result.TransactionOutputRaw{
+			Transaction: *tx,
+		}
+		if height == math.MaxUint32 { // Mempooled transaction.
+			return res, nil
 		}
 		_header := s.chain.GetHeaderHash(int(height))
 		header, err := s.chain.GetHeader(_header)
@@ -1557,7 +1560,13 @@ func (s *Server) getrawtransaction(reqParams params.Params) (interface{}, *respo
 		if len(aers) == 0 {
 			return nil, response.NewRPCError("Inconsistent application log", "application log for the transaction is empty")
 		}
-		return result.NewTransactionOutputRaw(tx, header, &aers[0], s.chain), nil
+		res.TransactionMetadata = result.TransactionMetadata{
+			Blockhash:     header.Hash(),
+			Confirmations: int(s.chain.BlockHeight() - header.Index + 1),
+			Timestamp:     header.Timestamp,
+			VMState:       aers[0].VMState.String(),
+		}
+		return res, nil
 	}
 	return tx.Bytes(), nil
 }