diff --git a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/error.go b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/error.go
index 68188ae83..a37bc3823 100644
--- a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/error.go
+++ b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/error.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package rpcsrv
 
 import (
-	"net/http"
-
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/neorpc"
 )
 
@@ -36,18 +34,3 @@ func (ab abstractBatch) RunForErrors(f func(jsonErr *neorpc.Error)) {
 		a.RunForErrors(f)
 	}
 }
-
-func getHTTPCodeForError(respErr *neorpc.Error) int {
-	var httpCode int
-	switch respErr.Code {
-	case neorpc.BadRequestCode:
-		httpCode = http.StatusBadRequest
-	case neorpc.MethodNotFoundCode:
-		httpCode = http.StatusMethodNotAllowed
-	case neorpc.InternalServerErrorCode:
-		httpCode = http.StatusInternalServerError
-	default:
-		httpCode = http.StatusUnprocessableEntity
-	}
-	return httpCode
-}
diff --git a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/server.go b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/server.go
index ecd8b42b7..b6d0949a6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/rpcsrv/server.go
+++ b/pkg/services/rpcsrv/server.go
@@ -3100,12 +3100,6 @@ func (s *Server) writeHTTPServerResponse(r *params.Request, w http.ResponseWrite
 	if s.config.EnableCORSWorkaround {
 		setCORSOriginHeaders(w.Header())
 	}
-	if r.In != nil {
-		resp := resp.(abstract)
-		if resp.Error != nil {
-			w.WriteHeader(getHTTPCodeForError(resp.Error))
-		}
-	}
 
 	encoder := json.NewEncoder(w)
 	err := encoder.Encode(resp)