diff --git a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
index ccf9bb1bf..fc276cb84 100644
--- a/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
+++ b/cli/smartcontract/smart_contract.go
@@ -132,23 +132,6 @@ func NewCommands() []cli.Command {
 					gasFlag,
 				},
 			},
-			{
-				Name:      "invoke",
-				Usage:     "invoke deployed contract on the blockchain",
-				UsageText: "neo-go contract invoke -e endpoint -w wallet [-a address] [-g gas] scripthash [arguments...]",
-				Description: `Executes given (as a script hash) deployed script with the given arguments.
-   See testinvoke documentation for the details about parameters. It differs
-   from testinvoke in that this command sends an invocation transaction to
-   the network.
-`,
-				Action: invoke,
-				Flags: []cli.Flag{
-					endpointFlag,
-					walletFlag,
-					addressFlag,
-					gasFlag,
-				},
-			},
 			{
 				Name:      "invokefunction",
 				Usage:     "invoke deployed contract on the blockchain",
@@ -166,26 +149,6 @@ func NewCommands() []cli.Command {
 					gasFlag,
 				},
 			},
-			{
-				Name:      "testinvoke",
-				Usage:     "invoke deployed contract on the blockchain (test mode)",
-				UsageText: "neo-go contract testinvoke -e endpoint scripthash [arguments...]",
-				Description: `Executes given (as a script hash) deployed script with the given arguments.
-   It's very similar to the tesinvokefunction command, but differs in the way
-   arguments are being passed. This invoker does not accept method parameter
-   and it passes all given parameters as plain values to the contract, not
-   wrapping them them into array like testinvokefunction does. For arguments
-   syntax please refer to the testinvokefunction command help.
-
-   Most of the time (if your contract follows the standard convention of
-   method with array of values parameters) you want to use testinvokefunction
-   command instead of testinvoke.
-`,
-				Action: testInvoke,
-				Flags: []cli.Flag{
-					endpointFlag,
-				},
-			},
 			{
 				Name:      "testinvokefunction",
 				Usage:     "invoke deployed contract on the blockchain (test mode)",
@@ -389,23 +352,15 @@ func contractCompile(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func testInvoke(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	return invokeInternal(ctx, false, false)
-}
-
 func testInvokeFunction(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	return invokeInternal(ctx, true, false)
-}
-
-func invoke(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	return invokeInternal(ctx, false, true)
+	return invokeInternal(ctx, false)
 }
 
 func invokeFunction(ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	return invokeInternal(ctx, true, true)
+	return invokeInternal(ctx, true)
 }
 
-func invokeInternal(ctx *cli.Context, withMethod bool, signAndPush bool) error {
+func invokeInternal(ctx *cli.Context, signAndPush bool) error {
 	var (
 		err         error
 		gas         util.Fixed8
@@ -426,13 +381,13 @@ func invokeInternal(ctx *cli.Context, withMethod bool, signAndPush bool) error {
 		return cli.NewExitError(errNoScriptHash, 1)
 	}
 	script := args[0]
-	if withMethod {
-		if len(args) <= 1 {
-			return cli.NewExitError(errNoMethod, 1)
-		}
-		operation = args[1]
-		paramsStart++
+
+	if len(args) <= 1 {
+		return cli.NewExitError(errNoMethod, 1)
 	}
+	operation = args[1]
+	paramsStart++
+
 	if len(args) > paramsStart {
 		for k, s := range args[paramsStart:] {
 			param, err := smartcontract.NewParameterFromString(s)
@@ -455,11 +410,7 @@ func invokeInternal(ctx *cli.Context, withMethod bool, signAndPush bool) error {
 		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
 	}
 
-	if withMethod {
-		resp, err = c.InvokeFunction(script, operation, params)
-	} else {
-		resp, err = c.Invoke(script, params)
-	}
+	resp, err = c.InvokeFunction(script, operation, params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return cli.NewExitError(err, 1)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/client/rpc.go b/pkg/rpc/client/rpc.go
index d0d572e85..9d4d41eec 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/client/rpc.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/client/rpc.go
@@ -363,19 +363,6 @@ func (c *Client) InvokeFunction(script, operation string, params []smartcontract
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
-// Invoke returns the results after calling the smart contract scripthash
-// with the given parameters.
-func (c *Client) Invoke(script string, params []smartcontract.Parameter) (*result.Invoke, error) {
-	var (
-		p    = request.NewRawParams(script, params)
-		resp = &result.Invoke{}
-	)
-	if err := c.performRequest("invoke", p, resp); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return resp, nil
-}
-
 // SendRawTransaction broadcasts a transaction over the NEO network.
 // The given hex string needs to be signed with a keypair.
 // When the result of the response object is true, the TX has successfully
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server/server.go b/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
index c42ddf6ed..7777c4416 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/server/server.go
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ var rpcHandlers = map[string]func(*Server, request.Params) (interface{}, *respon
 	"getunclaimedgas":      (*Server).getUnclaimedGas,
 	"getvalidators":        (*Server).getValidators,
 	"getversion":           (*Server).getVersion,
-	"invoke":               (*Server).invoke,
 	"invokefunction":       (*Server).invokeFunction,
 	"invokescript":         (*Server).invokescript,
 	"sendrawtransaction":   (*Server).sendrawtransaction,
@@ -855,31 +854,6 @@ func (s *Server) getValidators(_ request.Params) (interface{}, *response.Error)
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-// invoke implements the `invoke` RPC call.
-func (s *Server) invoke(reqParams request.Params) (interface{}, *response.Error) {
-	scriptHashHex, ok := reqParams.ValueWithType(0, request.StringT)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, response.ErrInvalidParams
-	}
-	scriptHash, err := scriptHashHex.GetUint160FromHex()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, response.ErrInvalidParams
-	}
-	sliceP, ok := reqParams.ValueWithType(1, request.ArrayT)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, response.ErrInvalidParams
-	}
-	slice, err := sliceP.GetArray()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, response.ErrInvalidParams
-	}
-	script, err := request.CreateInvocationScript(scriptHash, slice)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, response.NewInternalServerError("can't create invocation script", err)
-	}
-	return s.runScriptInVM(script), nil
-}
-
 // invokescript implements the `invokescript` RPC call.
 func (s *Server) invokeFunction(reqParams request.Params) (interface{}, *response.Error) {
 	scriptHashHex, ok := reqParams.ValueWithType(0, request.StringT)
diff --git a/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go b/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
index c10180304..2560f786c 100644
--- a/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rpc/server/server_test.go
@@ -573,45 +573,6 @@ var rpcTestCases = map[string][]rpcTestCase{
 			},
 		},
 	},
-	"invoke": {
-		{
-			name:   "positive",
-			params: `["50befd26fdf6e4d957c11e078b24ebce6291456f", [{"type": "String", "value": "qwerty"}]]`,
-			result: func(e *executor) interface{} { return &result.Invoke{} },
-			check: func(t *testing.T, e *executor, inv interface{}) {
-				res, ok := inv.(*result.Invoke)
-				require.True(t, ok)
-				assert.Equal(t, "0c067177657274790c146f459162ceeb248b071ec157d9e4f6fd26fdbe5041627d5b52", res.Script)
-				assert.NotEqual(t, "", res.State)
-				assert.NotEqual(t, 0, res.GasConsumed)
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "no params",
-			params: `[]`,
-			fail:   true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "not a string",
-			params: `[42, []]`,
-			fail:   true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "not a scripthash",
-			params: `["qwerty", []]`,
-			fail:   true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "not an array",
-			params: `["50befd26fdf6e4d957c11e078b24ebce6291456f", 42]`,
-			fail:   true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "bad params",
-			params: `["50befd26fdf6e4d957c11e078b24ebce6291456f", [{"type": "Integer", "value": "qwerty"}]]`,
-			fail:   true,
-		},
-	},
 	"invokefunction": {
 		{
 			name:   "positive",