diff --git a/src/ObjCRuntime/Blocks.cs b/src/ObjCRuntime/Blocks.cs
index 6d5dd9f6be15..44b2765dda45 100644
--- a/src/ObjCRuntime/Blocks.cs
+++ b/src/ObjCRuntime/Blocks.cs
@@ -172,11 +172,6 @@ static string GetBlockSignature (void* trampoline, MethodInfo trampolineMethod)
 			if (!Runtime.DynamicRegistrationSupported)
 				throw ErrorHelper.CreateError (8050, Errors.MX8050 /* BlockLiteral.GetBlockSignature is not supported when the dynamic registrar has been linked away. */);
 
-			// Verify that the function pointer matches the trampoline
-			var functionPointer = trampolineMethod.MethodHandle.GetFunctionPointer ();
-			if (functionPointer != (IntPtr) trampoline)
-				throw ErrorHelper.CreateError (8047, Errors.MX8047 /* The trampoline method {0} does not match the function pointer 0x{1} for the trampolineMethod argument (they're don't refer to the same method) */, trampolineMethod.DeclaringType.FullName + "." + trampolineMethod.Name, ((IntPtr) trampoline).ToString ("x"));
-
 			// Verify that there's at least one parameter, and it must be System.IntPtr, void* or ObjCRuntime.BlockLiteral*.
 			var parameters = trampolineMethod.GetParameters ();
 			if (parameters.Length < 1)
diff --git a/tools/mtouch/Errors.designer.cs b/tools/mtouch/Errors.designer.cs
index ee6059867a00..8ff0567c53d0 100644
--- a/tools/mtouch/Errors.designer.cs
+++ b/tools/mtouch/Errors.designer.cs
@@ -4168,15 +4168,6 @@ public static string MX8046 {
             }
         }
         
-        /// <summary>
-        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to The trampoline method {0} does not match the function pointer 0x{1} for the trampolineMethod argument (they&apos;re don&apos;t refer to the same method)..
-        /// </summary>
-        public static string MX8047 {
-            get {
-                return ResourceManager.GetString("MX8047", resourceCulture);
-            }
-        }
-        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to The trampoline method {0} must have at least one parameter..
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/tools/mtouch/Errors.resx b/tools/mtouch/Errors.resx
index f160f2aab889..e68e28c5148a 100644
--- a/tools/mtouch/Errors.resx
+++ b/tools/mtouch/Errors.resx
@@ -2227,9 +2227,7 @@
 		<value>Unable to find the method '{0}' in the type '{1}'</value>
 	</data>
 
-	<data name="MX8047" xml:space="preserve">
-		<value>The trampoline method {0} does not match the function pointer 0x{1} for the trampolineMethod argument (they're don't refer to the same method).</value>
-	</data>
+	<!-- MX8047: unused -->
 
 	<data name="MX8048" xml:space="preserve">
 		<value>The trampoline method {0} must have at least one parameter.</value>