diff --git a/public/include/pages/api/getdifficulty.inc.php b/public/include/pages/api/getdifficulty.inc.php
index e84d4045..54cc7ac9 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/api/getdifficulty.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/api/getdifficulty.inc.php
@@ -11,12 +11,7 @@ $id = $user->checkApiKey($_REQUEST['api_key']);
 
 // Fetch data from wallet
 if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true){
-  if (!$dDifficulty = $memcache->get('dDifficulty')) {
-    $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->query('getdifficulty');
-    if (is_array($dDifficulty) && array_key_exists('proof-of-work', $dDifficulty))
-      $dDifficulty = $dDifficulty['proof-of-work'];
-    $memcache->set('dDifficulty', $dDifficulty);
-  }
+  $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->getdifficulty();
 } else {
   $iDifficulty = 1;
 }
diff --git a/public/include/pages/api/getpoolstatus.inc.php b/public/include/pages/api/getpoolstatus.inc.php
index 4cf0d5ef..bd6375db 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/api/getpoolstatus.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/api/getpoolstatus.inc.php
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ $aShares['valid'] > 0 ? $dEfficiency = round((100 - (100 / $aShares['valid'] * $
 // Fetch RPC data
 if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true){
   $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->getdifficulty();
-  if (is_array($dDifficulty) && array_key_exists('proof-of-work', $dDifficulty))
-    $dDifficulty = $dDifficulty['proof-of-work'];
   $iBlock = $bitcoin->getblockcount();
 } else {
   $dDifficulty = 1;
diff --git a/public/include/pages/statistics.inc.php b/public/include/pages/statistics.inc.php
index 076ce66f..be328545 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/statistics.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/statistics.inc.php
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ if (!defined('SECURITY'))
 if (!$smarty->isCached('master.tpl', $smarty_cache_key)) {
   $debug->append('No cached version available, fetching from backend', 3);
   if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true){
-    $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->query('getdifficulty');
-    if (is_array($dDifficulty) && array_key_exists('proof-of-work', $dDifficulty))
-      $dDifficulty = $dDifficulty['proof-of-work'];
+    $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->getdifficulty();
     $iBlock = $bitcoin->query('getblockcount');
   } else {
     $dDifficulty = 1;
diff --git a/public/include/pages/statistics/pool.inc.php b/public/include/pages/statistics/pool.inc.php
index 7937029d..f6eeedfb 100644
--- a/public/include/pages/statistics/pool.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/pages/statistics/pool.inc.php
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ if (!$smarty->isCached('master.tpl', $smarty_cache_key)) {
   // Fetch data from wallet
   if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true){
     $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->getdifficulty();
-    if (is_array($dDifficulty) && array_key_exists('proof-of-work', $dDifficulty))
-      $dDifficulty = $dDifficulty['proof-of-work'];
     $iBlock = $bitcoin->getblockcount();
     is_int($iBlock) && $iBlock > 0 ? $sBlockHash = $bitcoin->query('getblockhash', $iBlock) : $sBlockHash = '';
   } else {