diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_basic.h b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_basic.h
index fe1ceba..e3e22df 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_basic.h
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_basic.h
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
 
   struct block_header
   {
-    enum BLOB_TYPE blob_type;
+    //enum BLOB_TYPE blob_type;
 
     uint8_t major_version;
     uint8_t minor_version;
@@ -482,9 +482,9 @@ namespace cryptonote
     BEGIN_SERIALIZE()
       VARINT_FIELD(major_version)
       VARINT_FIELD(minor_version)
-      if (blob_type != BLOB_TYPE_FORKNOTE2) VARINT_FIELD(timestamp)
+      if (BLOB_TYPE_CRYPTONOTE != BLOB_TYPE_FORKNOTE2) VARINT_FIELD(timestamp)
       FIELD(prev_id)
-      if (blob_type != BLOB_TYPE_FORKNOTE2) FIELD(nonce)
+      if (BLOB_TYPE_CRYPTONOTE != BLOB_TYPE_FORKNOTE2) FIELD(nonce)
     END_SERIALIZE()
   };
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
 
     BEGIN_SERIALIZE_OBJECT()
       FIELDS(*static_cast<block_header *>(this))
-      if (blob_type == BLOB_TYPE_FORKNOTE2)
+      if (BLOB_TYPE_CRYPTONOTE == BLOB_TYPE_FORKNOTE2)
       {
         auto sbb = make_serializable_bytecoin_block(*this, false, false);
         FIELD_N("parent_block", sbb);
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 849b49e..4836cd3 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(convert_blob) {
 
     //convert
     block b = AUTO_VAL_INIT(b);
-    b.blob_type = blob_type;
+    //b.blob_type = blob_type;
     if (!parse_and_validate_block_from_blob(input, b)) return THROW_ERROR_EXCEPTION("Failed to parse block");
 
     if (b.major_version == BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION_2 || b.major_version == BLOCK_MAJOR_VERSION_3) {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(get_block_id) {
     }
 
     block b = AUTO_VAL_INIT(b);
-    b.blob_type = blob_type;
+    //b.blob_type = blob_type;
     if (!parse_and_validate_block_from_blob(input, b)) return THROW_ERROR_EXCEPTION("Failed to parse block");
 
     crypto::hash block_id;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ NAN_METHOD(construct_block_blob) {
     }
 
     block b = AUTO_VAL_INIT(b);
-    b.blob_type = blob_type;
+    //b.blob_type = blob_type;
     if (!parse_and_validate_block_from_blob(block_template_blob, b)) return THROW_ERROR_EXCEPTION("Failed to parse block");
 
     b.nonce = nonce;