diff --git a/libsolidity/interface/InterfaceHandler.cpp b/libsolidity/interface/InterfaceHandler.cpp
index 017753fc6..a536b0bcc 100644
--- a/libsolidity/interface/InterfaceHandler.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/interface/InterfaceHandler.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ string InterfaceHandler::abiInterface(ContractDefinition const& _contractDef)
 			externalFunction->parameterNames(),
 			externalFunction->parameterTypeNames(_contractDef.isLibrary())
 		);
-		method["payable"] = externalFunction->isPayable();
 		abi.append(method);
 	}
 	if (_contractDef.fallbackFunction())