diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py
index f591fa8da..35844a99e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/IPairList.py
@@ -129,6 +129,5 @@ class IPairList(ABC):
             if pair not in sanitized_whitelist:
                 sanitized_whitelist.append(pair)
 
-        sanitized_whitelist = self._verify_blacklist(sanitized_whitelist)
         # We need to remove pairs that are unknown
         return sanitized_whitelist
diff --git a/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py b/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
index b8a4be037..1ce1151b7 100644
--- a/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
+++ b/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
@@ -240,8 +240,6 @@ def test_pairlist_class(mocker, whitelist_conf, markets, pairlist):
     (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'ETH/USDT'], "is not compatible with your stake currency"),
     # BCH/BTC not available
     (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'BCH/BTC'], "is not compatible with exchange"),
-    # BLK/BTC in blacklist
-    (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'BLK/BTC'], "in your blacklist. Removing "),
     # BTT/BTC is inactive
     (['ETH/BTC', 'TKN/BTC', 'BTT/BTC'], "Market is not active")
 ])