diff --git a/pain/api.go b/pain/api.go
index 9973a59..20681bd 100644
--- a/pain/api.go
+++ b/pain/api.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ func NewDocument(initParty string) *Document {
 		Contents: &PainXML{
 			GroupHeader:            NewGrpHdr(initParty),
 			PaymentInformation:     make([]PmtInf, 0),
-			TransactionInformation: make([]TxInf, 0),
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pain/pain.go b/pain/pain.go
index a66f694..28a484f 100644
--- a/pain/pain.go
+++ b/pain/pain.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ func (d *Document) Valid() error {
 type PainXML struct {
 	GroupHeader            *GrpHdr  `xml:"GrpHdr"`
 	PaymentInformation     []PmtInf `xml:"PmtInf"`
-	TransactionInformation []TxInf  `xml:"DrctDbtTxInf"`
 }
 
 func (p *PainXML) Valid() error {
@@ -48,9 +47,6 @@ func (p *PainXML) Valid() error {
 	if len(p.PaymentInformation) < 1 {
 		err = append(err, "no payment information")
 	}
-	if len(p.TransactionInformation) < 1 {
-		err = append(err, "no transaction information")
-	}
 
 	if len(err) > 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("pain XML not valid: %v", strings.Join(err, ", "))
@@ -105,10 +101,6 @@ func (meta *PmtTpInf) Valid() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-type TxInf struct {
-	// TODO
-}
-
 type PartySEPA2 struct {
 	PrivateId PersonIdSEPA2 `xml:"PrvtId"`
 }