diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index 1bd87f368ab..69bccf0b6a5 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -1024,6 +1024,10 @@ UniValue getnewblockhex(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 }
             }.ToString());
 
+    if (!g_con_elementsmode) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "This RPC cannot be used in bitcoin compatibility mode. Note: `-regtest` is Bitcoin's regtest mode, instead try `-chain=<custom chain name>`");
+    }
+
     int required_wait = !request.params[0].isNull() ? request.params[0].get_int() : 0;
     if (required_wait < 0) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "min_tx_age must be non-negative.");
@@ -1200,6 +1204,10 @@ UniValue getcompactsketch(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 }
             }.ToString());
 
+    if (!g_con_elementsmode) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "This RPC cannot be used in bitcoin compatibility mode. Note: `-regtest` is Bitcoin's regtest mode, instead try `-chain=<custom chain name>`");
+    }
+
     CBlock block;
     std::vector<unsigned char> block_bytes(ParseHex(request.params[0].get_str()));
     CDataStream ssBlock(block_bytes, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
@@ -1238,6 +1246,10 @@ UniValue consumecompactsketch(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 }
             }.ToString());
 
+    if (!g_con_elementsmode) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "This RPC cannot be used in bitcoin compatibility mode. Note: `-regtest` is Bitcoin's regtest mode, instead try `-chain=<custom chain name>`");
+    }
+
     UniValue ret(UniValue::VOBJ);
 
     std::vector<unsigned char> compact_block_bytes(ParseHex(request.params[0].get_str()));
@@ -1307,6 +1319,10 @@ UniValue consumegetblocktxn(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 }
             }.ToString());
 
+    if (!g_con_elementsmode) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "This RPC cannot be used in bitcoin compatibility mode. Note: `-regtest` is Bitcoin's regtest mode, instead try `-chain=<custom chain name>`");
+    }
+
     CBlock block;
     std::vector<unsigned char> block_bytes(ParseHex(request.params[0].get_str()));
     CDataStream ssBlock(block_bytes, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
@@ -1352,6 +1368,10 @@ UniValue finalizecompactblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 }
             }.ToString());
 
+    if (!g_con_elementsmode) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "This RPC cannot be used in bitcoin compatibility mode. Note: `-regtest` is Bitcoin's regtest mode, instead try `-chain=<custom chain name>`");
+    }
+
     // Compact block
     std::vector<unsigned char> compact_block_bytes(ParseHex(request.params[0].get_str()));
     CDataStream ssCompactBlock(compact_block_bytes, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
@@ -1406,6 +1426,10 @@ UniValue testproposedblock(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 }
             }.ToString());
 
+    if (!g_con_elementsmode) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "This RPC cannot be used in bitcoin compatibility mode. Note: `-regtest` is Bitcoin's regtest mode, instead try `-chain=<custom chain name>`");
+    }
+
     CBlock block;
     if (!DecodeHexBlk(block, request.params[0].get_str()))
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_DESERIALIZATION_ERROR, "Block decode failed");
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 69dec5f75fd..b826c02ce36 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -6350,6 +6350,10 @@ UniValue listissuances(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 },
             }.ToString());
 
+    if (!g_con_elementsmode) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "This RPC cannot be used in bitcoin compatibility mode. Note: `-regtest` is Bitcoin's regtest mode, instead try `-chain=<custom chain name>`");
+    }
+
     auto locked_chain = pwallet->chain().lock();
     LOCK(pwallet->cs_wallet);
 
@@ -6437,6 +6441,10 @@ UniValue destroyamount(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 },
             }.ToString());
 
+    if (!g_con_elementsmode) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "This RPC cannot be used in bitcoin compatibility mode. Note: `-regtest` is Bitcoin's regtest mode, instead try `-chain=<custom chain name>`");
+    }
+
     auto locked_chain = pwallet->chain().lock();
     LOCK(pwallet->cs_wallet);