handlers/application/menuhandler.go

@@ -1623,8 +1623,7 @@ func (h *MenuHandlers) ValidateRecipient(ctx context.Context, sym string, input
 	flag_invalid_recipient_with_invite, _ := h.flagManager.GetFlag("flag_invalid_recipient_with_invite")
 	flag_api_error, _ := h.flagManager.GetFlag("flag_api_call_error")
 
-	// remove white spaces
+	recipient := string(input)
-	recipient := strings.ReplaceAll(string(input), " ", "")
 
 	if recipient != "0" {
 		recipientType, err := identity.CheckRecipient(recipient)

handlers/application/menuhandler_test.go

@@ -1761,6 +1761,7 @@ func TestValidateRecipient(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedRecipient: []byte("0xd4c288865Ce0985a481Eef3be02443dF5E2e4Ea9"),
 			expectedResult:    resource.Result{},
 		},
+
 		{
 			name:              "Test for checksummed address",
 			input:             []byte("0x5523058cdffe5f3c1eadadd5015e55c6e00fb439"),
@@ -1768,13 +1769,6 @@ func TestValidateRecipient(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedRecipient: []byte("0x5523058cdFfe5F3c1EaDADD5015E55C6E00fb439"),
 			expectedResult:    resource.Result{},
 		},
-		{
-			name:              "Test with valid registered recepient that has white spaces",
-			input:             []byte("0711 22 33 44"),
-			expectError:       false,
-			expectedRecipient: []byte(publicKey),
-			expectedResult:    resource.Result{},
-		},
 	}
 
 	// store a public key for the valid recipient