4 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/policy/fees.cpp b/src/policy/fees.cpp
index aee6fbee1a..d9a5474056 100644
--- a/src/policy/fees.cpp
+++ b/src/policy/fees.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ std::string StringForFeeReason(FeeReason reason) {
         {FeeReason::PAYTXFEE, "PayTxFee set"},
         {FeeReason::FALLBACK, "Fallback fee"},
         {FeeReason::REQUIRED, "Minimum Required Fee"},
-        {FeeReason::MAXTXFEE, "MaxTxFee limit"}
     };
     auto reason_string = fee_reason_strings.find(reason);
 
diff --git a/src/policy/fees.h b/src/policy/fees.h
index 136fb481f7..d46738cefb 100644
--- a/src/policy/fees.h
+++ b/src/policy/fees.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ enum class FeeReason {
     PAYTXFEE,
     FALLBACK,
     REQUIRED,
-    MAXTXFEE,
 };
 
 std::string StringForFeeReason(FeeReason reason);
diff --git a/src/wallet/fees.cpp b/src/wallet/fees.cpp
index d620e25f2b..0cac42ba72 100644
--- a/src/wallet/fees.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/fees.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ CAmount GetRequiredFee(const CWallet& wallet, unsigned int nTxBytes)
 
 CAmount GetMinimumFee(const CWallet& wallet, unsigned int nTxBytes, const CCoinControl& coin_control, const CTxMemPool& pool, const CBlockPolicyEstimator& estimator, FeeCalculation* feeCalc)
 {
-    CAmount fee_needed = GetMinimumFeeRate(wallet, coin_control, pool, estimator, feeCalc).GetFee(nTxBytes);
-    // Always obey the maximum
-    if (fee_needed > maxTxFee) {
-        fee_needed = maxTxFee;
-        if (feeCalc) feeCalc->reason = FeeReason::MAXTXFEE;
-    }
-    return fee_needed;
+    return GetMinimumFeeRate(wallet, coin_control, pool, estimator, feeCalc).GetFee(nTxBytes);
 }
 
 CFeeRate GetRequiredFeeRate(const CWallet& wallet)
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 8d52f7eeca..d5f5df381a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -3075,6 +3075,11 @@ bool CWallet::CreateTransaction(const std::vector<CRecipient>& vecSend, CTransac
         }
     }
 
+    if (nFeeRet > maxTxFee) {
+        strFailReason = _("Fee exceeds maximum configured by -maxtxfee");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (gArgs.GetBoolArg("-walletrejectlongchains", DEFAULT_WALLET_REJECT_LONG_CHAINS)) {
         // Lastly, ensure this tx will pass the mempool's chain limits
         LockPoints lp;