diff --git a/src/core.h b/src/core.h
index 0d80f82f..6cd3f7ea 100644
--- a/src/core.h
+++ b/src/core.h
@@ -178,17 +178,12 @@ public:
 class CTransaction
 {
 public:
-    static int64 nMinTxFee;
-    static int64 nMinRelayTxFee;
     static const int CURRENT_VERSION=1;
     int nVersion;
     CScript message;
     CScript userName;
     CScript userID;
     CScript pubKey;
-    //std::vector<CTxIn> vin;
-    //std::vector<CTxOut> vout;
-    //unsigned int nLockTime;
 
     CTransaction()
     {
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index f6b2c91b..a81f4df2 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -462,37 +462,6 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
     const char* pszP2SH = "/P2SH/";
     COINBASE_FLAGS << std::vector<unsigned char>(pszP2SH, pszP2SH+strlen(pszP2SH));
 
-    // Fee-per-kilobyte amount considered the same as "free"
-    // If you are mining, be careful setting this:
-    // if you set it to zero then
-    // a transaction spammer can cheaply fill blocks using
-    // 1-satoshi-fee transactions. It should be set above the real
-    // cost to you of processing a transaction.
-    if (mapArgs.count("-mintxfee"))
-    {
-        int64 n = 0;
-        if (ParseMoney(mapArgs["-mintxfee"], n) && n > 0)
-            CTransaction::nMinTxFee = n;
-        else
-            return InitError(strprintf(_("Invalid amount for -mintxfee=<amount>: '%s'"), mapArgs["-mintxfee"].c_str()));
-    }
-    if (mapArgs.count("-minrelaytxfee"))
-    {
-        int64 n = 0;
-        if (ParseMoney(mapArgs["-minrelaytxfee"], n) && n > 0)
-            CTransaction::nMinRelayTxFee = n;
-        else
-            return InitError(strprintf(_("Invalid amount for -minrelaytxfee=<amount>: '%s'"), mapArgs["-minrelaytxfee"].c_str()));
-    }
-
-    if (mapArgs.count("-paytxfee"))
-    {
-        if (!ParseMoney(mapArgs["-paytxfee"], nTransactionFee))
-            return InitError(strprintf(_("Invalid amount for -paytxfee=<amount>: '%s'"), mapArgs["-paytxfee"].c_str()));
-        if (nTransactionFee > 0.25 * COIN)
-            InitWarning(_("Warning: -paytxfee is set very high! This is the transaction fee you will pay if you send a transaction."));
-    }
-
     // ********************************************************* Step 4: application initialization: dir lock, daemonize, pidfile, debug log
 
     std::string strDataDir = GetDataDir().string();
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f7b93f1c..e9c565e4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ bool fTxIndex = false;
 unsigned int nCoinCacheSize = 5000;
 bool fHaveGUI = false;
 
-/** Fees smaller than this (in satoshi) are considered zero fee (for transaction creation) */
-int64 CTransaction::nMinTxFee = 10000;  // Override with -mintxfee
-/** Fees smaller than this (in satoshi) are considered zero fee (for relaying) */
-int64 CTransaction::nMinRelayTxFee = 10000;
-
-
 CMedianFilter<int> cPeerBlockCounts(8, 0); // Amount of blocks that other nodes claim to have
 
 map<uint256, CBlock*> mapOrphanBlocks;