diff --git a/src/komodo_utils.h b/src/komodo_utils.h
index 285bef9e3..ea0d42d18 100644
--- a/src/komodo_utils.h
+++ b/src/komodo_utils.h
@@ -2318,16 +2318,7 @@ fprintf(stderr,"extralen.%d before disable bits\n",extralen);
     {
         BITCOIND_RPCPORT = GetArg("-rpcport", ASSETCHAINS_RPCPORT);
         //fprintf(stderr,"(%s) port.%u chain params initialized\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,BITCOIND_RPCPORT);
-        if ( strcmp("PIRATE",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) == 0 && ASSETCHAINS_HALVING[0] == 77777 )
-        {
-            ASSETCHAINS_HALVING[0] *= 5;
-            fprintf(stderr,"PIRATE halving changed to %d %.1f days ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA.%llu\n",(int32_t)ASSETCHAINS_HALVING[0],(double)ASSETCHAINS_HALVING[0]/1440,(long long)ASSETCHAINS_LASTERA);
-        }
-        else if ( ASSETCHAINS_PRIVATE != 0 )
-        {
-            fprintf(stderr,"-ac_private for a non-PIRATE chain is not supported. The only reason to have an -ac_private chain is for total privacy and that is best achieved with the largest anon set. PIRATE has that and it is recommended to just use PIRATE\n");
-            StartShutdown();
-        }
+
         // Set cc enables for all existing ac_cc chains here. 
         if ( strcmp("AXO",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) == 0 )
         {