diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 7458d4847..c034826d6 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -479,7 +479,6 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     if (showDebug)
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-mintxfee=<amt>", strprintf("Fees (in %s/kB) smaller than this are considered zero fee for transaction creation (default: %s)",
             CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(CWallet::minTxFee.GetFeePerK())));
-    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-opretmintxfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("Minimum fee (in %s/kB) to allow for OP_RETURN transactions (default: %s)"), CURRENCY_UNIT, 400000 ));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-paytxfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("Fee (in %s/kB) to add to transactions you send (default: %s)"), CURRENCY_UNIT, FormatMoney(payTxFee.GetFeePerK())));
     // If this is used incorrectly (-rescanheight too large), then the local wallet may attempt to spend funds which it does not have witness data about
     // which will cause a "missing inputs" error when added to the mempool. Rescanning from correct height will fix this.
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 2b5c7c033..bb7582d7b 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -475,14 +475,10 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(CPubKey _pk,const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32
             // fprintf(stderr,"%s: nTxSize = %u\n", __func__, nTxSize);
 
             // Opret spam limits
-            if (mapArgs.count("-opretmintxfee"))
+            const bool opretminfee = true;
+            if (opretminfee)
             {
-                CAmount n = 0;
-                CFeeRate opretMinFeeRate;
-                if (ParseMoney(mapArgs["-opretmintxfee"], n) && n > 0)
-                    opretMinFeeRate = CFeeRate(n);
-                else
-                    opretMinFeeRate = CFeeRate(400000); // default opretMinFeeRate (1 HUSH per 250 Kb = 0.004 per 1 Kb = 400000 puposhis per 1 Kb)
+                CFeeRate opretMinFeeRate = CFeeRate(10000000); // default opretMinFeeRate 0.1 HUSH
 
                 bool fSpamTx = false;
                 unsigned int nTxSize = ::GetSerializeSize(tx, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
@@ -501,9 +497,13 @@ CBlockTemplate* CreateNewBlock(CPubKey _pk,const CScript& _scriptPubKeyIn, int32
                     }
                 }
 
-                if ((nTxOpretSize > 256) && (feeRate < opretMinFeeRate)) fSpamTx = true;
-                // std::cerr << tx.GetHash().ToString() << " nTxSize." << nTxSize << " nTxOpretSize." << nTxOpretSize << " feeRate." << feeRate.ToString() << " opretMinFeeRate." << opretMinFeeRate.ToString() << " fSpamTx." << fSpamTx << std::endl;
-                if (fSpamTx) continue;
+                // opreturns of this size or smaller get amnesty and do not have to pay increased fees
+                int amnestySize = 128;
+                if ((nTxOpretSize > amnestySize) && (feeRate < opretMinFeeRate)) {
+                    fSpamTx = true;
+                    std::cerr << __func__ << ": " << tx.GetHash().ToString() << " nTxSize=" << nTxSize << " nTxOpretSize=" << nTxOpretSize << " feeRate=" << feeRate.ToString() << " opretMinFeeRate=" << opretMinFeeRate.ToString() << " fSpamTx=" << fSpamTx << std::endl;
+                    continue;
+                }
                 // std::cerr << tx.GetHash().ToString() << " vecPriority.size() = " << vecPriority.size() << std::endl;
             }