diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2540,7 +2540,6 @@
     EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main, g_cs_orphans) {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     AssertLockHeld(g_cs_orphans);
-    std::unordered_map<NodeId, uint32_t> rejectCountPerNode;
     while (!orphan_work_set.empty()) {
         const TxId orphanTxId = *orphan_work_set.begin();
         orphan_work_set.erase(orphan_work_set.begin());
@@ -2559,12 +2558,6 @@
         // transaction).
         TxValidationState orphan_state;
 
-        auto it = rejectCountPerNode.find(fromPeer);
-        if (it != rejectCountPerNode.end() &&
-            it->second > MAX_NON_STANDARD_ORPHAN_PER_NODE) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
         if (AcceptToMemoryPool(config, m_mempool, orphan_state, porphanTx,
                                false /* bypass_limits */,
                                Amount::zero() /* nAbsurdFee */)) {
@@ -2585,12 +2578,12 @@
         } else if (orphan_state.GetResult() !=
                    TxValidationResult::TX_MISSING_INPUTS) {
             if (orphan_state.IsInvalid()) {
-                // Punish peer that gave us an invalid orphan tx
-                MaybePunishNodeForTx(fromPeer, orphan_state);
                 LogPrint(BCLog::MEMPOOL,
                          "   invalid orphan tx %s from peer=%d. %s\n",
                          orphanTxId.ToString(), fromPeer,
                          orphan_state.ToString());
+                // Punish peer that gave us an invalid orphan tx
+                MaybePunishNodeForTx(fromPeer, orphan_state);
             }
             // Has inputs but not accepted to mempool
             // Probably non-standard or insufficient fee