diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
     virtual void SetCashAddrEncoding(bool) = 0;
     virtual bool UseCashAddrEncoding() const = 0;
 
-    virtual void SetExcessUTXOCharge(Amount amt) = 0;
-    virtual Amount GetExcessUTXOCharge() const = 0;
-
     Config() = default;
     Config(const Config &) = delete;
     Config &operator=(const Config &) = delete;
@@ -39,12 +36,8 @@
     void SetCashAddrEncoding(bool) override;
     bool UseCashAddrEncoding() const override;
 
-    void SetExcessUTXOCharge(Amount) override;
-    Amount GetExcessUTXOCharge() const override;
-
 private:
     bool useCashAddr;
-    Amount excessUTXOCharge;
 
     /** The largest block size this node will accept. */
     uint64_t nMaxBlockSize;
@@ -65,9 +58,6 @@
     void SetCashAddrEncoding(bool) override {}
     bool UseCashAddrEncoding() const override { return false; }
 
-    void SetExcessUTXOCharge(Amount amt) override {}
-    Amount GetExcessUTXOCharge() const override { return Amount::zero(); }
-
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<CChainParams> chainParams;
 };
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,3 @@
     chainParams = CreateChainParams(net);
 }
 
-void GlobalConfig::SetExcessUTXOCharge(Amount fee) {
-    excessUTXOCharge = fee;
-}
-
-Amount GlobalConfig::GetExcessUTXOCharge() const {
-    return excessUTXOCharge;
-}
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1147,15 +1147,6 @@
                   DEFAULT_WHITELISTFORCERELAY),
         ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
 
-    // Not sure this really belongs here, but it will do for now.
-    // FIXME: This doesn't work anyways.
-    argsman.AddArg("-excessutxocharge=<amt>",
-                   strprintf("Fees (in %s/kB) to charge per utxo created for "
-                             "relaying, and mining (default: %s)",
-                             ticker, FormatMoney(DEFAULT_UTXO_FEE)),
-                   ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY,
-                   OptionsCategory::NODE_RELAY);
-
     argsman.AddArg("-blockmaxsize=<n>",
                    strprintf("Set maximum block size in bytes (default: %d)",
                              DEFAULT_MAX_GENERATED_BLOCK_SIZE),
@@ -1916,19 +1907,6 @@
             "peertimeout cannot be configured with a negative value."));
     }
 
-    // Obtain the amount to charge excess UTXO
-    if (args.IsArgSet("-excessutxocharge")) {
-        Amount n = Amount::zero();
-        auto parsed = ParseMoney(args.GetArg("-excessutxocharge", ""), n);
-        if (!parsed || Amount::zero() > n) {
-            return InitError(AmountErrMsg(
-                "excessutxocharge", args.GetArg("-excessutxocharge", "")));
-        }
-        config.SetExcessUTXOCharge(n);
-    } else {
-        config.SetExcessUTXOCharge(DEFAULT_UTXO_FEE);
-    }
-
     if (args.IsArgSet("-minrelaytxfee")) {
         Amount n = Amount::zero();
         auto parsed = ParseMoney(args.GetArg("-minrelaytxfee", ""), n);
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -757,8 +757,6 @@
                  }},
                 {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "relayfee",
                  "minimum relay fee for transactions in " + ticker + "/kB"},
-                {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "excessutxocharge",
-                 "minimum charge for excess utxos in " + ticker},
                 {RPCResult::Type::ARR,
                  "localaddresses",
                  "list of local addresses",
@@ -805,7 +803,6 @@
             }
             obj.pushKV("networks", GetNetworksInfo());
             obj.pushKV("relayfee", ::minRelayTxFee.GetFeePerK());
-            obj.pushKV("excessutxocharge", config.GetExcessUTXOCharge());
             UniValue localAddresses(UniValue::VARR);
             {
                 LOCK(g_maplocalhost_mutex);
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@
 
 /** Default for -minrelaytxfee, minimum relay fee for transactions */
 static const Amount DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE_PER_KB(1000 * SATOSHI);
-/** Default for -excessutxocharge for transactions transactions */
-static const Amount DEFAULT_UTXO_FEE = Amount::zero();
 /**
  * Default for -mempoolexpiry, expiration time for mempool transactions in
  * hours.