diff --git a/src/consensus/tx_verify.h b/src/consensus/tx_verify.h
--- a/src/consensus/tx_verify.h
+++ b/src/consensus/tx_verify.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 struct Amount;
 class CBlockIndex;
 class CCoinsViewCache;
-class Config;
 class CTransaction;
 class CValidationState;
 
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@
 bool CheckCoinbase(const CTransaction &tx, CValidationState &state);
 
 namespace Consensus {
+struct Params;
 
 /**
  * Check whether all inputs of this transaction are valid (no double spends and
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
  * simply characteristic that are suceptible to change over time such as feature
  * activation/deactivation and CLTV.
  */
-bool ContextualCheckTransaction(const Config &config, const CTransaction &tx,
-                                CValidationState &state, int nHeight,
-                                int64_t nLockTimeCutoff,
+bool ContextualCheckTransaction(const Consensus::Params &params,
+                                const CTransaction &tx, CValidationState &state,
+                                int nHeight, int64_t nLockTimeCutoff,
                                 int64_t nMedianTimePast);
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/consensus/tx_verify.cpp b/src/consensus/tx_verify.cpp
--- a/src/consensus/tx_verify.cpp
+++ b/src/consensus/tx_verify.cpp
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 
 #include <amount.h>
 #include <chain.h>
-#include <chainparams.h>
 #include <coins.h>
-#include <config.h>
 #include <consensus/activation.h>
 #include <consensus/consensus.h>
+#include <consensus/params.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <script/script_flags.h>
@@ -38,9 +37,9 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ContextualCheckTransaction(const Config &config, const CTransaction &tx,
-                                CValidationState &state, int nHeight,
-                                int64_t nLockTimeCutoff,
+bool ContextualCheckTransaction(const Consensus::Params &params,
+                                const CTransaction &tx, CValidationState &state,
+                                int nHeight, int64_t nLockTimeCutoff,
                                 int64_t nMedianTimePast) {
     if (!IsFinalTx(tx, nHeight, nLockTimeCutoff)) {
         // While this is only one transaction, we use txns in the error to
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@
                          "non-final transaction");
     }
 
-    if (IsMagneticAnomalyEnabled(config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus(),
-                                 nHeight)) {
+    if (IsMagneticAnomalyEnabled(params, nHeight)) {
         // Size limit
         if (::GetSerializeSize(tx, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION) <
             MIN_TX_SIZE) {
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@
     uint64_t nPotentialBlockSize = nBlockSize;
     for (CTxMemPool::txiter it : package) {
         CValidationState state;
-        if (!ContextualCheckTransaction(*config, it->GetTx(), state, nHeight,
+        if (!ContextualCheckTransaction(config->GetChainParams().GetConsensus(),
+                                        it->GetTx(), state, nHeight,
                                         nLockTimeCutoff, nMedianTimePast)) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -343,7 +344,8 @@
     // Must check that lock times are still valid. This can be removed once MTP
     // is always enforced as long as reorgs keep the mempool consistent.
     CValidationState state;
-    if (!ContextualCheckTransaction(*config, it->GetTx(), state, nHeight,
+    if (!ContextualCheckTransaction(config->GetChainParams().GetConsensus(),
+                                    it->GetTx(), state, nHeight,
                                     nLockTimeCutoff, nMedianTimePast)) {
         return TestForBlockResult::TXCantFit;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
@@ -542,11 +542,13 @@
         txid,
         entry.Fee(HIGHFEE).Time(GetTime()).SpendsCoinbase(true).FromTx(tx));
 
+    const Consensus::Params &params = config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus();
+
     {
         // Locktime passes.
         CValidationState state;
         BOOST_CHECK(ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
-            config, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
+            params, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
     }
 
     // Sequence locks fail.
@@ -572,7 +574,7 @@
         // Locktime passes.
         CValidationState state;
         BOOST_CHECK(ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
-            config, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
+            params, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
     }
 
     // Sequence locks fail.
@@ -605,7 +607,7 @@
         // Locktime fails.
         CValidationState state;
         BOOST_CHECK(!ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
-            config, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
+            params, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state.GetRejectReason(), "bad-txns-nonfinal");
     }
 
@@ -617,7 +619,7 @@
         CValidationState state;
         int64_t nMedianTimePast = chainActive.Tip()->GetMedianTimePast();
         BOOST_CHECK(ContextualCheckTransaction(
-            config, CTransaction(tx), state, chainActive.Tip()->nHeight + 2,
+            params, CTransaction(tx), state, chainActive.Tip()->nHeight + 2,
             nMedianTimePast, nMedianTimePast));
     }
 
@@ -633,7 +635,7 @@
         // Locktime fails.
         CValidationState state;
         BOOST_CHECK(!ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
-            config, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
+            params, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state.GetRejectReason(), "bad-txns-nonfinal");
     }
 
@@ -645,7 +647,7 @@
         CValidationState state;
         int64_t nMedianTimePast = chainActive.Tip()->GetMedianTimePast() + 1;
         BOOST_CHECK(ContextualCheckTransaction(
-            config, CTransaction(tx), state, chainActive.Tip()->nHeight + 1,
+            params, CTransaction(tx), state, chainActive.Tip()->nHeight + 1,
             nMedianTimePast, nMedianTimePast));
     }
 
@@ -659,7 +661,7 @@
         // Locktime passes.
         CValidationState state;
         BOOST_CHECK(ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
-            config, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
+            params, CTransaction(tx), state, flags));
     }
 
     // Sequence locks pass.
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -786,17 +786,18 @@
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(txsize_activation_test) {
     const Config &config = GetConfig();
+    const Consensus::Params &params = config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus();
     const int32_t magneticAnomalyActivationHeight =
-        config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus().magneticAnomalyHeight;
+        params.magneticAnomalyHeight;
 
     // A minimaly sized transction.
     CTransaction minTx;
     CValidationState state;
 
     BOOST_CHECK(ContextualCheckTransaction(
-        config, minTx, state, magneticAnomalyActivationHeight - 1, 5678, 1234));
+        params, minTx, state, magneticAnomalyActivationHeight - 1, 5678, 1234));
     BOOST_CHECK(!ContextualCheckTransaction(
-        config, minTx, state, magneticAnomalyActivationHeight, 5678, 1234));
+        params, minTx, state, magneticAnomalyActivationHeight, 5678, 1234));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state.GetRejectCode(), REJECT_INVALID);
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state.GetRejectReason(), "bad-txns-undersize");
 }
diff --git a/src/txmempool.cpp b/src/txmempool.cpp
--- a/src/txmempool.cpp
+++ b/src/txmempool.cpp
@@ -568,8 +568,8 @@
         bool validLP = TestLockPointValidity(&lp);
 
         CValidationState state;
-        if (!ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(config, tx, state,
-                                                       flags) ||
+        if (!ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
+                config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus(), tx, state, flags) ||
             !CheckSequenceLocks(tx, flags, &lp, validLP)) {
             // Note if CheckSequenceLocks fails the LockPoints may still be
             // invalid. So it's critical that we remove the tx and not depend on
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@
  *
  * See consensus/consensus.h for flag definitions.
  */
-bool ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(const Config &config,
+bool ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(const Consensus::Params &params,
                                                const CTransaction &tx,
                                                CValidationState &state,
                                                int flags = -1);
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
     // be mined yet.
     CValidationState ctxState;
     if (!ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
-            config, tx, ctxState, STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS)) {
+            consensusParams, tx, ctxState, STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS)) {
         // We copy the state from a dummy to ensure we don't increase the
         // ban score of peer for transaction that could be valid in the future.
         return state.DoS(
@@ -3645,7 +3645,7 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(const Config &config,
+bool ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(const Consensus::Params &params,
                                                const CTransaction &tx,
                                                CValidationState &state,
                                                int flags) {
@@ -3678,7 +3678,7 @@
                                         ? nMedianTimePast
                                         : GetAdjustedTime();
 
-    return ContextualCheckTransaction(config, tx, state, nBlockHeight,
+    return ContextualCheckTransaction(params, tx, state, nBlockHeight,
                                       nLockTimeCutoff, nMedianTimePast);
 }
 
@@ -3737,7 +3737,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if (!ContextualCheckTransaction(config, tx, state, nHeight,
+        if (!ContextualCheckTransaction(consensusParams, tx, state, nHeight,
                                         nLockTimeCutoff, nMedianTimePast)) {
             // state set by ContextualCheckTransaction.
             return false;
diff --git a/src/wallet/finaltx.cpp b/src/wallet/finaltx.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/finaltx.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/finaltx.cpp
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
 bool CheckFinalTx(const CTransaction &tx, int flags = -1) {
     auto &config = GetConfig();
     CValidationState state;
-    return ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(config, tx, state, flags);
+    return ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
+        config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus(), tx, state, flags);
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -808,8 +808,9 @@
         const CWalletTx &wtx = pairWtx.second;
 
         CValidationState state;
-        if (wtx.IsCoinBase() || !ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
-                                    config, *wtx.tx, state)) {
+        if (wtx.IsCoinBase() ||
+            !ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
+                config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus(), *wtx.tx, state)) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -881,8 +882,9 @@
     for (const std::pair<const TxId, CWalletTx> &pairWtx : pwallet->mapWallet) {
         const CWalletTx &wtx = pairWtx.second;
         CValidationState state;
-        if (wtx.IsCoinBase() || !ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
-                                    config, *wtx.tx, state)) {
+        if (wtx.IsCoinBase() ||
+            !ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
+                config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus(), *wtx.tx, state)) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -1519,8 +1521,9 @@
         const CWalletTx &wtx = pairWtx.second;
 
         CValidationState state;
-        if (wtx.IsCoinBase() || !ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
-                                    config, *wtx.tx, state)) {
+        if (wtx.IsCoinBase() ||
+            !ContextualCheckTransactionForCurrentBlock(
+                config.GetChainParams().GetConsensus(), *wtx.tx, state)) {
             continue;
         }