diff --git a/src/miner.h b/src/miner.h
--- a/src/miner.h
+++ b/src/miner.h
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@
     int64_t nLockTimeCutoff;
     int64_t nMedianTimePast;
     const CChainParams &chainparams;
-    bool fUseSigChecks;
 
     const CTxMemPool *mempool;
 
@@ -186,13 +185,6 @@
     /** Add a tx to the block */
     void AddToBlock(CTxMemPool::txiter iter);
 
-    /**
-     * Calculate the "SigOps" limit for a given block size (may actually be the
-     * SigChecks limit which is independent of blockSize, depending on
-     * fUseSigChecks)
-     */
-    uint64_t MaxBlockSigOpsCountForSize(uint64_t blockSize) const;
-
     // Methods for how to add transactions to a block.
     /**
      * Add transactions based on feerate including unconfirmed ancestors.
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@
             ? nMedianTimePast
             : pblock->GetBlockTime();
 
-    // After the sigchecks activation we repurpose the 'sigops' tracking in
-    // mempool/mining to actually track sigchecks instead. (Proper SigOps will
-    // not need to be counted any more since it's getting deactivated.)
-    fUseSigChecks = IsPhononEnabled(chainparams.GetConsensus(), pindexPrev);
-
     int nPackagesSelected = 0;
     int nDescendantsUpdated = 0;
     addPackageTxs(nPackagesSelected, nDescendantsUpdated);
@@ -230,8 +225,7 @@
     UpdateTime(pblock, consensusParams, pindexPrev);
     pblock->nBits = GetNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev, pblock, consensusParams);
     pblock->nNonce = 0;
-    pblocktemplate->entries[0].sigOpCount = GetSigOpCountWithoutP2SH(
-        *pblocktemplate->entries[0].tx, STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS);
+    pblocktemplate->entries[0].sigOpCount = 0;
 
     CValidationState state;
     if (!TestBlockValidity(state, chainparams, *pblock, pindexPrev,
@@ -266,11 +260,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-uint64_t BlockAssembler::MaxBlockSigOpsCountForSize(uint64_t blockSize) const {
-    return fUseSigChecks ? nMaxGeneratedBlockSigChecks
-                         : GetMaxBlockSigOpsCount(blockSize);
-}
-
 bool BlockAssembler::TestPackage(uint64_t packageSize,
                                  int64_t packageSigOps) const {
     auto blockSizeWithPackage = nBlockSize + packageSize;
@@ -278,8 +267,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (nBlockSigOps + packageSigOps >=
-        MaxBlockSigOpsCountForSize(blockSizeWithPackage)) {
+    if (nBlockSigOps + packageSigOps >= nMaxGeneratedBlockSigChecks) {
         return false;
     }