diff --git a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/validate_and_insert_transaction.go b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/validate_and_insert_transaction.go
index 613e9f845..ff8c752d3 100644
--- a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/validate_and_insert_transaction.go
+++ b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/validate_and_insert_transaction.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package mempool
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/constants"
-
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/infrastructure/logger"
 
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
@@ -30,20 +28,6 @@ func (mp *mempool) validateAndInsertTransaction(transaction *externalapi.DomainT
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	hasCoinbaseInput := false
-	for _, input := range transaction.Inputs {
-		if input.UTXOEntry.IsCoinbase() {
-			hasCoinbaseInput = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	numExtraOuts := len(transaction.Outputs) - len(transaction.Inputs)
-	if !hasCoinbaseInput && numExtraOuts > 2 && transaction.Fee < uint64(numExtraOuts)*constants.SompiPerKaspa {
-		log.Warnf("Rejected spam tx %s from mempool (%d outputs)", consensushashing.TransactionID(transaction), len(transaction.Outputs))
-		return nil, transactionRuleError(RejectSpamTx, fmt.Sprintf("Rejected spam tx %s from mempool", consensushashing.TransactionID(transaction)))
-	}
-
 	if len(missingOutpoints) > 0 {
 		if !allowOrphan {
 			str := fmt.Sprintf("Transaction %s is an orphan, where allowOrphan = false",
diff --git a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/validate_transaction.go b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/validate_transaction.go
index 42e77c9e2..86695f051 100644
--- a/domain/miningmanager/mempool/validate_transaction.go
+++ b/domain/miningmanager/mempool/validate_transaction.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mempool
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/constants"
 
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/model/externalapi"
 	"github.com/kaspanet/kaspad/domain/consensus/utils/consensushashing"
@@ -44,6 +45,20 @@ func (mp *mempool) validateTransactionInIsolation(transaction *externalapi.Domai
 }
 
 func (mp *mempool) validateTransactionInContext(transaction *externalapi.DomainTransaction) error {
+	hasCoinbaseInput := false
+	for _, input := range transaction.Inputs {
+		if input.UTXOEntry.IsCoinbase() {
+			hasCoinbaseInput = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	numExtraOuts := len(transaction.Outputs) - len(transaction.Inputs)
+	if !hasCoinbaseInput && numExtraOuts > 2 && transaction.Fee < uint64(numExtraOuts)*constants.SompiPerKaspa {
+		log.Warnf("Rejected spam tx %s from mempool (%d outputs)", consensushashing.TransactionID(transaction), len(transaction.Outputs))
+		return transactionRuleError(RejectSpamTx, fmt.Sprintf("Rejected spam tx %s from mempool", consensushashing.TransactionID(transaction)))
+	}
+
 	if !mp.config.AcceptNonStandard {
 		err := mp.checkTransactionStandardInContext(transaction)
 		if err != nil {