diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index 944d65d0c5..0c48bad77c 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ static constexpr unsigned int STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS = MANDATORY_SCRIPT_VE
                                                              SCRIPT_VERIFY_TAPROOT |
                                                              SCRIPT_VERIFY_DISCOURAGE_UPGRADABLE_TAPROOT_VERSION |
                                                              SCRIPT_VERIFY_DISCOURAGE_OP_SUCCESS |
-                                                             SCRIPT_VERIFY_DISCOURAGE_UPGRADABLE_PUBKEYTYPE;
+                                                             SCRIPT_VERIFY_DISCOURAGE_UPGRADABLE_PUBKEYTYPE |
+                                                             SCRIPT_VERIFY_SIMPLICITY;
+
 
 /** For convenience, standard but not mandatory verify flags. */
 static constexpr unsigned int STANDARD_NOT_MANDATORY_VERIFY_FLAGS = STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS & ~MANDATORY_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS;
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index d62f942720..9bad35fcc7 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1072,10 +1072,6 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PolicyScriptChecks(const ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
         scriptVerifyFlags |= SCRIPT_SIGHASH_RANGEPROOF;
     }
 
-    if (DeploymentActiveAfter(m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip(), args.m_chainparams.GetConsensus(), Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SIMPLICITY)) {
-        scriptVerifyFlags |= SCRIPT_VERIFY_SIMPLICITY;
-    }
-
     // Check input scripts and signatures.
     // This is done last to help prevent CPU exhaustion denial-of-service attacks.
     if (!CheckInputScripts(tx, state, m_view, scriptVerifyFlags, true, false, ws.m_precomputed_txdata)) {