diff --git a/src/consensus/consensus.h b/src/consensus/consensus.h
index 12087eda43f75..adc95252cf8bc 100644
--- a/src/consensus/consensus.h
+++ b/src/consensus/consensus.h
@@ -26,7 +26,5 @@ static const int COINBASE_MATURITY = 100;
 /** Flags for nSequence and nLockTime locks */
 /** Interpret sequence numbers as relative lock-time constraints. */
 static constexpr unsigned int LOCKTIME_VERIFY_SEQUENCE = (1 << 0);
-/** Use GetMedianTimePast() instead of nTime for end point timestamp. */
-static constexpr unsigned int LOCKTIME_MEDIAN_TIME_PAST = (1 << 1);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_CONSENSUS_CONSENSUS_H
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index 7033972185322..3f71c560e16c4 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ static constexpr unsigned int STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS = MANDATORY_SCRIPT_VE
 static constexpr unsigned int STANDARD_NOT_MANDATORY_VERIFY_FLAGS = STANDARD_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS & ~MANDATORY_SCRIPT_VERIFY_FLAGS;
 
 /** Used as the flags parameter to sequence and nLocktime checks in non-consensus code. */
-static constexpr unsigned int STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS = LOCKTIME_VERIFY_SEQUENCE |
-                                                               LOCKTIME_MEDIAN_TIME_PAST;
+static constexpr unsigned int STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS = LOCKTIME_VERIFY_SEQUENCE;
 
 CAmount GetDustThreshold(const CTxOut& txout, const CFeeRate& dustRelayFee);
 
diff --git a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
index ba88854f819f9..76017966b05f3 100644
--- a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     // }
 
     // non-final txs in mempool
-    SetMockTime(m_node.chainman->ActiveChain().Tip()->GetMedianTimePast()+1);
-    const int flags{LOCKTIME_VERIFY_SEQUENCE | LOCKTIME_MEDIAN_TIME_PAST};
+    SetMockTime(m_node.chainman->ActiveChain().Tip()->GetMedianTimePast() + 1);
+    const int flags{LOCKTIME_VERIFY_SEQUENCE};
     // height map
     std::vector<int> prevheights;
 
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 868eaffffc670..b4f0c1810ba81 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -3680,15 +3680,15 @@ static bool ContextualCheckBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& stat
     const int nHeight = pindexPrev == nullptr ? 0 : pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
 
     // Enforce BIP113 (Median Time Past).
-    int nLockTimeFlags = 0;
+    bool enforce_locktime_median_time_past{false};
     if (DeploymentActiveAfter(pindexPrev, consensusParams, Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_CSV)) {
         assert(pindexPrev != nullptr);
-        nLockTimeFlags |= LOCKTIME_MEDIAN_TIME_PAST;
+        enforce_locktime_median_time_past = true;
     }
 
-    int64_t nLockTimeCutoff = (nLockTimeFlags & LOCKTIME_MEDIAN_TIME_PAST)
-                              ? pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast()
-                              : block.GetBlockTime();
+    const int64_t nLockTimeCutoff{enforce_locktime_median_time_past ?
+                                      pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast() :
+                                      block.GetBlockTime()};
 
     bool fDIP0001Active_context = nHeight >= consensusParams.DIP0001Height;
     bool fDIP0003Active_context = nHeight >= consensusParams.DIP0003Height;