diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/account/Account.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/account/Account.java
index daf8ad18..99fa5217 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/account/Account.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/account/Account.java
@@ -342,13 +342,8 @@ public class Account {
 			return 0;
 
 		// Founders are assigned a different effective minting level, as long as they have no penalty
-		if (Account.isFounder(accountData.getFlags()) && accountData.getBlocksMintedPenalty() == 0) {
-
-			// but only if it is before the admins replace founders hardfork
-			if( this.repository.getBlockRepository().getBlockchainHeight() < BlockChain.getInstance().getAdminsReplaceFoundersHeight() ) {
-				return BlockChain.getInstance().getFounderEffectiveMintingLevel();
-			}
-		}
+		if (Account.isFounder(accountData.getFlags()) && accountData.getBlocksMintedPenalty() == 0)
+			return BlockChain.getInstance().getFounderEffectiveMintingLevel();
 
 		return accountData.getLevel();
 	}