diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/account/Account.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/account/Account.java
index df832e8a..c8245668 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/account/Account.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/account/Account.java
@@ -251,11 +251,7 @@ public class Account {
 		if (Account.isFounder(accountData.getFlags()))
 			return BlockChain.getInstance().getFounderEffectiveMintingLevel();
 
-		Integer level = accountData.getLevel();
-		if (level == null)
-			return 0;
-
-		return level;
+		return accountData.getLevel();
 	}
 
 	/**