diff --git a/mempool/mempool.go b/mempool/mempool.go
index d3f8b75b..f70d6447 100644
--- a/mempool/mempool.go
+++ b/mempool/mempool.go
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ const (
 	// inclusion when generating block templates.
 	DefaultBlockPrioritySize = 50000
 
-	// MinHighPriority is the minimum priority value that allows a
-	// transaction to be considered high priority.
-	MinHighPriority = btcutil.SatoshiPerBitcoin * 144.0 / 250
-
 	// orphanTTL is the maximum amount of time an orphan is allowed to
 	// stay in the orphan pool before it expires and is evicted during the
 	// next scan.
@@ -797,10 +793,10 @@ func (mp *TxPool) maybeAcceptTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx, isNew, rateLimit, rejec
 	if isNew && !mp.cfg.Policy.DisableRelayPriority && txFee < minFee {
 		currentPriority := mining.CalcPriority(tx.MsgTx(), utxoView,
 			nextBlockHeight)
-		if currentPriority <= MinHighPriority {
+		if currentPriority <= mining.MinHighPriority {
 			str := fmt.Sprintf("transaction %v has insufficient "+
 				"priority (%g <= %g)", txHash,
-				currentPriority, MinHighPriority)
+				currentPriority, mining.MinHighPriority)
 			return nil, txRuleError(wire.RejectInsufficientFee, str)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/mining.go b/mining.go
index b11fa2a1..f253610d 100644
--- a/mining.go
+++ b/mining.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blockchain"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/mempool"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/mining"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/txscript"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
@@ -638,13 +637,13 @@ mempoolLoop:
 		// the priority size or there are no more high-priority
 		// transactions.
 		if !sortedByFee && (blockPlusTxSize >= policy.BlockPrioritySize ||
-			prioItem.priority <= mempool.MinHighPriority) {
+			prioItem.priority <= mining.MinHighPriority) {
 
 			minrLog.Tracef("Switching to sort by fees per "+
 				"kilobyte blockSize %d >= BlockPrioritySize "+
 				"%d || priority %.2f <= minHighPriority %.2f",
 				blockPlusTxSize, policy.BlockPrioritySize,
-				prioItem.priority, mempool.MinHighPriority)
+				prioItem.priority, mining.MinHighPriority)
 
 			sortedByFee = true
 			priorityQueue.SetLessFunc(txPQByFee)
@@ -656,7 +655,7 @@ mempoolLoop:
 			// final one in the high-priority section, so just fall
 			// though to the code below so it is added now.
 			if blockPlusTxSize > policy.BlockPrioritySize ||
-				prioItem.priority < mempool.MinHighPriority {
+				prioItem.priority < mining.MinHighPriority {
 
 				heap.Push(priorityQueue, prioItem)
 				continue
diff --git a/mining/mining.go b/mining/mining.go
index cf6f14ba..87c50598 100644
--- a/mining/mining.go
+++ b/mining/mining.go
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
 )
 
+const (
+	// MinHighPriority is the minimum priority value that allows a
+	// transaction to be considered high priority.
+	MinHighPriority = btcutil.SatoshiPerBitcoin * 144.0 / 250
+)
+
 // TxDesc is a descriptor about a transaction in a transaction source along with
 // additional metadata.
 type TxDesc struct {