diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 3ad4dc2667a..efbc9f41d9f 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1413,7 +1413,6 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
     // cache size calculations
     CacheSizes cache_sizes = CalculateCacheSizes(args, g_enabled_filter_types.size());
 
-    int64_t nMempoolSizeMax = args.GetIntArg("-maxmempool", DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE_MB) * 1000000;
     LogPrintf("Cache configuration:\n");
     LogPrintf("* Using %.1f MiB for block index database\n", cache_sizes.block_tree_db * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024));
     if (args.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX)) {
@@ -1424,7 +1423,6 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
                   cache_sizes.filter_index * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024), BlockFilterTypeName(filter_type));
     }
     LogPrintf("* Using %.1f MiB for chain state database\n", cache_sizes.coins_db * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024));
-    LogPrintf("* Using %.1f MiB for in-memory UTXO set (plus up to %.1f MiB of unused mempool space)\n", cache_sizes.coins * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024), nMempoolSizeMax * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024));
 
     assert(!node.mempool);
     assert(!node.chainman);
@@ -1435,6 +1433,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
     };
     ApplyArgsManOptions(args, mempool_opts);
     mempool_opts.check_ratio = std::clamp<int>(mempool_opts.check_ratio, 0, 1'000'000);
+    LogPrintf("* Using %.1f MiB for in-memory UTXO set (plus up to %.1f MiB of unused mempool space)\n", cache_sizes.coins * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024), mempool_opts.max_size_bytes * (1.0 / 1024 / 1024));
 
     for (bool fLoaded = false; !fLoaded && !ShutdownRequested();) {
         node.mempool = std::make_unique<CTxMemPool>(mempool_opts);