diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index 213fd55745e..3ed2949305b 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ static const unsigned int DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE = 1000;
 static constexpr unsigned int DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT{25};
 /** Default for -limitancestorsize, maximum kilobytes of tx + all in-mempool ancestors */
 static constexpr unsigned int DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_SIZE_LIMIT{101};
+/** Default for -limitdescendantcount, max number of in-mempool descendants */
+static constexpr unsigned int DEFAULT_DESCENDANT_LIMIT{25};
 /**
  * Standard script verification flags that standard transactions will comply
  * with. However scripts violating these flags may still be present in valid
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 9deb4b7482f..d8eb1ce279b 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ namespace Consensus {
 struct Params;
 } // namespace Consensus
 
-/** Default for -limitdescendantcount, max number of in-mempool descendants */
-static const unsigned int DEFAULT_DESCENDANT_LIMIT = 25;
 /** Default for -limitdescendantsize, maximum kilobytes of in-mempool descendants */
 static const unsigned int DEFAULT_DESCENDANT_SIZE_LIMIT = 101;