diff --git a/hedera-node/src/main/java/com/hedera/services/records/FeeChargingRecordsHistorian.java b/hedera-node/src/main/java/com/hedera/services/records/FeeChargingRecordsHistorian.java
index 4ae79a731136..71453f36b8a9 100644
--- a/hedera-node/src/main/java/com/hedera/services/records/FeeChargingRecordsHistorian.java
+++ b/hedera-node/src/main/java/com/hedera/services/records/FeeChargingRecordsHistorian.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import com.hederahashgraph.api.proto.java.TransactionRecord;
 import com.swirlds.fcmap.FCMap;
 
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
@@ -102,11 +103,7 @@ public void addNewRecords() {
 		var record = txnCtx.recordSoFar();
 
 		long cachingFeePaid = payForCaching(record);
-		long thresholdRecordFee = fees.computeStorageFee(record);
-		Set<AccountID> qualifiers = getThreshXQualifiers(thresholdRecordFee);
-		feeCharging.setFor(THRESHOLD_RECORD, thresholdRecordFee);
-		payForThresholdRecords(qualifiers);
-		if (feeCharging.numThresholdFeesCharged() > 0 || cachingFeePaid > 0L) {
+		if (cachingFeePaid > 0L) {
 			record = txnCtx.updatedRecordGiven(ledger.netTransfersInTxn());
 		}
 
@@ -114,6 +111,7 @@ record = txnCtx.updatedRecordGiven(ledger.netTransfersInTxn());
 
 		long now = txnCtx.consensusTime().getEpochSecond();
 		long submittingMember = txnCtx.submittingSwirldsMember();
+		Set<AccountID> qualifiers = new HashSet<>();
 		addNonThreshXQualifiers(record, qualifiers);
 		if (!qualifiers.isEmpty()) {
 			createHistorical(qualifiers, record, now, submittingMember);
@@ -140,40 +138,6 @@ public void reviewExistingRecords() {
 		expiries.resumeTrackingFrom(accounts.get());
 	}
 
-	private boolean qualifiesForRecord(AccountAmount adjustment, long recordFee) {
-		AccountID id = adjustment.getAccountID();
-		if (ledger.isPendingCreation(id)) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		long balance = ledger.getBalance(id);
-		if (balance < recordFee) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
-		long amount = adjustment.getAmount();
-		return checkIfAmountUnderThreshold(amount, id);
-	}
-
-	private boolean checkIfAmountUnderThreshold(long amount, AccountID id) {
-		if (amount < 0) {
-			return -1 * amount > ledger.fundsSentRecordThreshold(id);
-		} else {
-			return amount > ledger.fundsReceivedRecordThreshold(id);
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void payForThresholdRecords(Set<AccountID> ids) {
-		ids.forEach(id -> feeCharging.chargeParticipant(id, THRESHOLD_RECORD_FEE));
-	}
-
-	private Set<AccountID> getThreshXQualifiers(long recordFee) {
-		return ledger.netTransfersInTxn().getAccountAmountsList()
-				.stream()
-				.filter(aa -> qualifiesForRecord(aa, recordFee))
-				.map(AccountAmount::getAccountID)
-				.collect(toSet());
-	}
-
 	private void createHistorical(
 			Set<AccountID> ids,
 			TransactionRecord record,
diff --git a/hedera-node/src/test/java/com/hedera/services/records/FeeChargingRecordsHistorianTest.java b/hedera-node/src/test/java/com/hedera/services/records/FeeChargingRecordsHistorianTest.java
index 430430597b0c..8ca9fdeca5ff 100644
--- a/hedera-node/src/test/java/com/hedera/services/records/FeeChargingRecordsHistorianTest.java
+++ b/hedera-node/src/test/java/com/hedera/services/records/FeeChargingRecordsHistorianTest.java
@@ -304,60 +304,6 @@ public void usesActivePayerForCachePayment() {
 		verify(ledger).doTransfer(sn, funding, cacheRecordFee);
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void addsRecordToQualifyingThresholdAccounts() {
-		setupForAdd();
-
-		// when:
-		subject.addNewRecords();
-
-		// then:
-		verify(exemptions).hasExemptPayer(txnCtx.accessor());
-		verify(fees).computeCachingFee(record);
-		verify(recordCache).setPostConsensus(
-				txnIdA,
-				finalRecord.getReceipt().getStatus(),
-				payerRecord);
-		verify(ledger).doTransfer(a, funding, aBalance);
-		// and:
-		verify(ledger, times(2)).netTransfersInTxn();
-		verify(txnCtx).recordSoFar();
-		verify(txnCtx).updatedRecordGiven(any());
-		verify(fees).computeStorageFee(record);
-		// and:
-		verify(ledger, times(2)).getBalance(a);
-		verify(ledger).getBalance(b);
-		verify(ledger).fundsReceivedRecordThreshold(b);
-		verify(ledger).getBalance(c);
-		verify(ledger).getBalance(d);
-		verify(ledger).fundsSentRecordThreshold(d);
-		// and:
-		verify(properties, times(1)).getAccountProperty("ledger.funding.account");
-		verify(ledger).doTransfer(b, funding, recordFee);
-		verify(ledger, never()).doTransfer(c, funding, recordFee);
-		verify(ledger).doTransfer(d, funding, recordFee);
-		// and:
-		verify(properties, never()).getIntProperty("ledger.records.ttl");
-		verify(txnCtx, times(1)).consensusTime();
-		// and:
-		verify(creator).createExpiringHistoricalRecord(b, finalRecord, now.getEpochSecond(), submittingMember);
-		verify(creator).createExpiringHistoricalRecord(c, finalRecord, now.getEpochSecond(), submittingMember);
-		verify(creator).createExpiringHistoricalRecord(d, finalRecord, now.getEpochSecond(), submittingMember);
-		verify(creator, never()).createExpiringHistoricalRecord(
-				asAccount(contract), finalRecord, now.getEpochSecond(), submittingMember);
-		verify(ledger, never()).addRecord(b, jFinalRecord);
-		verify(expirations, never()).offer(new EarliestRecordExpiry(expiry, b));
-		verify(ledger, never()).addRecord(c, jFinalRecord);
-		verify(expirations, never()).offer(new EarliestRecordExpiry(expiry, c));
-		verify(ledger, never()).addRecord(d, jFinalRecord);
-		verify(expirations, never()).offer(new EarliestRecordExpiry(expiry, d));
-		verify(ledger, never()).addRecord(asAccount(contract), jFinalRecord);
-		// and:
-		assertEquals(finalRecord, subject.lastCreatedRecord().get());
-		// and:
-		verify(creator).createExpiringPayerRecord(effPayer, finalRecord, nows, submittingMember);
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void managesReviewCorrectly() {
 		setupForReview();