diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
index 670f77d9d..51fd9fe16 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/blockchain.cpp
@@ -3986,7 +3986,6 @@ bool Blockchain::update_next_cumulative_weight_limit(uint64_t *long_term_effecti
     new_weights[0] = long_term_block_weight;
     long_term_median = epee::misc_utils::median(new_weights);
     m_long_term_effective_median_block_weight = std::max<uint64_t>(CRYPTONOTE_BLOCK_GRANTED_FULL_REWARD_ZONE_V5, long_term_median);
-    short_term_constraint = m_long_term_effective_median_block_weight + m_long_term_effective_median_block_weight * 2 / 5;
 
     weights.clear();
     get_last_n_blocks_weights(weights, CRYPTONOTE_REWARD_BLOCKS_WINDOW);
diff --git a/tests/block_weight/block_weight.py b/tests/block_weight/block_weight.py
index ba533c53c..b23da3d77 100755
--- a/tests/block_weight/block_weight.py
+++ b/tests/block_weight/block_weight.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import math
 
 MEDIAN_WINDOW_SMALL = 100 # number of recent blocks for median computation
 MEDIAN_WINDOW_BIG = 5000
-MULTIPLIER_SMALL = 1.4 # multipliers for determining weights
 MULTIPLIER_BIG = 50.0
 MEDIAN_THRESHOLD = 300*1000 # initial value for median (scaled kB -> B)
 lcg_seed = 0
@@ -24,9 +23,9 @@ def get_median(vec):
     #temp = vec
     temp = sorted(vec)
     if len(temp) % 2 == 1:
-        return temp[len(temp)/2]
+        return temp[len(temp)//2]
     else:
-        return int((temp[len(temp)/2]+temp[len(temp)/2-1])/2)
+        return int((temp[len(temp)//2]+temp[len(temp)//2-1])//2)
 
 def LCG():
   global lcg_seed
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/long_term_block_weight.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/long_term_block_weight.cpp
index bf1368618..b7713c63a 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/long_term_block_weight.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/long_term_block_weight.cpp
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ TEST(long_term_block_weight, multi_pop)
   const uint64_t effective_median = bc->get_current_cumulative_block_weight_median();
   const uint64_t effective_limit = bc->get_current_cumulative_block_weight_limit();
 
-  for (uint64_t h = 0; h < 4; ++h)
+  const uint64_t num_pop = 4;
+  for (uint64_t h = 0; h < num_pop; ++h)
   {
-    size_t w = h < TEST_LONG_TERM_BLOCK_WEIGHT_WINDOW ? CRYPTONOTE_BLOCK_GRANTED_FULL_REWARD_ZONE_V5 : bc->get_current_cumulative_block_weight_limit();
+    size_t w = bc->get_current_cumulative_block_weight_limit();
     uint64_t ltw = bc->get_next_long_term_block_weight(w);
     bc->get_db().add_block(std::make_pair(cryptonote::block(), ""), w, ltw, h, h, {});
     ASSERT_TRUE(bc->update_next_cumulative_weight_limit());
@@ -208,10 +209,8 @@ TEST(long_term_block_weight, multi_pop)
 
   cryptonote::block b;
   std::vector<cryptonote::transaction> txs;
-  bc->get_db().pop_block(b, txs);
-  bc->get_db().pop_block(b, txs);
-  bc->get_db().pop_block(b, txs);
-  bc->get_db().pop_block(b, txs);
+  for (uint64_t h = 0; h < num_pop; ++h)
+    bc->get_db().pop_block(b, txs);
   ASSERT_TRUE(bc->update_next_cumulative_weight_limit());
 
   ASSERT_EQ(effective_median, bc->get_current_cumulative_block_weight_median());
@@ -294,9 +293,11 @@ TEST(long_term_block_weight, pop_invariant_random)
 {
   PREFIX(10);
 
-  for (uint64_t h = 1; h < TEST_LONG_TERM_BLOCK_WEIGHT_WINDOW - 10; ++h)
+  for (uint64_t h = 1; h < 2 * TEST_LONG_TERM_BLOCK_WEIGHT_WINDOW - 10; ++h)
   {
-    size_t w = bc->get_db().height() < TEST_LONG_TERM_BLOCK_WEIGHT_WINDOW ? CRYPTONOTE_BLOCK_GRANTED_FULL_REWARD_ZONE_V5 : bc->get_current_cumulative_block_weight_limit();
+    lcg_seed = bc->get_db().height();
+    uint32_t r = lcg();
+    size_t w = bc->get_db().height() < TEST_LONG_TERM_BLOCK_WEIGHT_WINDOW ? CRYPTONOTE_BLOCK_GRANTED_FULL_REWARD_ZONE_V5 : (r % bc->get_current_cumulative_block_weight_limit());
     uint64_t ltw = bc->get_next_long_term_block_weight(w);
     bc->get_db().add_block(std::make_pair(cryptonote::block(), ""), w, ltw, h, h, {});
     ASSERT_TRUE(bc->update_next_cumulative_weight_limit());