diff --git a/vms/platformvm/add_default_subnet_delegator_tx.go b/vms/platformvm/add_default_subnet_delegator_tx.go
index 3012d84..9881652 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/add_default_subnet_delegator_tx.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/add_default_subnet_delegator_tx.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (tx *addDefaultSubnetDelegatorTx) SemanticVerify(db database.Database) (*ve
 	// The account if this block's proposal is committed and the validator is
 	// added to the pending validator set. (Increase the account's nonce;
 	// decrease its balance.)
-	newAccount, err := account.Remove(0, tx.Nonce) // Remove also removes the fee
+	newAccount, err := account.Remove(tx.Wght, tx.Nonce) // Remove also removes the fee
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil, permError{err}
 	}
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/add_default_subnet_delegator_tx_test.go b/vms/platformvm/add_default_subnet_delegator_tx_test.go
index 65a0a71..9380001 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/add_default_subnet_delegator_tx_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/add_default_subnet_delegator_tx_test.go
@@ -386,4 +386,52 @@ func TestAddDefaultSubnetDelegatorTxSemanticVerify(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("should have failed verification because payer account has no $AVA to pay fee")
 	}
 	txFee = txFeeSaved // Reset tx fee
+
+	// Case 8: fail verification for spending more funds than it has
+	tx, err = vm.newAddDefaultSubnetDelegatorTx(
+		defaultNonce+1,
+		defaultBalance*2,                        // weight
+		uint64(defaultValidateStartTime.Unix()), // start time
+		uint64(defaultValidateEndTime.Unix()),   // end time
+		defaultKey.PublicKey().Address(),        // node ID
+		defaultKey.PublicKey().Address(),        // destination
+		testNetworkID,                           // network ID
+		defaultKey,                              // tx fee payer
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	_, _, _, _, err = tx.SemanticVerify(vm.DB)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("should have failed verification because payer account spent twice the account's balance")
+	}
+
+	// Case 9: Confirm balance is correct
+	tx, err = vm.newAddDefaultSubnetDelegatorTx(
+		defaultNonce+1,
+		defaultStakeAmount,                      // weight
+		uint64(defaultValidateStartTime.Unix()), // start time
+		uint64(defaultValidateEndTime.Unix()),   // end time
+		defaultKey.PublicKey().Address(),        // node ID
+		defaultKey.PublicKey().Address(),        // destination
+		testNetworkID,                           // network ID
+		defaultKey,                              // tx fee payer
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	onCommitDB, _, _, _, err := tx.SemanticVerify(vm.DB)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	account, err := tx.vm.getAccount(onCommitDB, defaultKey.PublicKey().Address())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	balance := account.Balance
+
+	if balance != defaultBalance-(defaultStakeAmount+txFee) {
+		t.Fatalf("balance was not updated correctly after subnet delegator tx")
+	}
 }