diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index 82d60af31..f85786be7 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ public:
 
     void UpdateRegtestPow(int64_t nPowMaxAdjustDown, int64_t nPowMaxAdjustUp, uint256 powLimit)
     {
-        assert(strNetworkID == "regtest");
         consensus.nPowMaxAdjustDown = nPowMaxAdjustDown;
         consensus.nPowMaxAdjustUp = nPowMaxAdjustUp;
         consensus.powLimit = powLimit;
diff --git a/src/consensus/params.h b/src/consensus/params.h
index 8644b087f..5599d6cbe 100644
--- a/src/consensus/params.h
+++ b/src/consensus/params.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static_assert(POST_BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING < PRE_BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING,
 static const unsigned int PRE_BLOSSOM_HALVING_INTERVAL = 840000;
 static const unsigned int PRE_BLOSSOM_REGTEST_HALVING_INTERVAL = 150;
 static const int BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING_RATIO = PRE_BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING / POST_BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING;
+static_assert(BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING_RATIO * POST_BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING == PRE_BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING, "Invalid BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING_RATIO");
 static const unsigned int POST_BLOSSOM_HALVING_INTERVAL = PRE_BLOSSOM_HALVING_INTERVAL * BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING_RATIO;
 static const unsigned int POST_BLOSSOM_REGTEST_HALVING_INTERVAL = PRE_BLOSSOM_REGTEST_HALVING_INTERVAL * BLOSSOM_POW_TARGET_SPACING_RATIO;