diff --git a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
index f856d8a91..5dbbb1b63 100644
--- a/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/miner_tests.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(miner_tests, TestingSetup)
 
 static CFeeRate blockMinFeeRate = CFeeRate(DEFAULT_BLOCK_MIN_TX_FEE);
 
+static BlockAssembler AssemblerForTest(const CChainParams& params) {
+    BlockAssembler::Options options;
+
+    options.nBlockMaxWeight = MAX_BLOCK_WEIGHT;
+    options.nBlockMaxSize = MAX_BLOCK_SERIALIZED_SIZE;
+    options.blockMinFeeRate = blockMinFeeRate;
+    return BlockAssembler(params, options);
+}
+
 static
 struct {
     unsigned char extranonce;
@@ -110,7 +119,7 @@ void TestPackageSelection(const CChainParams& chainparams, CScript scriptPubKey,
     uint256 hashHighFeeTx = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hashHighFeeTx, entry.Fee(50000).Time(GetTime()).SpendsCoinbase(false).FromTx(tx));
 
-    std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
+    std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
     BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate->block.vtx[1]->GetHash() == hashParentTx);
     BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate->block.vtx[2]->GetHash() == hashHighFeeTx);
     BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate->block.vtx[3]->GetHash() == hashMediumFeeTx);
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ void TestPackageSelection(const CChainParams& chainparams, CScript scriptPubKey,
     tx.vout[0].nValue = 5000000000LL - 1000 - 50000 - feeToUse;
     uint256 hashLowFeeTx = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hashLowFeeTx, entry.Fee(feeToUse).FromTx(tx));
-    pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
+    pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
     // Verify that the free tx and the low fee tx didn't get selected
     for (size_t i=0; i<pblocktemplate->block.vtx.size(); ++i) {
         BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate->block.vtx[i]->GetHash() != hashFreeTx);
@@ -144,7 +153,7 @@ void TestPackageSelection(const CChainParams& chainparams, CScript scriptPubKey,
     tx.vout[0].nValue -= 2; // Now we should be just over the min relay fee
     hashLowFeeTx = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hashLowFeeTx, entry.Fee(feeToUse+2).FromTx(tx));
-    pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
+    pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
     BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate->block.vtx[4]->GetHash() == hashFreeTx);
     BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate->block.vtx[5]->GetHash() == hashLowFeeTx);
 
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ void TestPackageSelection(const CChainParams& chainparams, CScript scriptPubKey,
     tx.vout[0].nValue = 5000000000LL - 100000000 - feeToUse;
     uint256 hashLowFeeTx2 = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hashLowFeeTx2, entry.Fee(feeToUse).SpendsCoinbase(false).FromTx(tx));
-    pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
+    pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
 
     // Verify that this tx isn't selected.
     for (size_t i=0; i<pblocktemplate->block.vtx.size(); ++i) {
@@ -178,7 +187,7 @@ void TestPackageSelection(const CChainParams& chainparams, CScript scriptPubKey,
     tx.vin[0].prevout.n = 1;
     tx.vout[0].nValue = 100000000 - 10000; // 10k satoshi fee
     mempool.addUnchecked(tx.GetHash(), entry.Fee(10000).FromTx(tx));
-    pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
+    pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey);
     BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate->block.vtx[8]->GetHash() == hashLowFeeTx2);
 }
 
@@ -201,7 +210,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     fCheckpointsEnabled = false;
 
     // Simple block creation, nothing special yet:
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
 
     // We can't make transactions until we have inputs
     // Therefore, load 100 blocks :)
@@ -232,7 +241,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     }
 
     // Just to make sure we can still make simple blocks
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
 
     const CAmount BLOCKSUBSIDY = 50*COIN;
     const CAmount LOWFEE = CENT;
@@ -256,7 +265,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
         mempool.addUnchecked(hash, entry.Fee(LOWFEE).Time(GetTime()).SpendsCoinbase(spendsCoinbase).FromTx(tx));
         tx.vin[0].prevout.hash = hash;
     }
-    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
     mempool.clear();
 
     tx.vin[0].prevout.hash = txFirst[0]->GetHash();
@@ -270,7 +279,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
         mempool.addUnchecked(hash, entry.Fee(LOWFEE).Time(GetTime()).SpendsCoinbase(spendsCoinbase).SigOpsCost(80).FromTx(tx));
         tx.vin[0].prevout.hash = hash;
     }
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
     mempool.clear();
 
     // block size > limit
@@ -290,13 +299,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
         mempool.addUnchecked(hash, entry.Fee(LOWFEE).Time(GetTime()).SpendsCoinbase(spendsCoinbase).FromTx(tx));
         tx.vin[0].prevout.hash = hash;
     }
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
     mempool.clear();
 
     // orphan in mempool, template creation fails
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, entry.Fee(LOWFEE).Time(GetTime()).FromTx(tx));
-    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
     mempool.clear();
 
     // child with higher priority than parent
@@ -313,7 +322,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     tx.vout[0].nValue = tx.vout[0].nValue+BLOCKSUBSIDY-HIGHERFEE; //First txn output + fresh coinbase - new txn fee
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, entry.Fee(HIGHERFEE).Time(GetTime()).SpendsCoinbase(true).FromTx(tx));
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
     mempool.clear();
 
     // coinbase in mempool, template creation fails
@@ -324,7 +333,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     // give it a fee so it'll get mined
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, entry.Fee(LOWFEE).Time(GetTime()).SpendsCoinbase(false).FromTx(tx));
-    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
     mempool.clear();
 
     // invalid (pre-p2sh) txn in mempool, template creation fails
@@ -341,7 +350,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     tx.vout[0].nValue -= LOWFEE;
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, entry.Fee(LOWFEE).Time(GetTime()).SpendsCoinbase(false).FromTx(tx));
-    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
     mempool.clear();
 
     // double spend txn pair in mempool, template creation fails
@@ -354,7 +363,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     tx.vout[0].scriptPubKey = CScript() << OP_2;
     hash = tx.GetHash();
     mempool.addUnchecked(hash, entry.Fee(HIGHFEE).Time(GetTime()).SpendsCoinbase(true).FromTx(tx));
-    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
+    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey), std::runtime_error);
     mempool.clear();
 
     // subsidy changing
@@ -370,7 +379,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
         next->BuildSkip();
         chainActive.SetTip(next);
     }
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
     // Extend to a 210000-long block chain.
     while (chainActive.Tip()->nHeight < 210000) {
         CBlockIndex* prev = chainActive.Tip();
@@ -382,7 +391,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
         next->BuildSkip();
         chainActive.SetTip(next);
     }
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
     // Delete the dummy blocks again.
     while (chainActive.Tip()->nHeight > nHeight) {
         CBlockIndex* del = chainActive.Tip();
@@ -468,7 +477,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     tx.vin[0].nSequence = CTxIn::SEQUENCE_LOCKTIME_TYPE_FLAG | 1;
     BOOST_CHECK(!TestSequenceLocks(tx, flags)); // Sequence locks fail
 
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
 
     // None of the of the absolute height/time locked tx should have made
     // it into the template because we still check IsFinalTx in CreateNewBlock,
@@ -481,7 +490,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CreateNewBlock_validity)
     chainActive.Tip()->nHeight++;
     SetMockTime(chainActive.Tip()->GetMedianTimePast() + 1);
 
-    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = BlockAssembler(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pblocktemplate = AssemblerForTest(chainparams).CreateNewBlock(scriptPubKey));
     BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pblocktemplate->block.vtx.size(), 5);
 
     chainActive.Tip()->nHeight--;