diff --git a/api/src/consts.rs b/api/src/consts.rs
index 718fbf6..a5c96e1 100644
--- a/api/src/consts.rs
+++ b/api/src/consts.rs
@@ -82,8 +82,5 @@ pub const HASHPOWER_LIQUIDITY: u64 = 1_000_000;
 /// The ORE liquidity to seed the markets with.
 pub const ORE_LIQUIDITY: u64 = ONE_ORE * 100;
 
-/// The minimum difficulty required for payout.
-pub const NUGGET_DIFFICULTY: u64 = 10;
-
 /// The address of the boost reserve token account.
 pub const BOOST_RESERVE_TOKEN: Pubkey = pubkey!("GnnjpuMboHVnsKLWEM5fKzoEqTnsfK889XN2wmiZggqv"); // TODO: change this