diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 8fb6766301e..b04274fa218 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3979,7 +3979,6 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
             mempool.check(pcoinsTip);
             RelayTransaction(tx);
             vWorkQueue.push_back(inv.hash);
-            vEraseQueue.push_back(inv.hash);
 
             LogPrint("mempool", "AcceptToMemoryPool: peer=%d %s: accepted %s (poolsz %u)\n",
                 pfrom->id, pfrom->cleanSubVer,
@@ -4006,7 +4005,6 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
                     // anyone relaying LegitTxX banned)
                     CValidationState stateDummy;
 
-                    vEraseQueue.push_back(orphanHash);
 
                     if (setMisbehaving.count(fromPeer))
                         continue;
@@ -4015,6 +4013,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
                         LogPrint("mempool", "   accepted orphan tx %s\n", orphanHash.ToString());
                         RelayTransaction(orphanTx);
                         vWorkQueue.push_back(orphanHash);
+                        vEraseQueue.push_back(orphanHash);
                     }
                     else if (!fMissingInputs2)
                     {
@@ -4026,8 +4025,10 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv,
                             setMisbehaving.insert(fromPeer);
                             LogPrint("mempool", "   invalid orphan tx %s\n", orphanHash.ToString());
                         }
-                        // too-little-fee orphan
+                        // Has inputs but not accepted to mempool
+                        // Probably non-standard or insufficient fee/priority
                         LogPrint("mempool", "   removed orphan tx %s\n", orphanHash.ToString());
+                        vEraseQueue.push_back(orphanHash);
                     }
                     mempool.check(pcoinsTip);
                 }