diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index c4f933dae1..14d55a944f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   netbase.h \
   netmessagemaker.h \
   noui.h \
+  policy/feerate.h \
   policy/fees.h \
   policy/policy.h \
   policy/rbf.h \
@@ -301,7 +302,6 @@ libbitcoin_consensus_a_SOURCES = \
 libbitcoin_common_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
 libbitcoin_common_a_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES = \
-  amount.cpp \
   base58.cpp \
   chainparams.cpp \
   coins.cpp \
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES = \
   keystore.cpp \
   netaddress.cpp \
   netbase.cpp \
+  policy/feerate.cpp \
   protocol.cpp \
   scheduler.cpp \
   script/sign.cpp \
diff --git a/src/amount.h b/src/amount.h
index 93060f7193..2bd367cba2 100644
--- a/src/amount.h
+++ b/src/amount.h
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_AMOUNT_H
 #define BITCOIN_AMOUNT_H
 
-#include "serialize.h"
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 /** Amount in satoshis (Can be negative) */
 typedef int64_t CAmount;
@@ -17,8 +14,6 @@ typedef int64_t CAmount;
 static const CAmount COIN = 100000000;
 static const CAmount CENT = 1000000;
 
-extern const std::string CURRENCY_UNIT;
-
 /** No amount larger than this (in satoshi) is valid.
  *
  * Note that this constant is *not* the total money supply, which in Bitcoin
@@ -31,42 +26,4 @@ extern const std::string CURRENCY_UNIT;
 static const CAmount MAX_MONEY = 21000000 * COIN;
 inline bool MoneyRange(const CAmount& nValue) { return (nValue >= 0 && nValue <= MAX_MONEY); }
 
-/**
- * Fee rate in satoshis per kilobyte: CAmount / kB
- */
-class CFeeRate
-{
-private:
-    CAmount nSatoshisPerK; // unit is satoshis-per-1,000-bytes
-public:
-    /** Fee rate of 0 satoshis per kB */
-    CFeeRate() : nSatoshisPerK(0) { }
-    explicit CFeeRate(const CAmount& _nSatoshisPerK): nSatoshisPerK(_nSatoshisPerK) { }
-    /** Constructor for a fee rate in satoshis per kB. The size in bytes must not exceed (2^63 - 1)*/
-    CFeeRate(const CAmount& nFeePaid, size_t nBytes);
-    CFeeRate(const CFeeRate& other) { nSatoshisPerK = other.nSatoshisPerK; }
-    /**
-     * Return the fee in satoshis for the given size in bytes.
-     */
-    CAmount GetFee(size_t nBytes) const;
-    /**
-     * Return the fee in satoshis for a size of 1000 bytes
-     */
-    CAmount GetFeePerK() const { return GetFee(1000); }
-    friend bool operator<(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK < b.nSatoshisPerK; }
-    friend bool operator>(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK > b.nSatoshisPerK; }
-    friend bool operator==(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK == b.nSatoshisPerK; }
-    friend bool operator<=(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK <= b.nSatoshisPerK; }
-    friend bool operator>=(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK >= b.nSatoshisPerK; }
-    CFeeRate& operator+=(const CFeeRate& a) { nSatoshisPerK += a.nSatoshisPerK; return *this; }
-    std::string ToString() const;
-
-    ADD_SERIALIZE_METHODS;
-
-    template <typename Stream, typename Operation>
-    inline void SerializationOp(Stream& s, Operation ser_action) {
-        READWRITE(nSatoshisPerK);
-    }
-};
-
 #endif //  BITCOIN_AMOUNT_H
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 266e1731eb..2b6048fa98 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "netbase.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "net_processing.h"
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "policy/fees.h"
 #include "policy/policy.h"
 #include "rpc/server.h"
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 69a89bd617..9d2959723a 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "validation.h"
 #include "net.h"
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "policy/policy.h"
 #include "pow.h"
 #include "primitives/transaction.h"
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 4a63ef84e7..60abb386e0 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "limitedmap.h"
 #include "netaddress.h"
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "random.h"
 #include "streams.h"
diff --git a/src/amount.cpp b/src/policy/feerate.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from src/amount.cpp
rename to src/policy/feerate.cpp
index a5f6bc3cd9..a089c02284 100644
--- a/src/amount.cpp
+++ b/src/policy/feerate.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include "amount.h"
+#include "feerate.h"
 
 #include "tinyformat.h"
 
diff --git a/src/policy/feerate.h b/src/policy/feerate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e82268b095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/policy/feerate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2015 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_POLICY_FEERATE_H
+#define BITCOIN_POLICY_FEERATE_H
+
+#include "amount.h"
+#include "serialize.h"
+
+#include <string>
+
+extern const std::string CURRENCY_UNIT;
+
+/**
+ * Fee rate in satoshis per kilobyte: CAmount / kB
+ */
+class CFeeRate
+{
+private:
+    CAmount nSatoshisPerK; // unit is satoshis-per-1,000-bytes
+public:
+    /** Fee rate of 0 satoshis per kB */
+    CFeeRate() : nSatoshisPerK(0) { }
+    explicit CFeeRate(const CAmount& _nSatoshisPerK): nSatoshisPerK(_nSatoshisPerK) { }
+    /** Constructor for a fee rate in satoshis per kB. The size in bytes must not exceed (2^63 - 1)*/
+    CFeeRate(const CAmount& nFeePaid, size_t nBytes);
+    CFeeRate(const CFeeRate& other) { nSatoshisPerK = other.nSatoshisPerK; }
+    /**
+     * Return the fee in satoshis for the given size in bytes.
+     */
+    CAmount GetFee(size_t nBytes) const;
+    /**
+     * Return the fee in satoshis for a size of 1000 bytes
+     */
+    CAmount GetFeePerK() const { return GetFee(1000); }
+    friend bool operator<(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK < b.nSatoshisPerK; }
+    friend bool operator>(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK > b.nSatoshisPerK; }
+    friend bool operator==(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK == b.nSatoshisPerK; }
+    friend bool operator<=(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK <= b.nSatoshisPerK; }
+    friend bool operator>=(const CFeeRate& a, const CFeeRate& b) { return a.nSatoshisPerK >= b.nSatoshisPerK; }
+    CFeeRate& operator+=(const CFeeRate& a) { nSatoshisPerK += a.nSatoshisPerK; return *this; }
+    std::string ToString() const;
+
+    ADD_SERIALIZE_METHODS;
+
+    template <typename Stream, typename Operation>
+    inline void SerializationOp(Stream& s, Operation ser_action) {
+        READWRITE(nSatoshisPerK);
+    }
+};
+
+#endif //  BITCOIN_POLICY_FEERATE_H
diff --git a/src/policy/fees.h b/src/policy/fees.h
index 34f07c7270..15876574d2 100644
--- a/src/policy/fees.h
+++ b/src/policy/fees.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define BITCOIN_POLICYESTIMATOR_H
 
 #include "amount.h"
+#include "feerate.h"
 #include "uint256.h"
 #include "random.h"
 #include "sync.h"
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index 24bf3fa5d7..2c2ea9d5b8 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define BITCOIN_POLICY_POLICY_H
 
 #include "consensus/consensus.h"
+#include "feerate.h"
 #include "script/interpreter.h"
 #include "script/standard.h"
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index aec102c9a5..3015a751c6 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "consensus/validation.h"
 #include "validation.h"
 #include "core_io.h"
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "policy/policy.h"
 #include "primitives/transaction.h"
 #include "rpc/server.h"
diff --git a/src/test/amount_tests.cpp b/src/test/amount_tests.cpp
index c95def5e87..952cf901f0 100644
--- a/src/test/amount_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/amount_tests.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "amount.h"
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "test/test_bitcoin.h"
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
diff --git a/src/txmempool.h b/src/txmempool.h
index 92c4d9f9d4..94987ef4d1 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.h
+++ b/src/txmempool.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "amount.h"
 #include "coins.h"
 #include "indirectmap.h"
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "primitives/transaction.h"
 #include "sync.h"
 #include "random.h"
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index c046ba9238..8ddceb2306 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "coins.h"
 #include "fs.h"
 #include "protocol.h" // For CMessageHeader::MessageStartChars
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "script/script_error.h"
 #include "sync.h"
 #include "versionbits.h"
diff --git a/src/wallet/coincontrol.h b/src/wallet/coincontrol.h
index 4e93e929be..2aa26fb00a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/coincontrol.h
+++ b/src/wallet/coincontrol.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_WALLET_COINCONTROL_H
 #define BITCOIN_WALLET_COINCONTROL_H
 
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "primitives/transaction.h"
 #include "wallet/wallet.h"
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index d1e7485d04..5c73ed7391 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "wallet/coincontrol.h"
 #include "validation.h"
 #include "net.h"
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "policy/fees.h"
 #include "policy/policy.h"
 #include "policy/rbf.h"
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 81f7ec59f5..179ea1b7ad 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define BITCOIN_WALLET_WALLET_H
 
 #include "amount.h"
+#include "policy/feerate.h"
 #include "streams.h"
 #include "tinyformat.h"
 #include "ui_interface.h"