diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 04873d1c29f..056aadb675d 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -975,12 +975,6 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction(const ArgsManager& args, bool use_syscall_sandb
 
     if (!g_wallet_init_interface.ParameterInteraction()) return false;
 
-    if (args.GetBoolArg("-datacarrier", DEFAULT_ACCEPT_DATACARRIER)) {
-        g_max_datacarrier_bytes = args.GetIntArg("-datacarriersize", MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY);
-    } else {
-        g_max_datacarrier_bytes = std::nullopt;
-    }
-
     // Option to startup with mocktime set (used for regression testing):
     SetMockTime(args.GetIntArg("-mocktime", 0)); // SetMockTime(0) is a no-op
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/mempool_options.h b/src/kernel/mempool_options.h
index 197a018ba3a..dad6f14c391 100644
--- a/src/kernel/mempool_options.h
+++ b/src/kernel/mempool_options.h
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
 
 #include <policy/feerate.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
+#include <script/standard.h>
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <optional>
 
 class CBlockPolicyEstimator;
 
@@ -40,6 +42,14 @@ struct MemPoolOptions {
     /** A fee rate smaller than this is considered zero fee (for relaying, mining and transaction creation) */
     CFeeRate min_relay_feerate{DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE};
     CFeeRate dust_relay_feerate{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE};
+    /**
+     * A data carrying output is an unspendable output containing data. The script
+     * type is designated as TxoutType::NULL_DATA.
+     *
+     * Maximum size of TxoutType::NULL_DATA scripts that this node considers standard.
+     * If nullopt, any size is nonstandard.
+     */
+    std::optional<unsigned> max_datacarrier_bytes{DEFAULT_ACCEPT_DATACARRIER ? std::optional{MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY} : std::nullopt};
     bool permit_bare_multisig{DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG};
     bool require_standard{true};
     bool full_rbf{DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_FULL_RBF};
diff --git a/src/mempool_args.cpp b/src/mempool_args.cpp
index 463ad778698..f26f3729fd8 100644
--- a/src/mempool_args.cpp
+++ b/src/mempool_args.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ std::optional<bilingual_str> ApplyArgsManOptions(const ArgsManager& argsman, con
 
     mempool_opts.permit_bare_multisig = argsman.GetBoolArg("-permitbaremultisig", DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG);
 
+    if (argsman.GetBoolArg("-datacarrier", DEFAULT_ACCEPT_DATACARRIER)) {
+        mempool_opts.max_datacarrier_bytes = argsman.GetIntArg("-datacarriersize", MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY);
+    } else {
+        mempool_opts.max_datacarrier_bytes = std::nullopt;
+    }
+
     mempool_opts.require_standard = !argsman.GetBoolArg("-acceptnonstdtxn", !chainparams.RequireStandard());
     if (!chainparams.IsTestChain() && !mempool_opts.require_standard) {
         return strprintf(Untranslated("acceptnonstdtxn is not currently supported for %s chain"), chainparams.NetworkIDString());
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.cpp b/src/policy/policy.cpp
index fc890bff381..50865428657 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.cpp
+++ b/src/policy/policy.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ bool IsStandard(const CScript& scriptPubKey, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_
     return true;
 }
 
-bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, bool permit_bare_multisig, const CFeeRate& dust_relay_fee, std::string& reason)
+bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_datacarrier_bytes, bool permit_bare_multisig, const CFeeRate& dust_relay_fee, std::string& reason)
 {
     if (tx.nVersion > TX_MAX_STANDARD_VERSION || tx.nVersion < 1) {
         reason = "version";
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, bool permit_bare_multisig, const CFeeR
     unsigned int nDataOut = 0;
     TxoutType whichType;
     for (const CTxOut& txout : tx.vout) {
-        if (!::IsStandard(txout.scriptPubKey, g_max_datacarrier_bytes, whichType)) {
+        if (!::IsStandard(txout.scriptPubKey, max_datacarrier_bytes, whichType)) {
             reason = "scriptpubkey";
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index e3734003ce1..3d2660b0812 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static constexpr decltype(CTransaction::nVersion) TX_MAX_STANDARD_VERSION{2};
 * Check for standard transaction types
 * @return True if all outputs (scriptPubKeys) use only standard transaction forms
 */
-bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, bool permit_bare_multisig, const CFeeRate& dust_relay_fee, std::string& reason);
+bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, const std::optional<unsigned>& max_datacarrier_bytes, bool permit_bare_multisig, const CFeeRate& dust_relay_fee, std::string& reason);
 /**
 * Check for standard transaction types
 * @param[in] mapInputs       Map of previous transactions that have outputs we're spending
diff --git a/src/script/standard.cpp b/src/script/standard.cpp
index 47e9e89c941..61017380612 100644
--- a/src/script/standard.cpp
+++ b/src/script/standard.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 typedef std::vector<unsigned char> valtype;
 
-std::optional<unsigned> g_max_datacarrier_bytes{DEFAULT_ACCEPT_DATACARRIER ? std::optional{MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY} : std::nullopt};
-
 CScriptID::CScriptID(const CScript& in) : BaseHash(Hash160(in)) {}
 CScriptID::CScriptID(const ScriptHash& in) : BaseHash(static_cast<uint160>(in)) {}
 
diff --git a/src/script/standard.h b/src/script/standard.h
index c1c4cf4a39f..1e6769782a3 100644
--- a/src/script/standard.h
+++ b/src/script/standard.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <util/hash_type.h>
 
 #include <map>
-#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <variant>
 
@@ -39,15 +38,6 @@ public:
  */
 static const unsigned int MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY = 83;
 
-/**
- * A data carrying output is an unspendable output containing data. The script
- * type is designated as TxoutType::NULL_DATA.
- *
- * Maximum size of TxoutType::NULL_DATA scripts that this node considers standard.
- * If nullopt, any size is nonstandard.
- */
-extern std::optional<unsigned> g_max_datacarrier_bytes;
-
 /**
  * Mandatory script verification flags that all new blocks must comply with for
  * them to be valid. (but old blocks may not comply with) Currently just P2SH,
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/transaction.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/transaction.cpp
index 01c30e9b2a2..7fa45238001 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/transaction.cpp
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ FUZZ_TARGET_INIT(transaction, initialize_transaction)
 
     const CFeeRate dust_relay_fee{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE};
     std::string reason;
-    const bool is_standard_with_permit_bare_multisig = IsStandardTx(tx, /* permit_bare_multisig= */ true, dust_relay_fee, reason);
-    const bool is_standard_without_permit_bare_multisig = IsStandardTx(tx, /* permit_bare_multisig= */ false, dust_relay_fee, reason);
+    const bool is_standard_with_permit_bare_multisig = IsStandardTx(tx, std::nullopt, /* permit_bare_multisig= */ true, dust_relay_fee, reason);
+    const bool is_standard_without_permit_bare_multisig = IsStandardTx(tx, std::nullopt, /* permit_bare_multisig= */ false, dust_relay_fee, reason);
     if (is_standard_without_permit_bare_multisig) {
         assert(is_standard_with_permit_bare_multisig);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp b/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp
index ece303877f4..6e810faa0a0 100644
--- a/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/script_p2sh_tests.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 // Helpers:
 bool IsStandardTx(const CTransaction& tx, std::string& reason)
 {
-    return IsStandardTx(tx, DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG, CFeeRate{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE}, reason);
+    return IsStandardTx(tx, std::nullopt, DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG, CFeeRate{DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE}, reason);
 }
 
 static std::vector<unsigned char>
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index 9055b8f559a..cd6bf113273 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -767,12 +767,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_IsStandard)
 
     constexpr auto CheckIsStandard = [](const auto& t) {
         std::string reason;
-        BOOST_CHECK(IsStandardTx(CTransaction{t}, g_bare_multi, g_dust, reason));
+        BOOST_CHECK(IsStandardTx(CTransaction{t}, MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY, g_bare_multi, g_dust, reason));
         BOOST_CHECK(reason.empty());
     };
     constexpr auto CheckIsNotStandard = [](const auto& t, const std::string& reason_in) {
         std::string reason;
-        BOOST_CHECK(!IsStandardTx(CTransaction{t}, g_bare_multi, g_dust, reason));
+        BOOST_CHECK(!IsStandardTx(CTransaction{t}, MAX_OP_RETURN_RELAY, g_bare_multi, g_dust, reason));
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(reason_in, reason);
     };
 
diff --git a/src/txmempool.cpp b/src/txmempool.cpp
index 37c6c62ea41..b151953d0d6 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.cpp
+++ b/src/txmempool.cpp
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ CTxMemPool::CTxMemPool(const Options& opts)
       m_min_relay_feerate{opts.min_relay_feerate},
       m_dust_relay_feerate{opts.dust_relay_feerate},
       m_permit_bare_multisig{opts.permit_bare_multisig},
+      m_max_datacarrier_bytes{opts.max_datacarrier_bytes},
       m_require_standard{opts.require_standard},
       m_full_rbf{opts.full_rbf},
       m_limits{opts.limits}
diff --git a/src/txmempool.h b/src/txmempool.h
index 32c404d0dd0..73904cc3700 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.h
+++ b/src/txmempool.h
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ public:
     const CFeeRate m_min_relay_feerate;
     const CFeeRate m_dust_relay_feerate;
     const bool m_permit_bare_multisig;
+    const std::optional<unsigned> m_max_datacarrier_bytes;
     const bool m_require_standard;
     const bool m_full_rbf;
 
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index c22b96d56fb..d018d185e91 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
 
     // Rather not work on nonstandard transactions (unless -testnet/-regtest)
     std::string reason;
-    if (m_pool.m_require_standard && !IsStandardTx(tx, m_pool.m_permit_bare_multisig, m_pool.m_dust_relay_feerate, reason)) {
+    if (m_pool.m_require_standard && !IsStandardTx(tx, m_pool.m_max_datacarrier_bytes, m_pool.m_permit_bare_multisig, m_pool.m_dust_relay_feerate, reason)) {
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_NOT_STANDARD, reason);
     }