diff --git a/ledger/apptxn_test.go b/ledger/apptxn_test.go
index b21833b08c..0e193e3eb2 100644
--- a/ledger/apptxn_test.go
+++ b/ledger/apptxn_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestPayAction(t *testing.T) {
 		dl.txns(&payout1)
 		vb := dl.endBlock(proposer)
 		// First MiningPct > 0
-		if ver >= 39 {
+		if ver >= 40 {
 			require.True(t, dl.generator.GenesisProto().EnableMining)
 			require.EqualValues(t, proposer, vb.Block().BlockHeader.Proposer)
 			require.EqualValues(t, 2000, vb.Block().BlockHeader.FeesCollected.Raw)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestPayAction(t *testing.T) {
 		postsink = micros(dl.t, dl.generator, genBalances.FeeSink)
 		postprop = micros(dl.t, dl.generator, proposer)
 		// First MiningPct > 0
-		if ver >= 39 {
+		if ver >= 40 {
 			require.EqualValues(t, 500, postsink-presink) // based on 75% in config/consensus.go
 			require.EqualValues(t, 1500, postprop-preprop)
 		} else {
diff --git a/ledger/eval_simple_test.go b/ledger/eval_simple_test.go
index 01bc751f65..2b404796a9 100644
--- a/ledger/eval_simple_test.go
+++ b/ledger/eval_simple_test.go
@@ -212,16 +212,15 @@ func TestBlockEvaluator(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, bal2new.MicroAlgos.Raw, bal2.MicroAlgos.Raw-minFee.Raw)
 }
 
-// TestMiningFees ensures that the proper portion of tx fees go to the proposer,
-// starting in v39.
+// TestMiningFees ensures that the proper portion of tx fees go to the proposer
 func TestMiningFees(t *testing.T) {
 	partitiontest.PartitionTest(t)
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	// Lots of balance checks that would be messed up by rewards
 	genBalances, addrs, _ := ledgertesting.NewTestGenesis(ledgertesting.TurnOffRewards)
-	// Mining begins in v39. Start checking in v38 to test that is unchanged.
-	ledgertesting.TestConsensusRange(t, 38, 0, func(t *testing.T, ver int, cv protocol.ConsensusVersion, cfg config.Local) {
+	miningBegins := 40
+	ledgertesting.TestConsensusRange(t, miningBegins-1, 0, func(t *testing.T, ver int, cv protocol.ConsensusVersion, cfg config.Local) {
 		dl := NewDoubleLedger(t, genBalances, cv, cfg)
 		defer dl.Close()
 
@@ -271,7 +270,7 @@ func TestMiningFees(t *testing.T) {
 			dl.txns(&pay, pay.Args("again"))
 			vb := dl.endBlock(proposer)
 
-			if ver >= 39 {
+			if ver >= miningBegins {
 				require.True(t, dl.generator.GenesisProto().EnableMining)     // version sanity check
 				require.NotZero(t, dl.generator.GenesisProto().MiningPercent) // version sanity check
 				// new fields are in the header
@@ -299,7 +298,7 @@ func TestMiningFees(t *testing.T) {
 			postsink = micros(dl.t, dl.generator, genBalances.FeeSink)
 			postprop = micros(dl.t, dl.generator, proposer)
 
-			if ver >= 39 && (proposer == smallest || proposer == biggest) {
+			if ver >= miningBegins && (proposer == smallest || proposer == biggest) {
 				require.EqualValues(t, 500, postsink-presink) // based on 75% in config/consensus.go
 				require.EqualValues(t, 1500, postprop-preprop)
 			} else {
diff --git a/test/scripts/e2e_subs/mining.py b/test/scripts/e2e_subs/mining.py
index 3777645073..216ecc93ef 100755
--- a/test/scripts/e2e_subs/mining.py
+++ b/test/scripts/e2e_subs/mining.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 assert not err, err
 
 get_proposer = """
-#pragma version 10
+#pragma version 11
  txn ApplicationArgs 0; btoi
  block BlkProposer; global ZeroAddress; !=; assert