diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 33d314fff8afd3..088a29f6208b3e 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -6661,6 +6661,17 @@ impl Bank {
                 &self.runtime_config.compute_budget.unwrap_or_default(),
                 false, /* debugging_features */
             ));
+
+        // genesis_config loaded by accounts_db::open_genesis_config() from ledger
+        // has it's lamports_per_signature set to zero; bank sets its value correctly
+        // after the first block with a transaction in it. This is a hack to mimic
+        // the process.
+        let derived_fee_rate_governor =
+            FeeRateGovernor::new_derived(&genesis_config.fee_rate_governor, 0);
+        // new bank's fee_structure.lamports_per_signature should be inline with
+        // what's configured in GenesisConfig
+        self.fee_structure.lamports_per_signature =
+            derived_fee_rate_governor.lamports_per_signature;
     }
 
     pub fn set_inflation(&self, inflation: Inflation) {
diff --git a/sdk/src/fee.rs b/sdk/src/fee.rs
index f3377b5254f0a6..2fb045aba5d73e 100644
--- a/sdk/src/fee.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/fee.rs
@@ -80,17 +80,10 @@ impl FeeStructure {
     pub fn calculate_fee(
         &self,
         message: &SanitizedMessage,
-        lamports_per_signature: u64,
+        _lamports_per_signature: u64,
         budget_limits: &FeeBudgetLimits,
         include_loaded_account_data_size_in_fee: bool,
     ) -> u64 {
-        // Fee based on compute units and signatures
-        let congestion_multiplier = if lamports_per_signature == 0 {
-            0.0 // test only
-        } else {
-            1.0 // multiplier that has no effect
-        };
-
         let signature_fee = message
             .num_signatures()
             .saturating_mul(self.lamports_per_signature);
@@ -122,12 +115,11 @@ impl FeeStructure {
                     .unwrap_or_default()
             });
 
-        ((budget_limits
+        (budget_limits
             .prioritization_fee
             .saturating_add(signature_fee)
             .saturating_add(write_lock_fee)
             .saturating_add(compute_fee) as f64)
-            * congestion_multiplier)
             .round() as u64
     }
 }