diff --git a/src/__tests__/families/bitcoin/wallet-btc/wallet.estimateMaxSpendable.test.ts b/src/__tests__/families/bitcoin/wallet-btc/wallet.estimateMaxSpendable.test.ts
index 3f4eb2ac3d..9e69749c63 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/families/bitcoin/wallet-btc/wallet.estimateMaxSpendable.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/families/bitcoin/wallet-btc/wallet.estimateMaxSpendable.test.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ describe("testing estimateMaxSpendable", () => {
     let maxSpendable = await wallet.estimateAccountMaxSpendable(
       account,
       0,
-      [],
-      true
+      []
     );
     const balance = 109088;
     expect(maxSpendable.toNumber()).toEqual(balance);
@@ -43,16 +42,14 @@ describe("testing estimateMaxSpendable", () => {
           hash: "f80246be50064bb254d2cad82fb0d4ce7768582b99c113694e72411f8032fd7a",
           outputIndex: 0,
         },
-      ],
-      true
+      ]
     );
     expect(maxSpendableExcludeUtxo.toNumber()).toEqual(balance - 1000);
     let feesPerByte = 100;
     maxSpendable = await wallet.estimateAccountMaxSpendable(
       account,
       feesPerByte,
-      [],
-      true
+      []
     );
     expect(maxSpendable.toNumber()).toEqual(
       balance -
@@ -69,8 +66,7 @@ describe("testing estimateMaxSpendable", () => {
     maxSpendable = await wallet.estimateAccountMaxSpendable(
       account,
       feesPerByte,
-      [],
-      true
+      []
     );
     expect(maxSpendable.toNumber()).toEqual(0);
   }, 60000);
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/bridge/libcore.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/bridge/libcore.ts
index 3634337365..83f1ee888d 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/bridge/libcore.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/bridge/libcore.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ const receive = makeAccountBridgeReceive({
 const getCacheKey = (a, t) =>
   `${a.id}_${a.blockHeight || 0}_${t.amount.toString()}_${String(
     t.useAllAmount
-  )}_${t.recipient}_${t.feePerByte ? t.feePerByte.toString() : ""}_${
-    t.utxoStrategy.pickUnconfirmedRBF ? 1 : 0
-  }_${t.utxoStrategy.strategy}_${String(t.rbf)}_${t.utxoStrategy.excludeUTXOs
+  )}_${t.recipient}_${t.feePerByte ? t.feePerByte.toString() : ""}_${0}_${
+    t.utxoStrategy.strategy
+  }_${String(t.rbf)}_${t.utxoStrategy.excludeUTXOs
     .map(({ hash, outputIndex }) => `${hash}@${outputIndex}`)
     .join("+")}`;
 
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ const createTransaction = (): Transaction => ({
   amount: new BigNumber(0),
   utxoStrategy: {
     strategy: 0,
-    pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
     excludeUTXOs: [],
   },
   recipient: "",
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/bridge/mock.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/bridge/mock.ts
index ca5a7e78de..76179770a0 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/bridge/mock.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/bridge/mock.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ const createTransaction = (): Transaction => ({
   rbf: false,
   utxoStrategy: {
     strategy: 0,
-    pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
     excludeUTXOs: [],
   },
 });
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/cache.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/cache.ts
index 64ec71a4bb..c1a5012fe4 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/cache.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/cache.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ const getCacheKeyForCalculateFees = ({
 }) =>
   `${a.id}_${a.blockHeight || 0}_${t.amount.toString()}_${String(
     t.useAllAmount
-  )}_${t.recipient}_${t.feePerByte ? t.feePerByte.toString() : ""}_${
-    t.utxoStrategy.pickUnconfirmedRBF ? 1 : 0
-  }_${t.utxoStrategy.strategy}_${String(t.rbf)}_${t.utxoStrategy.excludeUTXOs
+  )}_${t.recipient}_${t.feePerByte ? t.feePerByte.toString() : ""}_${0}_${
+    t.utxoStrategy.strategy
+  }_${String(t.rbf)}_${t.utxoStrategy.excludeUTXOs
     .map(({ hash, outputIndex }) => `${hash}@${outputIndex}`)
     .join("+")}`;
 
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/cli-transaction.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/cli-transaction.ts
index ba3e299da6..c51c08165b 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/cli-transaction.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/cli-transaction.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ const options = [
     type: String,
     desc: "how much fee per byte",
   },
-  {
-    name: "pickUnconfirmedRBF",
-    type: Boolean,
-    desc: "also pick unconfirmed replaceable txs",
-  },
   {
     name: "excludeUTXO",
     alias: "E",
@@ -52,7 +47,6 @@ function inferTransactions(
       rbf: opts.rbf || false,
       utxoStrategy: {
         strategy: bitcoinPickingStrategy[opts["bitcoin-pick-strategy"]] || 0,
-        pickUnconfirmedRBF: opts.pickUnconfirmedRBF || false,
         excludeUTXOs: (opts.excludeUTXO || []).map((str) => {
           const [hash, index] = str.split("@");
           invariant(
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/bitcoin.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/bitcoin.ts
index ef74ce0aef..c0c2669547 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/bitcoin.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/bitcoin.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ const dataset: CurrenciesData<Transaction> = {
             rbf: false,
             utxoStrategy: {
               strategy: 0,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
               excludeUTXOs: [],
             },
           }),
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ const dataset: CurrenciesData<Transaction> = {
             rbf: false,
             utxoStrategy: {
               strategy: 0,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
               excludeUTXOs: [],
             },
           }),
@@ -99,7 +97,6 @@ const dataset: CurrenciesData<Transaction> = {
             rbf: false,
             utxoStrategy: {
               strategy: 0,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
               excludeUTXOs: [],
             },
           }),
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/digibyte.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/digibyte.ts
index 3b1235f9d0..8f95648bfe 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/digibyte.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/digibyte.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ const dataset: CurrenciesData<Transaction> = {
             rbf: false,
             utxoStrategy: {
               strategy: 0,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
               excludeUTXOs: [],
             },
           }),
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ const dataset: CurrenciesData<Transaction> = {
             rbf: false,
             utxoStrategy: {
               strategy: 0,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
               excludeUTXOs: [],
             },
           }),
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ const dataset: CurrenciesData<Transaction> = {
             rbf: false,
             utxoStrategy: {
               strategy: 0,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
               excludeUTXOs: [],
             },
           }),
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/litecoin.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/litecoin.ts
index 4457209d5f..dc0cc9c432 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/litecoin.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/datasets/litecoin.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ const dataset: CurrenciesData<Transaction> = {
             rbf: false,
             utxoStrategy: {
               strategy: 0,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
               excludeUTXOs: [],
             },
           }),
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ const dataset: CurrenciesData<Transaction> = {
             rbf: false,
             utxoStrategy: {
               strategy: 0,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
               excludeUTXOs: [],
             },
           }),
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ const dataset: CurrenciesData<Transaction> = {
             rbf: false,
             utxoStrategy: {
               strategy: 0,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
               excludeUTXOs: [],
             },
           }),
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/js-buildTransaction.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/js-buildTransaction.ts
index daa3aa240e..99dd5be327 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/js-buildTransaction.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/js-buildTransaction.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export const buildTransaction = async (
     walletAccount,
     transaction.feePerByte.toNumber(), //!\ wallet-btc handles fees as JS number
     transaction.utxoStrategy.excludeUTXOs,
-    transaction.utxoStrategy.pickUnconfirmedRBF,
     [transaction.recipient]
   );
   log("btcwallet", "building transaction", transaction);
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/js-createTransaction.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/js-createTransaction.ts
index 13826499bc..a2447cb727 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/js-createTransaction.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/js-createTransaction.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const createTransaction = (): Transaction => {
     amount: new BigNumber(0),
     utxoStrategy: {
       strategy: 0,
-      pickUnconfirmedRBF: false,
       excludeUTXOs: [],
     },
     recipient: "",
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/js-estimateMaxSpendable.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/js-estimateMaxSpendable.ts
index 8cc20745ef..c703988fcb 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/js-estimateMaxSpendable.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/js-estimateMaxSpendable.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ const estimateMaxSpendable = async ({
     walletAccount,
     feePerByte.toNumber(), //!\ wallet-btc handles fees as JS number
     transaction?.utxoStrategy?.excludeUTXOs || [],
-    transaction?.utxoStrategy?.pickUnconfirmedRBF || false,
     transaction ? [transaction.recipient] : []
   );
   return maxSpendable.lt(0) ? new BigNumber(0) : maxSpendable;
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/libcore-buildTransaction.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/libcore-buildTransaction.ts
index 07e7f57eea..d925e0f4f8 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/libcore-buildTransaction.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/libcore-buildTransaction.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { isValidRecipient } from "../../libcore/isValidRecipient";
 import { bigNumberToLibcoreAmount } from "../../libcore/buildBigNumber";
 import type { Core, CoreCurrency, CoreAccount } from "../../libcore/types";
 import type { CoreBitcoinLikeTransaction, Transaction } from "./types";
-import { getUTXOStatus } from "./transaction";
+import { getUTXOStatus } from "./logic";
 import { promiseAllBatched } from "../../promise";
 import { parseBitcoinUTXO, perCoinLogic } from "./transaction";
 
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/logic.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/logic.ts
index d7c682e2fc..7c31acb5bd 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/logic.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/logic.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export function isChangeOutput(output: BitcoinOutput): boolean {
 type UTXOStatus =
   | {
       excluded: true;
-      reason: "pickUnconfirmedRBF" | "pickPendingNonRBF" | "userExclusion";
+      reason: "pickPendingUtxo" | "userExclusion";
     }
   | {
       excluded: false;
@@ -88,16 +88,11 @@ export const getUTXOStatus = (
   utxo: BitcoinOutput,
   utxoStrategy: UtxoStrategy
 ): UTXOStatus => {
-  if (!utxoStrategy.pickUnconfirmedRBF && utxo.rbf && !utxo.blockHeight) {
+  if (!utxo.blockHeight && !utxo.isChange) {
+    // exclude pending and not change utxo
     return {
       excluded: true,
-      reason: "pickUnconfirmedRBF",
-    };
-  }
-  if (!utxo.rbf && !utxo.blockHeight) {
-    return {
-      excluded: true,
-      reason: "pickPendingNonRBF",
+      reason: "pickPendingUtxo",
     };
   }
   if (
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/specs.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/specs.ts
index 09b16c2ed5..9aa98d8879 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/specs.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/specs.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ const genericTest = ({
   // verify that no utxo that was supposed to be exploded were used
   expect(
     utxosPicked.filter(
-      (u) => getUTXOStatus(u, transaction.utxoStrategy).excluded
+      (u: BitcoinOutput) =>
+        u.blockHeight && getUTXOStatus(u, transaction.utxoStrategy).excluded
     )
   ).toEqual([]);
 };
@@ -243,7 +244,6 @@ const bitcoinLikeMutations = ({
           {
             utxoStrategy: {
               ...transaction.utxoStrategy,
-              pickUnconfirmedRBF: true,
             },
           },
           {
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/transaction.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/transaction.ts
index 37e1d0134e..e5e82610dd 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/transaction.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/transaction.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import type {
   FeeItems,
   FeeItemsRaw,
   BitcoinOutput,
-  UtxoStrategy,
   CoreBitcoinLikeOutput,
   CoreBitcoinLikeInput,
   BitcoinInput,
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ const formatNetworkInfo = (
 
 export const formatTransaction = (t: Transaction, account: Account): string => {
   const n = getEnv("DEBUG_UTXO_DISPLAY");
-  const { excludeUTXOs, strategy, pickUnconfirmedRBF } = t.utxoStrategy;
+  const { excludeUTXOs, strategy } = t.utxoStrategy;
   const displayAll = excludeUTXOs.length <= n;
   return `
 SEND ${
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ ${[
   Object.keys(bitcoinPickingStrategy).find(
     (k) => bitcoinPickingStrategy[k] === strategy
   ),
-  pickUnconfirmedRBF && "pick-unconfirmed",
+  "pick-unconfirmed",
   t.rbf && "RBF-enabled",
 ]
   .filter(Boolean)
@@ -200,14 +199,6 @@ export const perCoinLogic: Record<
     }),
   },
 };
-export type UTXOStatus =
-  | {
-      excluded: true;
-      reason: "pickUnconfirmedRBF" | "userExclusion";
-    }
-  | {
-      excluded: false;
-    };
 export async function parseBitcoinInput(
   input: CoreBitcoinLikeInput
 ): Promise<BitcoinInput> {
@@ -267,32 +258,6 @@ export async function parseBitcoinUTXO(
   utxo.rbf = await output.isReplaceable();
   return utxo;
 }
-export function getUTXOStatus(
-  utxo: BitcoinOutput,
-  utxoStrategy: UtxoStrategy
-): UTXOStatus {
-  if (!utxoStrategy.pickUnconfirmedRBF && utxo.rbf && !utxo.blockHeight) {
-    return {
-      excluded: true,
-      reason: "pickUnconfirmedRBF",
-    };
-  }
-
-  if (
-    utxoStrategy.excludeUTXOs.some(
-      (u) => u.hash === utxo.hash && u.outputIndex === utxo.outputIndex
-    )
-  ) {
-    return {
-      excluded: true,
-      reason: "userExclusion",
-    };
-  }
-
-  return {
-    excluded: false,
-  };
-}
 export function isChangeOutput(output: BitcoinOutput): boolean {
   if (!output.path) return false;
   const p = output.path.split("/");
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/types.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/types.ts
index c2f66ba991..30e394b529 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/types.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/types.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ export type BitcoinPickingStrategy =
   typeof bitcoinPickingStrategy[keyof typeof bitcoinPickingStrategy];
 export type UtxoStrategy = {
   strategy: BitcoinPickingStrategy;
-  pickUnconfirmedRBF: boolean;
   excludeUTXOs: Array<{
     hash: string;
     outputIndex: number;
diff --git a/src/families/bitcoin/wallet-btc/wallet.ts b/src/families/bitcoin/wallet-btc/wallet.ts
index bbd3cbca27..fec571066a 100644
--- a/src/families/bitcoin/wallet-btc/wallet.ts
+++ b/src/families/bitcoin/wallet-btc/wallet.ts
@@ -122,10 +122,12 @@ class BitcoinLikeWallet {
     account: Account,
     feePerByte: number,
     excludeUTXOs: Array<{ hash: string; outputIndex: number }>,
-    pickUnconfirmedRBF: boolean,
     outputAddresses: string[] = []
   ) {
     const addresses = await account.xpub.getXpubAddresses();
+    const changeAddresses = (await account.xpub.getAccountAddresses(1)).map(
+      (item) => item.address
+    );
     const utxos = flatten(
       await Promise.all(
         addresses.map((address) =>
@@ -144,7 +146,11 @@ class BitcoinLikeWallet {
             excludeUtxo.outputIndex === utxo.output_index
         )
       ) {
-        if ((pickUnconfirmedRBF && utxo.rbf) || utxo.block_height !== null) {
+        // we can use either non pending utxo or change utxo
+        if (
+          changeAddresses.includes(utxo.address) ||
+          utxo.block_height !== null
+        ) {
           usableUtxoCount++;
           balance = balance.plus(utxo.value);
         }