diff --git a/nano/lib/config.hpp b/nano/lib/config.hpp
index 17f5d1f7..45713fc7 100644
--- a/nano/lib/config.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/config.hpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public:
 		default_rpc_port (45000),
 		default_ipc_port (46000),
 		default_websocket_port (47000),
-		request_interval_ms (500),
+		aec_loop_interval_ms (300), // Update AEC ~3 times per second
 		cleanup_period (default_cleanup_period),
 		keepalive_period (std::chrono::seconds (15)),
 		idle_timeout (default_cleanup_period * 2),
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ public:
 		}
 		else if (is_dev_network ())
 		{
-			request_interval_ms = 20;
+			aec_loop_interval_ms = 20;
 			cleanup_period = std::chrono::seconds (1);
 			keepalive_period = std::chrono::seconds (1);
 			idle_timeout = cleanup_period * 15;
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public:
 	uint16_t default_rpc_port;
 	uint16_t default_ipc_port;
 	uint16_t default_websocket_port;
-	unsigned request_interval_ms;
+	unsigned aec_loop_interval_ms;
 
 	std::chrono::seconds cleanup_period;
 	std::chrono::milliseconds cleanup_period_half () const
diff --git a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
index 80b55860..eb4de130 100644
--- a/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/active_transactions.cpp
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ void nano::active_transactions::request_loop ()
 
 		if (!stopped)
 		{
-			auto const min_sleep_l = std::chrono::milliseconds (node.network_params.network.request_interval_ms / 2);
-			auto const wakeup_l = std::max (stamp_l + std::chrono::milliseconds (node.network_params.network.request_interval_ms), std::chrono::steady_clock::now () + min_sleep_l);
+			auto const min_sleep_l = std::chrono::milliseconds (node.network_params.network.aec_loop_interval_ms / 2);
+			auto const wakeup_l = std::max (stamp_l + std::chrono::milliseconds (node.network_params.network.aec_loop_interval_ms), std::chrono::steady_clock::now () + min_sleep_l);
 			condition.wait_until (lock, wakeup_l, [&wakeup_l, &stopped = stopped] { return stopped || std::chrono::steady_clock::now () >= wakeup_l; });
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/nano/node/election.cpp b/nano/node/election.cpp
index de2b8b60..fb47ab6b 100644
--- a/nano/node/election.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/election.cpp
@@ -184,11 +184,8 @@ bool nano::election::transition_time (nano::confirmation_solicitor & solicitor_a
 			send_confirm_req (solicitor_a);
 			break;
 		case nano::election::state_t::confirmed:
-			if (base_latency () * confirmed_duration_factor < std::chrono::steady_clock::now ().time_since_epoch () - state_start.load ())
-			{
-				result = true;
-				state_change (nano::election::state_t::confirmed, nano::election::state_t::expired_confirmed);
-			}
+			result = true; // Return true to indicate this election should be cleaned up
+			state_change (nano::election::state_t::confirmed, nano::election::state_t::expired_confirmed);
 			break;
 		case nano::election::state_t::expired_unconfirmed:
 		case nano::election::state_t::expired_confirmed:
@@ -203,7 +200,7 @@ bool nano::election::transition_time (nano::confirmation_solicitor & solicitor_a
 		// state_change returning true would indicate it
 		if (!state_change (state_m.load (), nano::election::state_t::expired_unconfirmed))
 		{
-			result = true;
+			result = true; // Return true to indicate this election should be cleaned up
 			if (node.config.logging.election_expiration_tally_logging ())
 			{
 				log_votes (tally_impl (), "Election expired: ");
diff --git a/nano/node/election.hpp b/nano/node/election.hpp
index 6d2a0685..03c875f0 100644
--- a/nano/node/election.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/election.hpp
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ private: // State management
 	};
 	static unsigned constexpr passive_duration_factor = 5;
 	static unsigned constexpr active_request_count_min = 2;
-	static unsigned constexpr confirmed_duration_factor = 5;
 	std::atomic<nano::election::state_t> state_m = { state_t::passive };
 
 	static_assert (std::is_trivial<std::chrono::steady_clock::duration> ());