diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/Synchronizer.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/Synchronizer.java
index a5a8946d..400e7965 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/Synchronizer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/Synchronizer.java
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ public class Synchronizer extends Thread {
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
 		Thread.currentThread().setName("Synchronizer");
-		Thread.currentThread().setPriority(MAX_PRIORITY);
 
 		if (Settings.getInstance().isLite()) {
 			// Lite nodes don't need to sync
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/AtStatesPruner.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/AtStatesPruner.java
index c12a5e6d..467333c8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/AtStatesPruner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/AtStatesPruner.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ public class AtStatesPruner implements Runnable {
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
 		Thread.currentThread().setName("AT States pruner");
-		Thread.currentThread().setPriority(MIN_PRIORITY);
 
 		if (Settings.getInstance().isLite()) {
 			// Nothing to prune in lite mode
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/AtStatesTrimmer.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/AtStatesTrimmer.java
index 3fc640d2..26c2931d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/AtStatesTrimmer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/AtStatesTrimmer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ public class AtStatesTrimmer implements Runnable {
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
 		Thread.currentThread().setName("AT States trimmer");
-		Thread.currentThread().setPriority(MIN_PRIORITY);
 
 		if (Settings.getInstance().isLite()) {
 			// Nothing to trim in lite mode
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/BlockArchiver.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/BlockArchiver.java
index a0c866a6..12793f89 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/BlockArchiver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/BlockArchiver.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public class BlockArchiver implements Runnable {
 
 	public void run() {
 		Thread.currentThread().setName("Block archiver");
-		Thread.currentThread().setPriority(NORM_PRIORITY);
 
 		if (!Settings.getInstance().isArchiveEnabled() || Settings.getInstance().isLite()) {
 			return;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/BlockPruner.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/BlockPruner.java
index 9155671a..624457eb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/BlockPruner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/BlockPruner.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ public class BlockPruner implements Runnable {
 	@Override
 	public void run() {
 		Thread.currentThread().setName("Block pruner");
-		Thread.currentThread().setPriority(NORM_PRIORITY);
 
 		if (Settings.getInstance().isLite()) {
 			// Nothing to prune in lite mode
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/OnlineAccountsSignaturesTrimmer.java b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/OnlineAccountsSignaturesTrimmer.java
index 93ab264e..f6ee3e05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/OnlineAccountsSignaturesTrimmer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/qortal/controller/repository/OnlineAccountsSignaturesTrimmer.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public class OnlineAccountsSignaturesTrimmer implements Runnable {
 
 	public void run() {
 		Thread.currentThread().setName("Online Accounts trimmer");
-		Thread.currentThread().setPriority(NORM_PRIORITY);
 
 		if (Settings.getInstance().isLite()) {
 			// Nothing to trim in lite mode