diff --git a/sauron/sauron.py b/sauron/sauron.py
index cb0d1b58c..1033a999e 100755
--- a/sauron/sauron.py
+++ b/sauron/sauron.py
@@ -46,17 +46,6 @@ def init(plugin, options, **kwargs):
         raise SauronError("You need to specify the sauron-api-endpoint option.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    # Testing for Esplora or mempool.space API
-    try:
-        # MutinyNet API
-        feerate_url = "{}/v1/fees/recommended".format(plugin.api_endpoint)
-        feerate_req = fetch(feerate_url)
-        assert feerate_req.status_code == 200
-        plugin.is_mempoolspace = True
-    except AssertionError:
-        # Esplora API
-        plugin.is_mempoolspace = False
-
     if options["sauron-tor-proxy"]:
         address, port = options["sauron-tor-proxy"].split(":")
         socks5_proxy = "socks5h://{}:{}".format(address, port)
@@ -66,7 +55,7 @@ def init(plugin, options, **kwargs):
         }
         plugin.log("Using proxy {} for requests".format(socks5_proxy))
 
-    api = "mempool.space" if plugin.is_mempoolspace else "Esplora"
+    api = "mempool.space" if "mutinynet.com" in plugin.api_endpoint else "Esplora"
     plugin.log(f"Sauron plugin initialized using {api} API")
     plugin.log(sauron_eye)
 
@@ -200,12 +189,7 @@ def getutxout(plugin, txid, vout, **kwargs):
 
 @plugin.method("estimatefees")
 def estimatefees(plugin, **kwargs):
-    if plugin.is_mempoolspace:
-        # MutinyNet API
-        feerate_url = "{}/v1/fees/recommended".format(plugin.api_endpoint)
-    else:
-        # Blockstream API
-        feerate_url = "{}/fee-estimates".format(plugin.api_endpoint)
+    feerate_url = "{}/fee-estimates".format(plugin.api_endpoint)
 
     feerate_req = fetch(feerate_url)
     assert feerate_req.status_code == 200