diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/TransactionValidationParams.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/TransactionValidationParams.java
index a550b4a308..3459a95f1a 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/TransactionValidationParams.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/TransactionValidationParams.java
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@
 
 public class TransactionValidationParams {
 
+  private static final TransactionValidationParams processingBlockParams =
+      new TransactionValidationParams(false, true, false);
+  private static final TransactionValidationParams transactionPoolParams =
+      new TransactionValidationParams(true, false, true);
+  private static final TransactionValidationParams miningParams =
+      new TransactionValidationParams(false, true, true);
+  private static final TransactionValidationParams blockReplayParams =
+      new TransactionValidationParams(false, false, false);
+  private static final TransactionValidationParams transactionSimulatorParams =
+      new TransactionValidationParams(false, false, false);
   private final boolean allowFutureNonce;
   private final boolean checkOnchainPermissions;
   private final boolean checkLocalPermissions;
@@ -40,43 +50,23 @@ public boolean checkLocalPermissions() {
   }
 
   public static TransactionValidationParams transactionSimulator() {
-    return new Builder()
-        .checkLocalPermissions(false)
-        .checkOnchainPermissions(false)
-        .allowFutureNonce(false)
-        .build();
+    return transactionSimulatorParams;
   }
 
   public static TransactionValidationParams processingBlock() {
-    return new Builder()
-        .checkLocalPermissions(false)
-        .checkOnchainPermissions(true)
-        .allowFutureNonce(false)
-        .build();
+    return processingBlockParams;
   }
 
   public static TransactionValidationParams transactionPool() {
-    return new Builder()
-        .checkLocalPermissions(true)
-        .checkOnchainPermissions(false)
-        .allowFutureNonce(true)
-        .build();
+    return transactionPoolParams;
   }
 
   public static TransactionValidationParams mining() {
-    return new Builder()
-        .checkLocalPermissions(true)
-        .checkOnchainPermissions(true)
-        .allowFutureNonce(false)
-        .build();
+    return miningParams;
   }
 
   public static TransactionValidationParams blockReplay() {
-    return new Builder()
-        .checkLocalPermissions(false)
-        .checkOnchainPermissions(false)
-        .allowFutureNonce(false)
-        .build();
+    return blockReplayParams;
   }
 
   static class Builder {
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/TransactionValidationParamsTest.java b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/TransactionValidationParamsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49a49f6419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/mainnet/TransactionValidationParamsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 ConsenSys AG.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package tech.pegasys.pantheon.ethereum.mainnet;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class TransactionValidationParamsTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void isAllowFutureNonce() {
+    assertThat(
+            new TransactionValidationParams.Builder()
+                .allowFutureNonce(true)
+                .build()
+                .isAllowFutureNonce())
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(
+            new TransactionValidationParams.Builder()
+                .allowFutureNonce(false)
+                .build()
+                .isAllowFutureNonce())
+        .isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void checkOnchainPermissions() {
+    assertThat(
+            new TransactionValidationParams.Builder()
+                .checkOnchainPermissions(true)
+                .build()
+                .checkOnchainPermissions())
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(
+            new TransactionValidationParams.Builder()
+                .checkOnchainPermissions(false)
+                .build()
+                .checkOnchainPermissions())
+        .isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void checkLocalPermissions() {
+    assertThat(
+            new TransactionValidationParams.Builder()
+                .checkLocalPermissions(true)
+                .build()
+                .checkLocalPermissions())
+        .isTrue();
+    assertThat(
+            new TransactionValidationParams.Builder()
+                .checkLocalPermissions(false)
+                .build()
+                .checkLocalPermissions())
+        .isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void transactionSimulator() {
+    final TransactionValidationParams params = TransactionValidationParams.transactionSimulator();
+    assertThat(params.isAllowFutureNonce()).isFalse();
+    assertThat(params.checkOnchainPermissions()).isFalse();
+    assertThat(params.checkLocalPermissions()).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void processingBlock() {
+    final TransactionValidationParams params = TransactionValidationParams.processingBlock();
+    assertThat(params.isAllowFutureNonce()).isFalse();
+    assertThat(params.checkOnchainPermissions()).isTrue();
+    assertThat(params.checkLocalPermissions()).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void transactionPool() {
+    final TransactionValidationParams params = TransactionValidationParams.transactionPool();
+    assertThat(params.isAllowFutureNonce()).isTrue();
+    assertThat(params.checkOnchainPermissions()).isFalse();
+    assertThat(params.checkLocalPermissions()).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void mining() {
+    final TransactionValidationParams params = TransactionValidationParams.mining();
+    assertThat(params.isAllowFutureNonce()).isFalse();
+    assertThat(params.checkOnchainPermissions()).isTrue();
+    assertThat(params.checkLocalPermissions()).isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void blockReplay() {
+    final TransactionValidationParams params = TransactionValidationParams.blockReplay();
+    assertThat(params.isAllowFutureNonce()).isFalse();
+    assertThat(params.checkOnchainPermissions()).isFalse();
+    assertThat(params.checkLocalPermissions()).isFalse();
+  }
+}