diff --git a/common/antes.ts b/common/antes.ts
index becc9b7e..d4cb2ff9 100644
--- a/common/antes.ts
+++ b/common/antes.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@ import {
 import { User } from './user'
 import { LiquidityProvision } from './liquidity-provision'
 import { noFees } from './fees'
+import { ENV_CONFIG } from './envs/constants'
 
-export const FIXED_ANTE = 100
-
-// deprecated
-export const PHANTOM_ANTE = 0.001
-export const MINIMUM_ANTE = 50
+export const FIXED_ANTE = ENV_CONFIG.fixedAnte ?? 100
 
 export const HOUSE_LIQUIDITY_PROVIDER_ID = 'IPTOzEqrpkWmEzh6hwvAyY9PqFb2' // @ManifoldMarkets' id
 
diff --git a/common/user.ts b/common/user.ts
index 0a8565dd..d5dd0373 100644
--- a/common/user.ts
+++ b/common/user.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { ENV_CONFIG } from './envs/constants'
+
 export type User = {
   id: string
   createdTime: number
@@ -38,8 +40,9 @@ export type User = {
   referredByContractId?: string
 }
 
-export const STARTING_BALANCE = 1000
-export const SUS_STARTING_BALANCE = 10 // for sus users, i.e. multiple sign ups for same person
+export const STARTING_BALANCE = ENV_CONFIG.startingBalance ?? 1000
+// for sus users, i.e. multiple sign ups for same person
+export const SUS_STARTING_BALANCE = ENV_CONFIG.startingBalance ?? 10
 export const REFERRAL_AMOUNT = 500
 export type PrivateUser = {
   id: string // same as User.id
diff --git a/web/pages/create.tsx b/web/pages/create.tsx
index c7b8f02e..6a5f96ae 100644
--- a/web/pages/create.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/create.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Spacer } from 'web/components/layout/spacer'
 import { useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
 import { Contract, contractPath } from 'web/lib/firebase/contracts'
 import { createMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
-import { FIXED_ANTE, MINIMUM_ANTE } from 'common/antes'
+import { FIXED_ANTE } from 'common/antes'
 import { InfoTooltip } from 'web/components/info-tooltip'
 import { Page } from 'web/components/page'
 import { Row } from 'web/components/layout/row'
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ export function NewContract(props: {
     question.length > 0 &&
     ante !== undefined &&
     ante !== null &&
-    ante >= MINIMUM_ANTE &&
     ante <= balance &&
     // closeTime must be in the future
     closeTime &&