diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
index f5a222d2d..1fcdc0ab4 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/binance.py
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@ class Binance(Exchange):
         except ccxt.BaseError as e:
             raise OperationalException(e) from e
 
-    def _apply_leverage_to_stake_amount(self, stake_amount: float, leverage: float):
-        return stake_amount / leverage
-
     @retrier
     def fill_leverage_brackets(self):
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index 03ab281c9..dfee82d7b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ class Exchange:
         :param stake_amount: The stake amount for a pair before leverage is considered
         :param leverage: The amount of leverage being used on the current trade
         """
-        return stake_amount
+        return stake_amount / leverage
 
     # Dry-run methods
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/kraken.py b/freqtrade/exchange/kraken.py
index 14ebedef0..b72a92070 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/kraken.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/kraken.py
@@ -163,15 +163,6 @@ class Kraken(Exchange):
                     leverages[pair] = leverage_buy
         self._leverage_brackets = leverages
 
-    def _apply_leverage_to_stake_amount(self, stake_amount: float, leverage: float):
-        """
-        Takes the minimum stake amount for a pair with no leverage and returns the minimum
-        stake amount when leverage is considered
-        :param stake_amount: The stake amount for a pair before leverage is considered
-        :param leverage: The amount of leverage being used on the current trade
-        """
-        return stake_amount / leverage
-
     def get_max_leverage(self, pair: Optional[str], nominal_value: Optional[float]) -> float:
         """
             Returns the maximum leverage that a pair can be traded at
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index 330793822..5c0323915 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -2969,18 +2969,11 @@ def test_calculate_backoff(retrycount, max_retries, expected):
     assert calculate_backoff(retrycount, max_retries) == expected
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('exchange', ['binance', 'kraken', 'ftx'])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('exchange,stake_amount,leverage,min_stake_with_lev', [
-    ('binance', 9.0, 3.0, 3.0),
-    ('binance', 20.0, 5.0, 4.0),
-    ('binance', 100.0, 100.0, 1.0),
-    # Kraken
-    ('kraken', 9.0, 3.0, 3.0),
-    ('kraken', 20.0, 5.0, 4.0),
-    ('kraken', 100.0, 100.0, 1.0),
-    # FTX
-    ('ftx', 9.0, 3.0, 9.0),
-    ('ftx', 20.0, 5.0, 20.0),
-    ('ftx', 100.0, 100.0, 100.0)
+    (9.0, 3.0, 3.0),
+    (20.0, 5.0, 4.0),
+    (100.0, 100.0, 1.0)
 ])
 def test_apply_leverage_to_stake_amount(
     exchange,