diff --git a/docs/deprecated.md b/docs/deprecated.md
index 312f2c74f..1d44b5d28 100644
--- a/docs/deprecated.md
+++ b/docs/deprecated.md
@@ -33,3 +33,8 @@ The old section of configuration parameters (`"pairlist"`) has been deprecated i
 ### deprecation of bidVolume and askVolume from volume-pairlist
 
 Since only quoteVolume can be compared between assets, the other options (bidVolume, askVolume) have been deprecated in 2020.4, and have been removed in 2020.9.
+
+### Using order book steps for sell price
+
+Using `order_book_min` and `order_book_max` used to allow stepping the orderbook and trying to find the next ROI slot - trying to place sell-orders early.
+As this does however increase risk and provides no benefit, it's been removed for maintainability purposes in 2021.6.
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 6e00db274..a843d9397 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -290,8 +290,7 @@ def get_default_conf(testdatadir):
         },
         "ask_strategy": {
             "use_order_book": False,
-            "order_book_min": 1,
-            "order_book_max": 1
+            "order_book_top": 1,
         },
         "exchange": {
             "name": "binance",
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index ba9ec8bc7..45db3a5e4 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -1844,8 +1844,7 @@ def test_get_sell_rate_orderbook(default_conf, mocker, caplog, side, expected, o
     # Test orderbook mode
     default_conf['ask_strategy']['price_side'] = side
     default_conf['ask_strategy']['use_order_book'] = True
-    default_conf['ask_strategy']['order_book_min'] = 1
-    default_conf['ask_strategy']['order_book_max'] = 2
+    default_conf['ask_strategy']['order_book_top'] = 1
     pair = "ETH/BTC"
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.fetch_l2_order_book', order_book_l2)
     exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf)
@@ -1862,8 +1861,7 @@ def test_get_sell_rate_orderbook_exception(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
     # Test orderbook mode
     default_conf['ask_strategy']['price_side'] = 'ask'
     default_conf['ask_strategy']['use_order_book'] = True
-    default_conf['ask_strategy']['order_book_min'] = 1
-    default_conf['ask_strategy']['order_book_max'] = 2
+    default_conf['ask_strategy']['order_book_top'] = 1
     pair = "ETH/BTC"
     # Test What happens if the exchange returns an empty orderbook.
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.fetch_l2_order_book',
@@ -1871,7 +1869,7 @@ def test_get_sell_rate_orderbook_exception(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
     exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf)
     with pytest.raises(PricingError):
         exchange.get_sell_rate(pair, True)
-    assert log_has("Sell Price at location from orderbook could not be determined.", caplog)
+    assert log_has_re(r"Sell Price at location 1 from orderbook could not be determined\..*", caplog)
 
 
 def test_get_sell_rate_exception(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
diff --git a/tests/test_freqtradebot.py b/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
index aac8d0c4c..06f42d5be 100644
--- a/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
+++ b/tests/test_freqtradebot.py
@@ -3990,8 +3990,7 @@ def test_order_book_ask_strategy(default_conf, limit_buy_order_open, limit_buy_o
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.fetch_l2_order_book', order_book_l2)
     default_conf['exchange']['name'] = 'binance'
     default_conf['ask_strategy']['use_order_book'] = True
-    default_conf['ask_strategy']['order_book_min'] = 1
-    default_conf['ask_strategy']['order_book_max'] = 2
+    default_conf['ask_strategy']['order_book_top'] = 1
     default_conf['telegram']['enabled'] = False
     patch_RPCManager(mocker)
     patch_exchange(mocker)
@@ -4027,7 +4026,7 @@ def test_order_book_ask_strategy(default_conf, limit_buy_order_open, limit_buy_o
                  return_value={'bids': [[]], 'asks': [[]]})
     with pytest.raises(PricingError):
         freqtrade.handle_trade(trade)
-    assert log_has('Sell Price at location 1 from orderbook could not be determined.', caplog)
+    assert log_has_re(r'Sell Price at location 1 from orderbook could not be determined\..*', caplog)
 
 
 def test_startup_state(default_conf, mocker):