diff --git a/pkg/core/blockchain.go b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
index 13e40ba08..4dea5a4b4 100644
--- a/pkg/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1289,23 +1289,8 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) GetValidators(txes... *transaction.Transaction) ([]*keys.P
 	}
 
 	validators := getValidatorsFromStore(chainState.store)
-	for _, validator := range validators {
-		if validator.Votes > util.Fixed8(0) {
-			//	Select count of votes with strange logic:
-			//  int count = (int)snapshot.ValidatorsCount.Get().Votes.Select((p, i) => new
-			//            {
-			//                Count = i,
-			//                Votes = p
-			//            }).Where(p => p.Votes > Fixed8.Zero).ToArray().WeightedFilter(0.25, 0.75, p => p.Votes.GetData(), (p, w) => new
-			//            {
-			//                p.Count,
-			//                Weight = w
-			//            }).WeightedAverage(p => p.Count, p => p.Weight);
-			//            count = Math.Max(count, Blockchain.StandbyValidators.Length);
-		}
-	}
-	var count int
-	count = 0
+
+	count := GetValidatorsWeightedAverage(validators)
 	standByValidators, err := bc.GetStandByValidators()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/core/validator_state.go b/pkg/core/validator_state.go
index 98aa01491..36fe3a996 100644
--- a/pkg/core/validator_state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/validator_state.go
@@ -107,3 +107,68 @@ func (vs *ValidatorState) DecodeBinary(reader *io.BinReader) {
 	reader.ReadLE(&vs.Registered)
 	reader.ReadLE(&vs.Votes)
 }
+
+// GetValidatorsWeightedAverage applies weighted filter based on votes for validator and returns number of validators.
+// Get back to it with further investigation in https://github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/issues/512.
+func GetValidatorsWeightedAverage(validators []*ValidatorState) int {
+	return int(weightedAverage(applyWeightedFilter(validators)))
+}
+
+// applyWeightedFilter is an implementation of the filter for validators votes.
+// C# reference https://github.com/neo-project/neo/blob/41caff115c28d6c7665b2a7ac72967e7ce82e921/neo/Helper.cs#L273
+func applyWeightedFilter(validators []*ValidatorState) map[*ValidatorState]float64 {
+	var validatorsWithVotes []*ValidatorState
+	var amount float64
+
+	weightedVotes := make(map[*ValidatorState]float64)
+	start := 0.25
+	end := 0.75
+	sum := float64(0)
+	current := float64(0)
+
+	for _, validator := range validators {
+		if validator.Votes > util.Fixed8(0) {
+			validatorsWithVotes = append(validatorsWithVotes, validator)
+			amount += validator.Votes.FloatValue()
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, validator := range validatorsWithVotes {
+		if current >= end {
+			break
+		}
+		weight := validator.Votes.FloatValue()
+		sum += weight
+		old := current
+		current = sum / amount
+
+		if current <= start {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if old < start {
+			if current > end {
+				weight = (end - start) * amount
+			} else {
+				weight = (current - start) * amount
+			}
+		} else if current > end {
+			weight = (end - old) * amount
+		}
+		weightedVotes[validator] = weight
+	}
+	return weightedVotes
+}
+
+func weightedAverage(weightedVotes map[*ValidatorState]float64) float64 {
+	sumWeight := float64(0)
+	sumValue := float64(0)
+	for vState, weight := range weightedVotes {
+		sumWeight += weight
+		sumValue += vState.Votes.FloatValue() * weight
+	}
+	if sumValue == 0 || sumWeight == 0 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return sumValue / sumWeight
+}