diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 6ed5e7a548..0595cd8f4b 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     // to coins_to_uncache)
     m_view.SetBackend(m_dummy);
 
+    assert(m_active_chainstate.m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(m_view.GetBestBlock()) == m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip());
+
     // Only accept BIP68 sequence locked transactions that can be mined in the next
     // block; we don't want our mempool filled up with transactions that can't
     // be mined yet.
@@ -731,7 +733,8 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     if (!CheckSequenceLocks(m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip(), m_view, tx, STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS, &lp))
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_PREMATURE_SPEND, "non-BIP68-final");
 
-    if (!Consensus::CheckTxInputs(tx, state, m_view, m_active_chainstate.m_blockman.GetSpendHeight(m_view), ws.m_base_fees)) {
+    // The mempool holds txs for the next block, so pass height+1 to CheckTxInputs
+    if (!Consensus::CheckTxInputs(tx, state, m_view, m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Height() + 1, ws.m_base_fees)) {
         return false; // state filled in by CheckTxInputs
     }
 
@@ -1311,14 +1314,6 @@ bool CScriptCheck::operator()() {
     return VerifyScript(scriptSig, m_tx_out.scriptPubKey, witness, nFlags, CachingTransactionSignatureChecker(ptxTo, nIn, m_tx_out.nValue, cacheStore, *txdata), &error);
 }
 
-int BlockManager::GetSpendHeight(const CCoinsViewCache& inputs)
-{
-    AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
-    CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = LookupBlockIndex(inputs.GetBestBlock());
-    return pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
-}
-
-
 static CuckooCache::cache<uint256, SignatureCacheHasher> g_scriptExecutionCache;
 static CSHA256 g_scriptExecutionCacheHasher;
 
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 881438f37a..9385dfdab4 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -478,13 +478,6 @@ public:
     //! Returns last CBlockIndex* that is a checkpoint
     CBlockIndex* GetLastCheckpoint(const CCheckpointData& data) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);
 
-    /**
-     * Return the spend height, which is one more than the inputs.GetBestBlock().
-     * While checking, GetBestBlock() refers to the parent block. (protected by cs_main)
-     * This is also true for mempool checks.
-     */
-    int GetSpendHeight(const CCoinsViewCache& inputs) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);
-
     ~BlockManager() {
         Unload();
     }