diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index fb05b9c18e5..e462ff61ebe 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ PackageMempoolAcceptResult ProcessNewPackage(CChainState& active_chainstate, CTx
     assert(std::all_of(package.cbegin(), package.cend(), [](const auto& tx){return tx != nullptr;}));
 
     std::vector<COutPoint> coins_to_uncache;
-    const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
+    const CChainParams& chainparams = active_chainstate.m_params;
     const auto result = [&]() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main) {
         AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
         if (test_accept) {
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ CChainState::CChainState(
     std::optional<uint256> from_snapshot_blockhash)
     : m_mempool(mempool),
       m_blockman(blockman),
-      m_params(::Params()),
+      m_params(chainman.GetParams()),
       m_chainman(chainman),
       m_from_snapshot_blockhash(from_snapshot_blockhash) {}
 
@@ -4993,7 +4993,7 @@ bool ChainstateManager::PopulateAndValidateSnapshot(
     }
 
     int base_height = snapshot_start_block->nHeight;
-    auto maybe_au_data = ExpectedAssumeutxo(base_height, ::Params());
+    auto maybe_au_data = ExpectedAssumeutxo(base_height, GetParams());
 
     if (!maybe_au_data) {
         LogPrintf("[snapshot] assumeutxo height in snapshot metadata not recognized " /* Continued */
@@ -5147,7 +5147,7 @@ bool ChainstateManager::PopulateAndValidateSnapshot(
 
         // Fake BLOCK_OPT_WITNESS so that CChainState::NeedsRedownload()
         // won't ask to rewind the entire assumed-valid chain on startup.
-        if (DeploymentActiveAt(*index, ::Params().GetConsensus(), Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SEGWIT)) {
+        if (DeploymentActiveAt(*index, GetConsensus(), Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_SEGWIT)) {
             index->nStatus |= BLOCK_OPT_WITNESS;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index d23f0a37169..1c30bcb57d2 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ public:
     node::BlockManager& m_blockman;
 
     /** Chain parameters for this chainstate */
+    /* TODO: replace with m_chainman.GetParams() */
     const CChainParams& m_params;
 
     //! The chainstate manager that owns this chainstate. The reference is