diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 14443c432db..da2413d06b4 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ void BlockAssembler::resetBlock()
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
-{
-    return CreateNewBlock(::ChainstateActive(), scriptPubKeyIn);
-}
-
-std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(CChainState& chainstate, const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn)
 {
     int64_t nTimeStart = GetTimeMicros();
 
@@ -119,8 +114,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(CChainState& chai
     pblocktemplate->vTxSigOpsCost.push_back(-1); // updated at end
 
     LOCK2(cs_main, m_mempool.cs);
-    assert(std::addressof(*::ChainActive().Tip()) == std::addressof(*chainstate.m_chain.Tip()));
-    CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = chainstate.m_chain.Tip();
+    CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = ::ChainActive().Tip();
     assert(pindexPrev != nullptr);
     nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
 
@@ -179,8 +173,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(CChainState& chai
     pblocktemplate->vTxSigOpsCost[0] = WITNESS_SCALE_FACTOR * GetLegacySigOpCount(*pblock->vtx[0]);
 
     BlockValidationState state;
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(chainstate));
-    if (!TestBlockValidity(state, chainparams, chainstate, *pblock, pindexPrev, false, false)) {
+    if (!TestBlockValidity(state, chainparams, ::ChainstateActive(), *pblock, pindexPrev, false, false)) {
         throw std::runtime_error(strprintf("%s: TestBlockValidity failed: %s", __func__, state.ToString()));
     }
     int64_t nTime2 = GetTimeMicros();
diff --git a/src/miner.h b/src/miner.h
index 06af570130c..c1ef49dea97 100644
--- a/src/miner.h
+++ b/src/miner.h
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ public:
 
     /** Construct a new block template with coinbase to scriptPubKeyIn */
     std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> CreateNewBlock(const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn);
-    std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> CreateNewBlock(CChainState& chainstate, const CScript& scriptPubKeyIn);
 
     inline static std::optional<int64_t> m_last_block_num_txs{};
     inline static std::optional<int64_t> m_last_block_weight{};