diff --git a/src/governance.cpp b/src/governance.cpp
index 36f896eb3..bd35053cd 100644
--- a/src/governance.cpp
+++ b/src/governance.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void CGovernanceManager::CheckOrphanVotes(CGovernanceObject& govobj, CGovernance
     std::vector<vote_time_pair_t> vecVotePairs;
     mapOrphanVotes.GetAll(nHash, vecVotePairs);
 
-    CRateChecksGuard guard(false, *this);
+    ScopedLockBool guard(cs, fRateChecksEnabled, false);
 
     int64_t nNow = GetAdjustedTime();
     for(size_t i = 0; i < vecVotePairs.size(); ++i) {
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ void CGovernanceManager::UpdateCachesAndClean()
         it->second.fDirtyCache = true;
     }
 
-    CRateChecksGuard guard(false, *this);
+    ScopedLockBool guard(cs, fRateChecksEnabled, false);
 
     // UPDATE CACHE FOR EACH OBJECT THAT IS FLAGGED DIRTYCACHE=TRUE
 
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ void CGovernanceManager::CheckMasternodeOrphanVotes()
 {
     LOCK2(cs_main, cs);
 
-    CRateChecksGuard guard(false, *this);
+    ScopedLockBool guard(cs, fRateChecksEnabled, false);
 
     for(object_m_it it = mapObjects.begin(); it != mapObjects.end(); ++it) {
         it->second.CheckOrphanVotes();
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ void CGovernanceManager::CheckMasternodeOrphanObjects()
 {
     LOCK2(cs_main, cs);
     int64_t nNow = GetAdjustedTime();
-    CRateChecksGuard guard(false, *this);
+    ScopedLockBool guard(cs, fRateChecksEnabled, false);
     object_info_m_it it = mapMasternodeOrphanObjects.begin();
     while(it != mapMasternodeOrphanObjects.end()) {
         object_info_pair_t& pair = it->second;
diff --git a/src/governance.h b/src/governance.h
index 6028e452b..6fe8f8fc6 100644
--- a/src/governance.h
+++ b/src/governance.h
@@ -265,23 +265,22 @@ private:
 
     bool fRateChecksEnabled;
 
-    class CRateChecksGuard
+    class ScopedLockBool
     {
-        CGovernanceManager& govman;
-        bool fRateChecksPrev;
+        bool& ref;
+        bool fPrevValue;
 
     public:
-        CRateChecksGuard(bool value, CGovernanceManager& gm) : govman(gm)
+        ScopedLockBool(CCriticalSection& _cs, bool& _ref, bool _value) : ref(_ref)
         {
-            ENTER_CRITICAL_SECTION(govman.cs)
-            fRateChecksPrev = govman.fRateChecksEnabled;
-            govman.fRateChecksEnabled = value;
+            AssertLockHeld(_cs);
+            fPrevValue = ref;
+            ref = _value;
         }
 
-        ~CRateChecksGuard()
+        ~ScopedLockBool()
         {
-            govman.fRateChecksEnabled = fRateChecksPrev;
-            LEAVE_CRITICAL_SECTION(govman.cs)
+            ref = fPrevValue;
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 51b002c7b..a510e3da8 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -4367,7 +4367,7 @@ std::string GetWarnings(const std::string& strFor)
 
 ThresholdState VersionBitsTipState(const Consensus::Params& params, Consensus::DeploymentPos pos)
 {
-    LOCK(cs_main);
+    AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     return VersionBitsState(chainActive.Tip(), params, pos, versionbitscache);
 }