diff --git a/src/coinjoin/server.cpp b/src/coinjoin/server.cpp
index c0ed66f4e4..148fa6b309 100644
--- a/src/coinjoin/server.cpp
+++ b/src/coinjoin/server.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void CCoinJoinServer::ProcessDSACCEPT(CNode& peer, CDataStream& vRecv)
     LogPrint(BCLog::COINJOIN, "DSACCEPT -- nDenom %d (%s)  txCollateral %s", dsa.nDenom, CoinJoin::DenominationToString(dsa.nDenom), dsa.txCollateral.ToString()); /* Continued */
 
     auto mnList = m_dmnman.GetListAtChainTip();
-    auto dmn = WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return mnList.GetValidMNByCollateral(m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint()));
+    auto dmn = mnList.GetValidMNByCollateral(m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint());
     if (!dmn) {
         PushStatus(peer, STATUS_REJECTED, ERR_MN_LIST);
         return;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void CCoinJoinServer::ProcessDSACCEPT(CNode& peer, CDataStream& vRecv)
             TRY_LOCK(cs_vecqueue, lockRecv);
             if (!lockRecv) return;
 
-            auto mnOutpoint = WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint());
+            auto mnOutpoint = m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint();
 
             if (ranges::any_of(vecCoinJoinQueue,
                                [&mnOutpoint](const auto& q){return q.masternodeOutpoint == mnOutpoint;})) {
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ void CCoinJoinServer::CommitFinalTransaction()
     // create and sign masternode dstx transaction
     if (!m_dstxman.GetDSTX(hashTx)) {
         CCoinJoinBroadcastTx dstxNew(finalTransaction,
-                                    WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint()),
-                                    WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash()),
+                                    m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint(),
+                                    m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash(),
                                     GetAdjustedTime());
         dstxNew.Sign(*m_mn_activeman);
         m_dstxman.AddDSTX(dstxNew);
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ void CCoinJoinServer::CheckForCompleteQueue()
         SetState(POOL_STATE_ACCEPTING_ENTRIES);
 
         CCoinJoinQueue dsq(nSessionDenom,
-                            WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint()),
-                            WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash()),
+                            m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint(),
+                            m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash(),
                             GetAdjustedTime(), true);
         LogPrint(BCLog::COINJOIN, "CCoinJoinServer::CheckForCompleteQueue -- queue is ready, signing and relaying (%s) " /* Continued */
                                      "with %d participants\n", dsq.ToString(), vecSessionCollaterals.size());
@@ -721,8 +721,8 @@ bool CCoinJoinServer::CreateNewSession(const CCoinJoinAccept& dsa, PoolMessage&
     if (!fUnitTest) {
         //broadcast that I'm accepting entries, only if it's the first entry through
         CCoinJoinQueue dsq(nSessionDenom,
-                            WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint()),
-                            WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash()),
+                            m_mn_activeman->GetOutPoint(),
+                            m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash(),
                             GetAdjustedTime(), false);
         LogPrint(BCLog::COINJOIN, "CCoinJoinServer::CreateNewSession -- signing and relaying new queue: %s\n", dsq.ToString());
         dsq.Sign(*m_mn_activeman);
diff --git a/src/evo/mnauth.cpp b/src/evo/mnauth.cpp
index 67227af21c..e87ee56163 100644
--- a/src/evo/mnauth.cpp
+++ b/src/evo/mnauth.cpp
@@ -24,38 +24,36 @@ void CMNAuth::PushMNAUTH(CNode& peer, CConnman& connman, const CBlockIndex* tip)
     if (!fMasternodeMode) return;
 
     CMNAuth mnauth;
-    uint256 signHash;
-    {
-        LOCK(::activeMasternodeManager->cs);
-        if (::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash().IsNull()) {
-            return;
-        }
+    if (::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash().IsNull()) {
+        return;
+    }
 
-        const auto receivedMNAuthChallenge = peer.GetReceivedMNAuthChallenge();
-        if (receivedMNAuthChallenge.IsNull()) {
-            return;
-        }
-        // We include fInbound in signHash to forbid interchanging of challenges by a man in the middle (MITM). This way
-        // we protect ourselves against MITM in this form:
-        //   node1 <- Eve -> node2
-        // It does not protect against:
-        //   node1 -> Eve -> node2
-        // This is ok as we only use MNAUTH as a DoS protection and not for sensitive stuff
-        int nOurNodeVersion{PROTOCOL_VERSION};
-        if (Params().NetworkIDString() != CBaseChainParams::MAIN && gArgs.IsArgSet("-pushversion")) {
-            nOurNodeVersion = gArgs.GetArg("-pushversion", PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-        }
-        const bool is_basic_scheme_active{DeploymentActiveAfter(tip, Params().GetConsensus(), Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_V19)};
-        auto pk = ::activeMasternodeManager->GetPubKey();
-        const CBLSPublicKeyVersionWrapper pubKey(pk, !is_basic_scheme_active);
+    const auto receivedMNAuthChallenge = peer.GetReceivedMNAuthChallenge();
+    if (receivedMNAuthChallenge.IsNull()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // We include fInbound in signHash to forbid interchanging of challenges by a man in the middle (MITM). This way
+    // we protect ourselves against MITM in this form:
+    //   node1 <- Eve -> node2
+    // It does not protect against:
+    //   node1 -> Eve -> node2
+    // This is ok as we only use MNAUTH as a DoS protection and not for sensitive stuff
+    int nOurNodeVersion{PROTOCOL_VERSION};
+    if (Params().NetworkIDString() != CBaseChainParams::MAIN && gArgs.IsArgSet("-pushversion")) {
+        nOurNodeVersion = gArgs.GetArg("-pushversion", PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    }
+    const bool is_basic_scheme_active{DeploymentActiveAfter(tip, Params().GetConsensus(), Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_V19)};
+    auto pk = ::activeMasternodeManager->GetPubKey();
+    const CBLSPublicKeyVersionWrapper pubKey(pk, !is_basic_scheme_active);
+    uint256 signHash = [&]() {
         if (peer.nVersion < MNAUTH_NODE_VER_VERSION || nOurNodeVersion < MNAUTH_NODE_VER_VERSION) {
-            signHash = ::SerializeHash(std::make_tuple(pubKey, receivedMNAuthChallenge, peer.IsInboundConn()));
+            return ::SerializeHash(std::make_tuple(pubKey, receivedMNAuthChallenge, peer.IsInboundConn()));
         } else {
-            signHash = ::SerializeHash(std::make_tuple(pubKey, receivedMNAuthChallenge, peer.IsInboundConn(), nOurNodeVersion));
+            return ::SerializeHash(std::make_tuple(pubKey, receivedMNAuthChallenge, peer.IsInboundConn(), nOurNodeVersion));
         }
+    }();
 
-        mnauth.proRegTxHash = ::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash();
-    } // ::activeMasternodeManager->cs
+    mnauth.proRegTxHash = ::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash();
 
     mnauth.sig = ::activeMasternodeManager->Sign(signHash);
 
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ PeerMsgRet CMNAuth::ProcessMessage(CNode& peer, CConnman& connman, const CDeterm
     }
 
     const uint256 myProTxHash = fMasternodeMode ?
-                                WITH_LOCK(::activeMasternodeManager->cs, return ::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash()) :
+                                ::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash() :
                                 uint256();
 
     connman.ForEachNode([&](CNode* pnode2) {
diff --git a/src/governance/governance.cpp b/src/governance/governance.cpp
index 923ef2bdec..b7569017f7 100644
--- a/src/governance/governance.cpp
+++ b/src/governance/governance.cpp
@@ -691,14 +691,11 @@ std::optional<const CGovernanceObject> CGovernanceManager::CreateGovernanceTrigg
         return std::nullopt;
     }
 
-    {
-        LOCK(::activeMasternodeManager->cs);
-        if (mn_payees.front()->proTxHash != ::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash()) {
-            LogPrint(BCLog::GOBJECT, "CGovernanceManager::%s we are not the payee, skipping\n", __func__);
-            return std::nullopt;
-        }
-        gov_sb.SetMasternodeOutpoint(::activeMasternodeManager->GetOutPoint());
-    } // ::activeMasternodeManager->cs
+    if (mn_payees.front()->proTxHash != ::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash()) {
+        LogPrint(BCLog::GOBJECT, "CGovernanceManager::%s we are not the payee, skipping\n", __func__);
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    gov_sb.SetMasternodeOutpoint(::activeMasternodeManager->GetOutPoint());
     gov_sb.Sign(*::activeMasternodeManager);
 
     if (std::string strError; !gov_sb.IsValidLocally(m_dmnman->GetListAtChainTip(), strError, true)) {
@@ -720,7 +717,7 @@ void CGovernanceManager::VoteGovernanceTriggers(const std::optional<const CGover
 {
     // only active masternodes can vote on triggers
     if (!fMasternodeMode) return;
-    if (WITH_LOCK(::activeMasternodeManager->cs, return ::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash().IsNull())) return;
+    if (::activeMasternodeManager->GetProTxHash().IsNull()) return;
 
     LOCK2(cs_main, cs);
 
@@ -763,7 +760,7 @@ void CGovernanceManager::VoteGovernanceTriggers(const std::optional<const CGover
 
 bool CGovernanceManager::VoteFundingTrigger(const uint256& nHash, const vote_outcome_enum_t outcome, CConnman& connman)
 {
-    CGovernanceVote vote(WITH_LOCK(::activeMasternodeManager->cs, return ::activeMasternodeManager->GetOutPoint()), nHash, VOTE_SIGNAL_FUNDING, outcome);
+    CGovernanceVote vote(::activeMasternodeManager->GetOutPoint(), nHash, VOTE_SIGNAL_FUNDING, outcome);
     vote.SetTime(GetAdjustedTime());
     vote.Sign(*::activeMasternodeManager);
 
diff --git a/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp b/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
index 3edf5446e8..2474100727 100644
--- a/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/dkgsessionhandler.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ bool CDKGSessionHandler::InitNewQuorum(const CBlockIndex* pQuorumBaseBlockIndex)
     }
 
     auto mns = utils::GetAllQuorumMembers(params.type, m_dmnman, pQuorumBaseBlockIndex);
-    if (!curSession->Init(pQuorumBaseBlockIndex, mns, WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash()), quorumIndex)) {
+    if (!curSession->Init(pQuorumBaseBlockIndex, mns, m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash(), quorumIndex)) {
         LogPrintf("CDKGSessionManager::%s -- height[%d] quorum initialization failed for %s qi[%d] mns[%d]\n", __func__, pQuorumBaseBlockIndex->nHeight, curSession->params.name, quorumIndex, mns.size());
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/llmq/quorums.cpp b/src/llmq/quorums.cpp
index 8b6e7205ab..1aa34122b9 100644
--- a/src/llmq/quorums.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/quorums.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ bool CQuorum::SetVerificationVector(const std::vector<CBLSPublicKey>& quorumVecI
 
 bool CQuorum::SetSecretKeyShare(const CBLSSecretKey& secretKeyShare, const CActiveMasternodeManager& mn_activeman)
 {
-    if (!secretKeyShare.IsValid() || (secretKeyShare.GetPublicKey() != GetPubKeyShare(WITH_LOCK(mn_activeman.cs, return GetMemberIndex(mn_activeman.GetProTxHash()))))) {
+    if (!secretKeyShare.IsValid() || (secretKeyShare.GetPublicKey() != GetPubKeyShare(GetMemberIndex(mn_activeman.GetProTxHash())))) {
         return false;
     }
     LOCK(cs);
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void CQuorumManager::TriggerQuorumDataRecoveryThreads(const CBlockIndex* pIndex)
         const uint256 proTxHash = [this]() {
             if (!fMasternodeMode) return uint256();
             assert(m_mn_activeman);
-            return WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash());
+            return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash();
         }();
 
         bool fWeAreQuorumTypeMember = ranges::any_of(vecQuorums, [&proTxHash](const auto& pQuorum) {
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void CQuorumManager::CheckQuorumConnections(const Consensus::LLMQParams& llmqPar
     const uint256 myProTxHash = [this]() {
         if (!fMasternodeMode) return uint256();
         assert(m_mn_activeman);
-        return WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash());
+        return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash();
     }();
 
     bool isISType = llmqParams.type == Params().GetConsensus().llmqTypeDIP0024InstantSend;
@@ -664,10 +664,10 @@ size_t CQuorumManager::GetQuorumRecoveryStartOffset(const CQuorumCPtr pQuorum, c
     std::sort(vecProTxHashes.begin(), vecProTxHashes.end());
     size_t nIndex{0};
     {
-        LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs);
+        auto my_protx_hash = m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash();
         for (const auto i : irange::range(vecProTxHashes.size())) {
             // cppcheck-suppress useStlAlgorithm
-            if (m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash() == vecProTxHashes[i]) {
+            if (my_protx_hash == vecProTxHashes[i]) {
                 nIndex = i;
                 break;
             }
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ void CQuorumManager::StartQuorumDataRecoveryThread(const CQuorumCPtr pQuorum, co
 
         vecMemberHashes.reserve(pQuorum->qc->validMembers.size());
         for (auto& member : pQuorum->members) {
-            if (pQuorum->IsValidMember(member->proTxHash) && member->proTxHash != WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash())) {
+            if (pQuorum->IsValidMember(member->proTxHash) && member->proTxHash != m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash()) {
                 vecMemberHashes.push_back(member->proTxHash);
             }
         }
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ void CQuorumManager::StartQuorumDataRecoveryThread(const CQuorumCPtr pQuorum, co
                 printLog("Connect");
             }
 
-            auto proTxHash = WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash());
+            auto proTxHash = m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash();
             connman.ForEachNode([&](CNode* pNode) {
                 auto verifiedProRegTxHash = pNode->GetVerifiedProRegTxHash();
                 if (pCurrentMemberHash == nullptr || verifiedProRegTxHash != *pCurrentMemberHash) {
diff --git a/src/llmq/signing.cpp b/src/llmq/signing.cpp
index f088895773..afd2c52cf3 100644
--- a/src/llmq/signing.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/signing.cpp
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ bool CSigningManager::AsyncSignIfMember(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, CSigShares
     if (!fMasternodeMode) return false;
 
     assert(m_mn_activeman);
-    if (WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash().IsNull())) return false;
+    if (m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash().IsNull()) return false;
 
     const CQuorumCPtr quorum = [&]() {
         if (quorumHash.IsNull()) {
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ bool CSigningManager::AsyncSignIfMember(Consensus::LLMQType llmqType, CSigShares
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return quorum->IsValidMember(m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash()))) {
+    if (!quorum->IsValidMember(m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash())) {
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/llmq/signing_shares.cpp b/src/llmq/signing_shares.cpp
index 395e7d1723..50cb75e832 100644
--- a/src/llmq/signing_shares.cpp
+++ b/src/llmq/signing_shares.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void CSigSharesManager::ProcessMessage(const CNode& pfrom, const CSporkManager&
     if (!fMasternodeMode) return;
 
     assert(m_mn_activeman);
-    if (WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash().IsNull())) return;
+    if (m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash().IsNull()) return;
 
     if (sporkman.IsSporkActive(SPORK_21_QUORUM_ALL_CONNECTED) && msg_type == NetMsgType::QSIGSHARE) {
         std::vector<CSigShare> receivedSigShares;
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void CSigSharesManager::ProcessMessageSigShare(NodeId fromId, const CSigShare& s
         // quorum is too old
         return;
     }
-    if (!quorum->IsMember(WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash()))) {
+    if (!quorum->IsMember(m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash())) {
         // we're not a member so we can't verify it (we actually shouldn't have received it)
         return;
     }
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ bool CSigSharesManager::PreVerifyBatchedSigShares(const CActiveMasternodeManager
         // quorum is too old
         return false;
     }
-    if (!session.quorum->IsMember(WITH_LOCK(mn_activeman.cs, return mn_activeman.GetProTxHash()))) {
+    if (!session.quorum->IsMember(mn_activeman.GetProTxHash())) {
         // we're not a member so we can't verify it (we actually shouldn't have received it)
         return false;
     }
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ void CSigSharesManager::ProcessSigShare(const CSigShare& sigShare, const CConnma
 
     // prepare node set for direct-push in case this is our sig share
     std::set<NodeId> quorumNodes;
-    if (!IsAllMembersConnectedEnabled(llmqType, m_sporkman) && sigShare.getQuorumMember() == quorum->GetMemberIndex(WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash()))) {
+    if (!IsAllMembersConnectedEnabled(llmqType, m_sporkman) && sigShare.getQuorumMember() == quorum->GetMemberIndex(m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash())) {
         quorumNodes = connman.GetMasternodeQuorumNodes(sigShare.getLlmqType(), sigShare.getQuorumHash());
     }
 
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ std::optional<CSigShare> CSigSharesManager::CreateSigShare(const CQuorumCPtr& qu
     assert(m_mn_activeman);
 
     cxxtimer::Timer t(true);
-    auto activeMasterNodeProTxHash = WITH_LOCK(m_mn_activeman->cs, return m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash());
+    auto activeMasterNodeProTxHash = m_mn_activeman->GetProTxHash();
 
     if (!quorum->IsValidMember(activeMasterNodeProTxHash)) {
         return std::nullopt;
diff --git a/src/masternode/node.cpp b/src/masternode/node.cpp
index b822728dc1..dd3d128f57 100644
--- a/src/masternode/node.cpp
+++ b/src/masternode/node.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CActiveMasternodeManager::CActiveMasternodeManager(const CBLSSecretKey& sk, CCon
 
 std::string CActiveMasternodeManager::GetStateString() const
 {
-    switch (WITH_LOCK(cs, return m_state)) {
+    switch (WITH_READ_LOCK(cs, return m_state)) {
     case MASTERNODE_WAITING_FOR_PROTX:
         return "WAITING_FOR_PROTX";
     case MASTERNODE_POSE_BANNED:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ std::string CActiveMasternodeManager::GetStateString() const
 
 std::string CActiveMasternodeManager::GetStatus() const
 {
-    LOCK(cs);
+    READ_LOCK(cs);
     switch (m_state) {
     case MASTERNODE_WAITING_FOR_PROTX:
         return "Waiting for ProTx to appear on-chain";
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ std::string CActiveMasternodeManager::GetStatus() const
     }
 }
 
-void CActiveMasternodeManager::Init(const CBlockIndex* pindex)
+void CActiveMasternodeManager::InitInternal(const CBlockIndex* pindex)
 {
-    LOCK(cs);
+    AssertLockHeld(cs);
 
     if (!fMasternodeMode) return;
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void CActiveMasternodeManager::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, con
 
     if (!DeploymentDIP0003Enforced(pindexNew->nHeight, Params().GetConsensus())) return;
 
-    const auto [cur_state, cur_protx_hash] = WITH_LOCK(cs, return std::make_pair(m_state, m_info.proTxHash));
+    const auto [cur_state, cur_protx_hash] = WITH_READ_LOCK(cs, return std::make_pair(m_state, m_info.proTxHash));
     if (cur_state == MASTERNODE_READY) {
         auto oldMNList = Assert(m_dmnman)->GetListForBlock(pindexNew->pprev);
         auto newMNList = m_dmnman->GetListForBlock(pindexNew);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void CActiveMasternodeManager::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, con
             m_info.proTxHash = uint256();
             m_info.outpoint.SetNull();
             // MN might have reappeared in same block with a new ProTx
-            Init(pindexNew);
+            InitInternal(pindexNew);
         };
 
         if (!newMNList.IsMNValid(cur_protx_hash)) {
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ void CActiveMasternodeManager::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, con
 
 bool CActiveMasternodeManager::GetLocalAddress(CService& addrRet)
 {
+    AssertLockHeld(cs);
     // First try to find whatever our own local address is known internally.
     // Addresses could be specified via externalip or bind option, discovered via UPnP
     // or added by TorController. Use some random dummy IPv4 peer to prefer the one
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ bool CActiveMasternodeManager::GetLocalAddress(CService& addrRet)
     if (!fFoundLocal) {
         bool empty = true;
         // If we have some peers, let's try to find our local address from one of them
-        auto service = WITH_LOCK(cs, return m_info.service);
+        auto service = m_info.service;
         m_connman.ForEachNodeContinueIf(CConnman::AllNodes, [&](CNode* pnode) {
             empty = false;
             if (pnode->addr.IsIPv4())
@@ -216,7 +217,6 @@ bool CActiveMasternodeManager::GetLocalAddress(CService& addrRet)
         });
         // nothing and no live connections, can't do anything for now
         if (empty) {
-            LOCK(cs);
             m_error = "Can't detect valid external address. Please consider using the externalip configuration option if problem persists. Make sure to use IPv4 address only.";
             LogPrintf("CActiveMasternodeManager::GetLocalAddress -- ERROR: %s\n", m_error);
             return false;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ template <template <typename> class EncryptedObj, typename Obj>
                                                      int version) const
 {
     AssertLockNotHeld(cs);
-    return WITH_LOCK(cs, return obj.Decrypt(idx, m_info.blsKeyOperator, ret_obj, version));
+    return WITH_READ_LOCK(cs, return obj.Decrypt(idx, m_info.blsKeyOperator, ret_obj, version));
 }
 template bool CActiveMasternodeManager::Decrypt(const CBLSIESEncryptedObject<CBLSSecretKey>& obj, size_t idx,
                                                 CBLSSecretKey& ret_obj, int version) const;
@@ -248,18 +248,19 @@ template bool CActiveMasternodeManager::Decrypt(const CBLSIESMultiRecipientObjec
 [[nodiscard]] CBLSSignature CActiveMasternodeManager::Sign(const uint256& hash) const
 {
     AssertLockNotHeld(cs);
-    return WITH_LOCK(cs, return m_info.blsKeyOperator.Sign(hash));
+    return WITH_READ_LOCK(cs, return m_info.blsKeyOperator.Sign(hash));
 }
 
 [[nodiscard]] CBLSSignature CActiveMasternodeManager::Sign(const uint256& hash, const bool is_legacy) const
 {
     AssertLockNotHeld(cs);
-    return WITH_LOCK(cs, return m_info.blsKeyOperator.Sign(hash, is_legacy));
+    return WITH_READ_LOCK(cs, return m_info.blsKeyOperator.Sign(hash, is_legacy));
 }
 
 // We need to pass a copy as opposed to a const ref because CBLSPublicKeyVersionWrapper
 // does not accept a const ref in its construction args
 [[nodiscard]] CBLSPublicKey CActiveMasternodeManager::GetPubKey() const
 {
+    READ_LOCK(cs);
     return m_info.blsPubKeyOperator;
 }
diff --git a/src/masternode/node.h b/src/masternode/node.h
index 4cce4332b6..a06a25e542 100644
--- a/src/masternode/node.h
+++ b/src/masternode/node.h
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ public:
         MASTERNODE_ERROR,
     };
 
-    mutable RecursiveMutex cs;
-
 private:
+    mutable SharedMutex cs;
     masternode_state_t m_state GUARDED_BY(cs) {MASTERNODE_WAITING_FOR_PROTX};
     CActiveMasternodeInfo m_info GUARDED_BY(cs);
     std::string m_error GUARDED_BY(cs);
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ public:
 
     void UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const CBlockIndex* pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload) override;
 
-    void Init(const CBlockIndex* pindex);
+    void Init(const CBlockIndex* pindex) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(cs) { LOCK(cs); InitInternal(pindex); };
 
     std::string GetStateString() const;
     std::string GetStatus() const;
@@ -70,14 +69,15 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] CBLSSignature Sign(const uint256& hash, const bool is_legacy) const LOCKS_EXCLUDED(cs);
 
     /* TODO: Reconsider external locking */
-    [[nodiscard]] const COutPoint& GetOutPoint() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs) { return m_info.outpoint; }
-    [[nodiscard]] const uint256& GetProTxHash() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs) { return m_info.proTxHash; }
-    [[nodiscard]] const CService& GetService() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs) { return m_info.service; }
-    [[nodiscard]] CBLSPublicKey GetPubKey() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs);
-    [[nodiscard]] bool IsLegacy() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs) { return m_info.legacy; }
+    [[nodiscard]] COutPoint GetOutPoint() const { READ_LOCK(cs); return m_info.outpoint; }
+    [[nodiscard]] uint256 GetProTxHash() const { READ_LOCK(cs); return m_info.proTxHash; }
+    [[nodiscard]] CService GetService() const { READ_LOCK(cs); return m_info.service; }
+    [[nodiscard]] CBLSPublicKey GetPubKey() const;
+    [[nodiscard]] bool IsLegacy() const { READ_LOCK(cs); return m_info.legacy; }
 
 private:
-    bool GetLocalAddress(CService& addrRet);
+    void InitInternal(const CBlockIndex* pindex) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs);
+    bool GetLocalAddress(CService& addrRet) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs);
 };
 
 extern std::unique_ptr<CActiveMasternodeManager> activeMasternodeManager;
diff --git a/src/rpc/governance.cpp b/src/rpc/governance.cpp
index fede610ed2..cf271484b1 100644
--- a/src/rpc/governance.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/governance.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ static UniValue gobject_submit(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     if (fMasternodeMode) {
         CHECK_NONFATAL(node.mn_activeman);
 
-        LOCK(node.mn_activeman->cs);
         const bool fMnFound = mnList.HasValidMNByCollateral(node.mn_activeman->GetOutPoint());
 
         LogPrint(BCLog::GOBJECT, "gobject_submit -- pubKeyOperator = %s, outpoint = %s, params.size() = %lld, fMnFound = %d\n",
diff --git a/src/rpc/masternode.cpp b/src/rpc/masternode.cpp
index 9ca837c5a1..5a58c5366a 100644
--- a/src/rpc/masternode.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/masternode.cpp
@@ -265,15 +265,10 @@ static UniValue masternode_status(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
     CHECK_NONFATAL(node.mn_activeman);
 
     UniValue mnObj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-    CDeterministicMNCPtr dmn;
-    {
-        LOCK(node.mn_activeman->cs);
-
-        // keep compatibility with legacy status for now (might get deprecated/removed later)
-        mnObj.pushKV("outpoint", node.mn_activeman->GetOutPoint().ToStringShort());
-        mnObj.pushKV("service", node.mn_activeman->GetService().ToString());
-        dmn = node.dmnman->GetListAtChainTip().GetMN(node.mn_activeman->GetProTxHash());
-    }
+    // keep compatibility with legacy status for now (might get deprecated/removed later)
+    mnObj.pushKV("outpoint", node.mn_activeman->GetOutPoint().ToStringShort());
+    mnObj.pushKV("service", node.mn_activeman->GetService().ToString());
+    CDeterministicMNCPtr dmn = node.dmnman->GetListAtChainTip().GetMN(node.mn_activeman->GetProTxHash());
     if (dmn) {
         mnObj.pushKV("proTxHash", dmn->proTxHash.ToString());
         mnObj.pushKV("type", std::string(GetMnType(dmn->nType).description));
diff --git a/src/rpc/quorums.cpp b/src/rpc/quorums.cpp
index 8a3f17391b..9692655675 100644
--- a/src/rpc/quorums.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/quorums.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static UniValue quorum_dkgstatus(const JSONRPCRequest& request, CDeterministicMN
     const uint256 proTxHash = [&mn_activeman]() {
         if (!fMasternodeMode) return uint256();
         CHECK_NONFATAL(mn_activeman);
-        return WITH_LOCK(mn_activeman->cs, return mn_activeman->GetProTxHash());
+        return mn_activeman->GetProTxHash();
     }();
 
     UniValue minableCommitments(UniValue::VARR);