diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a3355bd109..d7388077ef 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2043,25 +2043,25 @@ bool SetBestChain(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex* pindexNew)
 }
 
 
-bool CBlock::AddToBlockIndex(CValidationState &state, const CDiskBlockPos &pos)
+bool AddToBlockIndex(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, const CDiskBlockPos& pos)
 {
     // Check for duplicate
-    uint256 hash = GetHash();
+    uint256 hash = block.GetHash();
     if (mapBlockIndex.count(hash))
         return state.Invalid(error("AddToBlockIndex() : %s already exists", hash.ToString().c_str()));
 
     // Construct new block index object
-    CBlockIndex* pindexNew = new CBlockIndex(*this);
+    CBlockIndex* pindexNew = new CBlockIndex(block);
     assert(pindexNew);
     map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::iterator mi = mapBlockIndex.insert(make_pair(hash, pindexNew)).first;
     pindexNew->phashBlock = &((*mi).first);
-    map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::iterator miPrev = mapBlockIndex.find(hashPrevBlock);
+    map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::iterator miPrev = mapBlockIndex.find(block.hashPrevBlock);
     if (miPrev != mapBlockIndex.end())
     {
         pindexNew->pprev = (*miPrev).second;
         pindexNew->nHeight = pindexNew->pprev->nHeight + 1;
     }
-    pindexNew->nTx = vtx.size();
+    pindexNew->nTx = block.vtx.size();
     pindexNew->nChainWork = (pindexNew->pprev ? pindexNew->pprev->nChainWork : 0) + pindexNew->GetBlockWork().getuint256();
     pindexNew->nChainTx = (pindexNew->pprev ? pindexNew->pprev->nChainTx : 0) + pindexNew->nTx;
     pindexNew->nFile = pos.nFile;
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ bool CBlock::AddToBlockIndex(CValidationState &state, const CDiskBlockPos &pos)
         // Notify UI to display prev block's coinbase if it was ours
         static uint256 hashPrevBestCoinBase;
         UpdatedTransaction(hashPrevBestCoinBase);
-        hashPrevBestCoinBase = GetTxHash(0);
+        hashPrevBestCoinBase = block.GetTxHash(0);
     }
 
     if (!pblocktree->Flush())
@@ -2314,7 +2314,7 @@ bool CBlock::AcceptBlock(CValidationState &state, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
         if (dbp == NULL)
             if (!WriteBlockToDisk(*this, blockPos))
                 return state.Abort(_("Failed to write block"));
-        if (!AddToBlockIndex(state, blockPos))
+        if (!AddToBlockIndex(*this, state, blockPos))
             return error("AcceptBlock() : AddToBlockIndex failed");
     } catch(std::runtime_error &e) {
         return state.Abort(_("System error: ") + e.what());
@@ -2852,7 +2852,7 @@ bool InitBlockIndex() {
                 return error("LoadBlockIndex() : FindBlockPos failed");
             if (!WriteBlockToDisk(block, blockPos))
                 return error("LoadBlockIndex() : writing genesis block to disk failed");
-            if (!block.AddToBlockIndex(state, blockPos))
+            if (!AddToBlockIndex(block, state, blockPos))
                 return error("LoadBlockIndex() : genesis block not accepted");
         } catch(std::runtime_error &e) {
             return error("LoadBlockIndex() : failed to initialize block database: %s", e.what());
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 2c59644551..e44844a79e 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -703,9 +703,6 @@ public:
     }
 
 
-    // Add this block to the block index, and if necessary, switch the active block chain to this
-    bool AddToBlockIndex(CValidationState &state, const CDiskBlockPos &pos);
-
     // Context-independent validity checks
     bool CheckBlock(CValidationState &state, bool fCheckPOW=true, bool fCheckMerkleRoot=true) const;
 
@@ -732,6 +729,8 @@ bool DisconnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex
 // Apply the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins
 bool ConnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool fJustCheck = false);
 
+// Add this block to the block index, and if necessary, switch the active block chain to this
+bool AddToBlockIndex(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, const CDiskBlockPos& pos);