diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index bd9fa4e499..0ae823a5fd 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1901,6 +1901,8 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
                 strLoadError = _("Error loading block database");
                 break;
             case ChainstateLoadingError::ERROR_BAD_GENESIS_BLOCK:
+                // If the loaded chain has a wrong genesis, bail out immediately
+                // (we're likely using a testnet datadir, or the other way around).
                 return InitError(_("Incorrect or no genesis block found. Wrong datadir for network?"));
             case ChainstateLoadingError::ERROR_BAD_DEVNET_GENESIS_BLOCK:
                 return InitError(_("Incorrect or no devnet genesis block found. Wrong datadir for devnet specified?"));
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.cpp b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
index 96652513a9..0b81986ee4 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadingError> LoadChainstate(bool fReset,
                 return ChainstateLoadingError::ERROR_TXINDEX_DISABLED_WHEN_GOV_ENABLED;
             }
 
-            // If the loaded chain has a wrong genesis, bail out immediately
-            // (we're likely using a testnet datadir, or the other way around).
             if (!chainman.BlockIndex().empty() &&
                     !chainman.m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(chainparams.GetConsensus().hashGenesisBlock)) {
                 return ChainstateLoadingError::ERROR_BAD_GENESIS_BLOCK;