diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.h b/src/node/blockstorage.h
index a6dfe7bccd..ae7319d5ea 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.h
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.h
@@ -185,13 +185,6 @@ public:
 
     //! Check whether the block associated with this index entry is pruned or not.
     bool IsBlockPruned(const CBlockIndex* pblockindex) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
-
-    /**
-     * Return the spend height, which is one more than the inputs.GetBestBlock().
-     * While checking, GetBestBlock() refers to the parent block. (protected by cs_main)
-     * This is also true for mempool checks.
-     */
-    int GetSpendHeight(const CCoinsViewCache& inputs) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);
 };
 
 void CleanupBlockRevFiles();
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 54e5977423..c1ce89902c 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     // to coins_to_uncache)
     m_view.SetBackend(m_dummy);
 
+    assert(m_active_chainstate.m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(m_view.GetBestBlock()) == m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip());
+
     // Only accept BIP68 sequence locked transactions that can be mined in the next
     // block; we don't want our mempool filled up with transactions that can't
     // be mined yet.
@@ -701,7 +703,8 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     if (!CheckSequenceLocks(m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip(), m_view, tx, STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS, &lp))
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_PREMATURE_SPEND, "non-BIP68-final");
 
-    if (!Consensus::CheckTxInputs(tx, state, m_view, m_active_chainstate.m_blockman.GetSpendHeight(m_view), ws.m_base_fees)) {
+    // The mempool holds txs for the next block, so pass height+1 to CheckTxInputs
+    if (!Consensus::CheckTxInputs(tx, state, m_view, m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Height() + 1, ws.m_base_fees)) {
         return false; // state filled in by CheckTxInputs
     }
 
@@ -1401,14 +1404,6 @@ bool CScriptCheck::operator()() {
     return VerifyScript(scriptSig, m_tx_out.scriptPubKey, nFlags, CachingTransactionSignatureChecker(ptxTo, nIn, m_tx_out.nValue, txdata, cacheStore), &error);
 }
 
-int BlockManager::GetSpendHeight(const CCoinsViewCache& inputs)
-{
-    AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
-    CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = LookupBlockIndex(inputs.GetBestBlock());
-    return pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
-}
-
-
 static CuckooCache::cache<uint256, SignatureCacheHasher> g_scriptExecutionCache;
 static CSHA256 g_scriptExecutionCacheHasher;