diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index eb4fd0d685..88610adfcb 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1971,7 +1971,8 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
                                              fReindexChainState,
                                              chainparams,
                                              check_blocks,
-                                             args.GetArg("-checklevel", DEFAULT_CHECKLEVEL));
+                                             args.GetArg("-checklevel", DEFAULT_CHECKLEVEL),
+                                             static_cast<int64_t(*)()>(GetTime));
             } catch (const std::exception& e) {
                 LogPrintf("%s\n", e.what());
                 rv2 = ChainstateLoadVerifyError::ERROR_GENERIC_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.cpp b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
index 59a91679ef..6ea69fcbb5 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <chainparams.h> // for CChainParams
 #include <deploymentstatus.h> // for DeploymentActiveAfter
-#include <util/time.h> // for GetTime
 #include <node/blockstorage.h> // for CleanupBlockRevFiles, fHavePruned, fReindex
 #include <shutdown.h> // for ShutdownRequested
 #include <validation.h> // for a lot of things
@@ -233,7 +232,8 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadVerifyError> VerifyLoadedChainstate(ChainstateManage
                                                                 bool fReindexChainState,
                                                                 const CChainParams& chainparams,
                                                                 unsigned int check_blocks,
-                                                                unsigned int check_level)
+                                                                unsigned int check_level,
+                                                                std::function<int64_t()> get_unix_time_seconds)
 {
     auto is_coinsview_empty = [&](CChainState* chainstate) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main) {
         return fReset || fReindexChainState || chainstate->CoinsTip().GetBestBlock().IsNull();
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadVerifyError> VerifyLoadedChainstate(ChainstateManage
         for (CChainState* chainstate : chainman.GetAll()) {
             if (!is_coinsview_empty(chainstate)) {
                 const CBlockIndex* tip = chainstate->m_chain.Tip();
-                if (tip && tip->nTime > GetTime() + MAX_FUTURE_BLOCK_TIME) {
+                if (tip && tip->nTime > get_unix_time_seconds() + 2 * 60 * 60) {
                     return ChainstateLoadVerifyError::ERROR_BLOCK_FROM_FUTURE;
                 }
                 const bool v19active{DeploymentActiveAfter(tip, chainparams.GetConsensus(), Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_V19)};
diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.h b/src/node/chainstate.h
index 442d8b5f92..c838fd7851 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.h
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ std::optional<ChainstateLoadVerifyError> VerifyLoadedChainstate(ChainstateManage
                                                                 bool fReindexChainState,
                                                                 const CChainParams& chainparams,
                                                                 unsigned int check_blocks,
-                                                                unsigned int check_level);
+                                                                unsigned int check_level,
+                                                                std::function<int64_t()> get_unix_time_seconds);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_NODE_CHAINSTATE_H