1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 6960415e2e..d221012afa 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -973,7 +973,6 @@ UniValue reconsiderblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 
     std::string strHash = params[0].get_str();
     uint256 hash(uint256S(strHash));
-    CValidationState state;
 
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
@@ -981,12 +980,11 @@ UniValue reconsiderblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Block not found");
 
         CBlockIndex* pblockindex = mapBlockIndex[hash];
-        ReconsiderBlock(state, pblockindex);
+        ReconsiderBlock(pblockindex);
     }
 
-    if (state.IsValid()) {
-        ActivateBestChain(state, Params());
-    }
+    CValidationState state;
+    ActivateBestChain(state, Params());
 
     if (!state.IsValid()) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_DATABASE_ERROR, state.GetRejectReason());