1 files changed, 9 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 19363c0efb..619d3cea98 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -5423,6 +5423,15 @@ bool ChainstateManager::PopulateAndValidateSnapshot(
 
     assert(coins_cache.GetBestBlock() == base_blockhash);
 
+    CBlockIndex* snapshot_start_block = WITH_LOCK(::cs_main, return m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(base_blockhash));
+
+    if (!snapshot_start_block) {
+        // Needed for GetUTXOStats to determine the height
+        LogPrintf("[snapshot] Did not find snapshot start blockheader %s\n",
+                  base_blockhash.ToString());
+        return false;
+    }
+
     CCoinsStats stats;
     auto breakpoint_fnc = [] { /* TODO insert breakpoint here? */ };
 
@@ -5435,31 +5444,6 @@ bool ChainstateManager::PopulateAndValidateSnapshot(
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Ensure that the base blockhash appears in the known chain of valid headers. We're willing to
-    // wait a bit here because the snapshot may have been loaded on startup, before we've
-    // received headers from the network.
-
-    int max_secs_to_wait_for_headers = 60 * 10;
-    CBlockIndex* snapshot_start_block = nullptr;
-
-    while (max_secs_to_wait_for_headers > 0) {
-        snapshot_start_block = WITH_LOCK(::cs_main,
-            return m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(base_blockhash));
-        --max_secs_to_wait_for_headers;
-
-        if (!snapshot_start_block) {
-            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
-        } else {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (snapshot_start_block == nullptr) {
-        LogPrintf("[snapshot] timed out waiting for snapshot start blockheader %s\n",
-            base_blockhash.ToString());
-        return false;
-    }
-
     // Assert that the deserialized chainstate contents match the expected assumeutxo value.
 
     int base_height = snapshot_start_block->nHeight;