3 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 679bf80047..e495a68d55 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ bool AppInitParameterInteraction()
 
     // also see: InitParameterInteraction()
 
-    if (!fs::is_directory(GetBlocksDir(false))) {
+    if (!fs::is_directory(GetBlocksDir())) {
         return InitError(strprintf(_("Specified blocks directory \"%s\" does not exist."), gArgs.GetArg("-blocksdir", "").c_str()));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/util/system.cpp b/src/util/system.cpp
index a4bf126900..7f2e9a3114 100644
--- a/src/util/system.cpp
+++ b/src/util/system.cpp
@@ -749,18 +749,17 @@ fs::path GetDefaultDataDir()
 #endif
 }
 
-static fs::path g_blocks_path_cached;
 static fs::path g_blocks_path_cache_net_specific;
 static fs::path pathCached;
 static fs::path pathCachedNetSpecific;
 static CCriticalSection csPathCached;
 
-const fs::path &GetBlocksDir(bool fNetSpecific)
+const fs::path &GetBlocksDir()
 {
 
     LOCK(csPathCached);
 
-    fs::path &path = fNetSpecific ? g_blocks_path_cache_net_specific : g_blocks_path_cached;
+    fs::path &path = g_blocks_path_cache_net_specific;
 
     // This can be called during exceptions by LogPrintf(), so we cache the
     // value so we don't have to do memory allocations after that.
@@ -776,9 +775,8 @@ const fs::path &GetBlocksDir(bool fNetSpecific)
     } else {
         path = GetDataDir(false);
     }
-    if (fNetSpecific)
-        path /= BaseParams().DataDir();
 
+    path /= BaseParams().DataDir();
     path /= "blocks";
     fs::create_directories(path);
     return path;
@@ -822,7 +820,6 @@ void ClearDatadirCache()
 
     pathCached = fs::path();
     pathCachedNetSpecific = fs::path();
-    g_blocks_path_cached = fs::path();
     g_blocks_path_cache_net_specific = fs::path();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/system.h b/src/util/system.h
index dca32cc6fc..5932e55793 100644
--- a/src/util/system.h
+++ b/src/util/system.h
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ void ReleaseDirectoryLocks();
 
 bool TryCreateDirectories(const fs::path& p);
 fs::path GetDefaultDataDir();
-const fs::path &GetBlocksDir(bool fNetSpecific = true);
+// The blocks directory is always net specific.
+const fs::path &GetBlocksDir();
 const fs::path &GetDataDir(bool fNetSpecific = true);
 void ClearDatadirCache();
 fs::path GetConfigFile(const std::string& confPath);