diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index e1eddfa0ec6..eca3577f275 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1483,12 +1483,6 @@ bool AppInitMain()
                     return InitError(_("Incorrect or no genesis block found. Wrong datadir for network?"));
                 }
 
-                // Check for changed -txindex state
-                if (fTxIndex != gArgs.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX)) {
-                    strLoadError = _("You need to rebuild the database using -reindex to change -txindex");
-                    break;
-                }
-
                 // Check for changed -prune state.  What we are concerned about is a user who has pruned blocks
                 // in the past, but is now trying to run unpruned.
                 if (fHavePruned && !fPruneMode) {
diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index 7bdf09812b0..6564a6b4848 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <coins.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <core_io.h>
+#include <index/txindex.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <keystore.h>
 #include <validation.h>
@@ -176,10 +177,10 @@ UniValue getrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 throw JSONRPCError(RPC_MISC_ERROR, "Block not available");
             }
             errmsg = "No such transaction found in the provided block";
+        } else if (!g_txindex) {
+            errmsg = "No such mempool transaction. Use -txindex to enable blockchain transaction queries";
         } else {
-            errmsg = fTxIndex
-              ? "No such mempool or blockchain transaction"
-              : "No such mempool transaction. Use -txindex to enable blockchain transaction queries";
+            errmsg = "No such mempool or blockchain transaction";
         }
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, errmsg + ". Use gettransaction for wallet transactions.");
     }
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index bce8c4f9e97..5ea81bfc98c 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <cuckoocache.h>
 #include <hash.h>
+#include <index/txindex.h>
 #include <init.h>
 #include <policy/fees.h>
 #include <policy/policy.h>
@@ -217,7 +218,6 @@ uint256 g_best_block;
 int nScriptCheckThreads = 0;
 std::atomic_bool fImporting(false);
 std::atomic_bool fReindex(false);
-bool fTxIndex = false;
 bool fHavePruned = false;
 bool fPruneMode = false;
 bool fIsBareMultisigStd = DEFAULT_PERMIT_BAREMULTISIG;
@@ -1028,9 +1028,9 @@ bool GetTransaction(const uint256& hash, CTransactionRef& txOut, const Consensus
             return true;
         }
 
-        if (fTxIndex) {
+        if (g_txindex) {
             CDiskTxPos postx;
-            if (pblocktree->ReadTxIndex(hash, postx)) {
+            if (g_txindex->FindTx(hash, postx)) {
                 CAutoFile file(OpenBlockFile(postx, true), SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
                 if (file.IsNull())
                     return error("%s: OpenBlockFile failed", __func__);
@@ -1668,26 +1668,6 @@ static bool WriteUndoDataForBlock(const CBlockUndo& blockundo, CValidationState&
     return true;
 }
 
-static bool WriteTxIndexDataForBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex)
-{
-    if (!fTxIndex) return true;
-
-    CDiskTxPos pos(pindex->GetBlockPos(), GetSizeOfCompactSize(block.vtx.size()));
-    std::vector<std::pair<uint256, CDiskTxPos> > vPos;
-    vPos.reserve(block.vtx.size());
-    for (const CTransactionRef& tx : block.vtx)
-    {
-        vPos.push_back(std::make_pair(tx->GetHash(), pos));
-        pos.nTxOffset += ::GetSerializeSize(*tx, SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
-    }
-
-    if (!pblocktree->WriteTxIndex(vPos)) {
-        return AbortNode(state, "Failed to write transaction index");
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 static CCheckQueue<CScriptCheck> scriptcheckqueue(128);
 
 void ThreadScriptCheck() {
@@ -2079,9 +2059,6 @@ bool CChainState::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBl
         setDirtyBlockIndex.insert(pindex);
     }
 
-    if (!WriteTxIndexDataForBlock(block, state, pindex))
-        return false;
-
     assert(pindex->phashBlock);
     // add this block to the view's block chain
     view.SetBestBlock(pindex->GetBlockHash());
@@ -3903,10 +3880,6 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB(const CChainParams& chainparams)
     pblocktree->ReadReindexing(fReindexing);
     if(fReindexing) fReindex = true;
 
-    // Check whether we have a transaction index
-    pblocktree->ReadFlag("txindex", fTxIndex);
-    LogPrintf("%s: transaction index %s\n", __func__, fTxIndex ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -4300,9 +4273,6 @@ bool LoadBlockIndex(const CChainParams& chainparams)
         // needs_init.
 
         LogPrintf("Initializing databases...\n");
-        // Use the provided setting for -txindex in the new database
-        fTxIndex = gArgs.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX);
-        pblocktree->WriteFlag("txindex", fTxIndex);
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index b415a85053e..9b401007652 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ extern uint256 g_best_block;
 extern std::atomic_bool fImporting;
 extern std::atomic_bool fReindex;
 extern int nScriptCheckThreads;
-extern bool fTxIndex;
 extern bool fIsBareMultisigStd;
 extern bool fRequireStandard;
 extern bool fCheckBlockIndex;