diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 988976028dd..545f6068d9f 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1657,7 +1657,10 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
     }
 
     chainman.m_load_block = std::thread(&util::TraceThread, "loadblk", [=, &chainman, &args] {
-        ThreadImport(chainman, vImportFiles, ShouldPersistMempool(args) ? MempoolPath(args) : fs::path{});
+        // Import blocks
+        ThreadImport(chainman, vImportFiles);
+        // Load mempool from disk
+        chainman.ActiveChainstate().LoadMempool(ShouldPersistMempool(args) ? MempoolPath(args) : fs::path{});
     });
 
     // Wait for genesis block to be processed
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index 191b6dc2f5f..461ec10f66c 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-void ThreadImport(ChainstateManager& chainman, std::vector<fs::path> vImportFiles, const fs::path& mempool_path)
+void ThreadImport(ChainstateManager& chainman, std::vector<fs::path> vImportFiles)
 {
     ScheduleBatchPriority();
 
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ void ThreadImport(ChainstateManager& chainman, std::vector<fs::path> vImportFile
             return;
         }
     } // End scope of ImportingNow
-    chainman.ActiveChainstate().LoadMempool(mempool_path);
+
     g_indexes_ready_to_sync = true;
 }
 } // namespace node
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.h b/src/node/blockstorage.h
index 36b8aa48061..4895e582e90 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.h
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public:
     void CleanupBlockRevFiles() const;
 };
 
-void ThreadImport(ChainstateManager& chainman, std::vector<fs::path> vImportFiles, const fs::path& mempool_path);
+void ThreadImport(ChainstateManager& chainman, std::vector<fs::path> vImportFiles);
 } // namespace node
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_NODE_BLOCKSTORAGE_H