diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b49b545a31..05442057e4 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2460,7 +2460,6 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
 
     CCheckQueueControl<CScriptCheck> control(fScriptChecks && nScriptCheckThreads ? &scriptcheckqueue : NULL);
 
-    std::vector<uint256> vOrphanErase;
     std::vector<int> prevheights;
     CAmount nFees = 0;
     int nInputs = 0;
@@ -2491,17 +2490,6 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
                 prevheights[j] = view.AccessCoins(tx.vin[j].prevout.hash)->nHeight;
             }
 
-            // Which orphan pool entries must we evict?
-            for (size_t j = 0; j < tx.vin.size(); j++) {
-                auto itByPrev = mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.find(tx.vin[j].prevout);
-                if (itByPrev == mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.end()) continue;
-                for (auto mi = itByPrev->second.begin(); mi != itByPrev->second.end(); ++mi) {
-                    const CTransaction& orphanTx = (*mi)->second.tx;
-                    const uint256& orphanHash = orphanTx.GetHash();
-                    vOrphanErase.push_back(orphanHash);
-                }
-            }
-
             if (!SequenceLocks(tx, nLockTimeFlags, &prevheights, *pindex)) {
                 return state.DoS(100, error("%s: contains a non-BIP68-final transaction", __func__),
                                  REJECT_INVALID, "bad-txns-nonfinal");
@@ -2591,14 +2579,6 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
     GetMainSignals().UpdatedTransaction(hashPrevBestCoinBase);
     hashPrevBestCoinBase = block.vtx[0]->GetHash();
 
-    // Erase orphan transactions include or precluded by this block
-    if (vOrphanErase.size()) {
-        int nErased = 0;
-        BOOST_FOREACH(uint256 &orphanHash, vOrphanErase) {
-            nErased += EraseOrphanTx(orphanHash);
-        }
-        LogPrint("mempool", "Erased %d orphan tx included or conflicted by block\n", nErased);
-    }
 
     int64_t nTime6 = GetTimeMicros(); nTimeCallbacks += nTime6 - nTime5;
     LogPrint("bench", "    - Callbacks: %.2fms [%.2fs]\n", 0.001 * (nTime6 - nTime5), nTimeCallbacks * 0.000001);
@@ -4747,6 +4727,34 @@ PeerLogicValidation::PeerLogicValidation(CConnman* connmanIn) : connman(connmanI
     recentRejects.reset(new CRollingBloomFilter(120000, 0.000001));
 }
 
+void PeerLogicValidation::SyncTransaction(const CTransaction& tx, const CBlockIndex* pindex, int nPosInBlock) {
+    if (nPosInBlock == CMainSignals::SYNC_TRANSACTION_NOT_IN_BLOCK)
+        return;
+
+    LOCK(cs_main);
+
+    std::vector<uint256> vOrphanErase;
+    // Which orphan pool entries must we evict?
+    for (size_t j = 0; j < tx.vin.size(); j++) {
+        auto itByPrev = mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.find(tx.vin[j].prevout);
+        if (itByPrev == mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.end()) continue;
+        for (auto mi = itByPrev->second.begin(); mi != itByPrev->second.end(); ++mi) {
+            const CTransaction& orphanTx = (*mi)->second.tx;
+            const uint256& orphanHash = orphanTx.GetHash();
+            vOrphanErase.push_back(orphanHash);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Erase orphan transactions include or precluded by this block
+    if (vOrphanErase.size()) {
+        int nErased = 0;
+        BOOST_FOREACH(uint256 &orphanHash, vOrphanErase) {
+            nErased += EraseOrphanTx(orphanHash);
+        }
+        LogPrint("mempool", "Erased %d orphan tx included or conflicted by block\n", nErased);
+    }
+}
+
 void PeerLogicValidation::UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex *pindexNew, const CBlockIndex *pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload) {
     const int nNewHeight = pindexNew->nHeight;
     connman->SetBestHeight(nNewHeight);
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 48fc3306f9..43c62f6de6 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ private:
 public:
     PeerLogicValidation(CConnman* connmanIn);
 
+    virtual void SyncTransaction(const CTransaction& tx, const CBlockIndex* pindex, int nPosInBlock);
     virtual void UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex *pindexNew, const CBlockIndex *pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload);
     virtual void BlockChecked(const CBlock& block, const CValidationState& state);
 };