diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 92a38f230f..9489bb1c46 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3011,7 +3011,7 @@ bool InvalidateBlock(CValidationState& state, const CChainParams& chainparams, C
     return true;
 }
 
-bool ReconsiderBlock(CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex *pindex) {
+bool ReconsiderBlock(CBlockIndex *pindex) {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
 
     int nHeight = pindex->nHeight;
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index bdf7f5a687..e48cebecb3 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ CBlockIndex* FindForkInGlobalIndex(const CChain& chain, const CBlockLocator& loc
 bool InvalidateBlock(CValidationState& state, const CChainParams& chainparams, CBlockIndex *pindex);
 
 /** Remove invalidity status from a block and its descendants. */
-bool ReconsiderBlock(CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex *pindex);
+bool ReconsiderBlock(CBlockIndex *pindex);
 
 /** The currently-connected chain of blocks (protected by cs_main). */
 extern CChain chainActive;
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 6960415e2e..d221012afa 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -973,7 +973,6 @@ UniValue reconsiderblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
 
     std::string strHash = params[0].get_str();
     uint256 hash(uint256S(strHash));
-    CValidationState state;
 
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
@@ -981,12 +980,11 @@ UniValue reconsiderblock(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Block not found");
 
         CBlockIndex* pblockindex = mapBlockIndex[hash];
-        ReconsiderBlock(state, pblockindex);
+        ReconsiderBlock(pblockindex);
     }
 
-    if (state.IsValid()) {
-        ActivateBestChain(state, Params());
-    }
+    CValidationState state;
+    ActivateBestChain(state, Params());
 
     if (!state.IsValid()) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_DATABASE_ERROR, state.GetRejectReason());