diff --git a/src/bench/duplicate_inputs.cpp b/src/bench/duplicate_inputs.cpp
index 4f6e1122b8b..8703a1cf942 100644
--- a/src/bench/duplicate_inputs.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/duplicate_inputs.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ static void DuplicateInputs(benchmark::Bench& bench)
     CMutableTransaction naughtyTx{};
 
     LOCK(cs_main);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(testing_setup->m_node.chainman->ActiveChain()));
     CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = testing_setup->m_node.chainman->ActiveChain().Tip();
     assert(pindexPrev != nullptr);
     block.nBits = GetNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev, &block, chainparams.GetConsensus());
diff --git a/src/index/base.cpp b/src/index/base.cpp
index 3a61af28b73..6fd2701e2e8 100644
--- a/src/index/base.cpp
+++ b/src/index/base.cpp
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ void BaseIndex::Interrupt()
 
 bool BaseIndex::Start(CChainState& active_chainstate)
 {
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
     m_chainstate = &active_chainstate;
     // Need to register this ValidationInterface before running Init(), so that
     // callbacks are not missed if Init sets m_synced to true.
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 904154cc06c..dcc2a0ebcc8 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1384,7 +1384,6 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
 
                 // If the loaded chain has a wrong genesis, bail out immediately
                 // (we're likely using a testnet datadir, or the other way around).
-                assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(chainman.m_blockman));
                 if (!chainman.BlockIndex().empty() &&
                         !chainman.m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(chainparams.GetConsensus().hashGenesisBlock)) {
                     return InitError(_("Incorrect or no genesis block found. Wrong datadir for network?"));
@@ -1612,7 +1611,6 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
     // Either install a handler to notify us when genesis activates, or set fHaveGenesis directly.
     // No locking, as this happens before any background thread is started.
     boost::signals2::connection block_notify_genesis_wait_connection;
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(chainman.ActiveChain()));
     if (chainman.ActiveChain().Tip() == nullptr) {
         block_notify_genesis_wait_connection = uiInterface.NotifyBlockTip_connect(std::bind(BlockNotifyGenesisWait, std::placeholders::_2));
     } else {
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index b83cde4e4b6..0cf303eb3c4 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(const CScript& sc
     pblocktemplate->vTxSigOpsCost.push_back(-1); // updated at end
 
     LOCK2(cs_main, m_mempool.cs);
-    assert(std::addressof(*::ChainActive().Tip()) == std::addressof(*m_chainstate.m_chain.Tip()));
     CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = m_chainstate.m_chain.Tip();
     assert(pindexPrev != nullptr);
     nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(const CScript& sc
     pblocktemplate->vTxSigOpsCost[0] = WITNESS_SCALE_FACTOR * GetLegacySigOpCount(*pblock->vtx[0]);
 
     BlockValidationState state;
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(m_chainstate));
     if (!TestBlockValidity(state, chainparams, m_chainstate, *pblock, pindexPrev, false, false)) {
         throw std::runtime_error(strprintf("%s: TestBlockValidity failed: %s", __func__, state.ToString()));
     }
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index c5a389f228a..5f68646af54 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -1361,7 +1361,6 @@ PeerManagerImpl::PeerManagerImpl(const CChainParams& chainparams, CConnman& conn
       m_stale_tip_check_time(0),
       m_ignore_incoming_txs(ignore_incoming_txs)
 {
-    assert(std::addressof(g_chainman) == std::addressof(m_chainman));
     // Initialize global variables that cannot be constructed at startup.
     recentRejects.reset(new CRollingBloomFilter(120000, 0.000001));
 
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index 6c66c565ad9..013d61282b1 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ bool FindBlockPos(FlatFilePos& pos, unsigned int nAddSize, unsigned int nHeight,
             // when the undo file is keeping up with the block file, we want to flush it explicitly
             // when it is lagging behind (more blocks arrive than are being connected), we let the
             // undo block write case handle it
-            assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(active_chain));
             finalize_undo = (vinfoBlockFile[nFile].nHeightLast == (unsigned int)active_chain.Tip()->nHeight);
             nFile++;
             if (vinfoBlockFile.size() <= nFile) {
diff --git a/src/node/coin.cpp b/src/node/coin.cpp
index 23d4fa2aaef..50fddf3ab0d 100644
--- a/src/node/coin.cpp
+++ b/src/node/coin.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ void FindCoins(const NodeContext& node, std::map<COutPoint, Coin>& coins)
     assert(node.mempool);
     assert(node.chainman);
     LOCK2(cs_main, node.mempool->cs);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(node.chainman->ActiveChainstate()));
     CCoinsViewCache& chain_view = node.chainman->ActiveChainstate().CoinsTip();
     CCoinsViewMemPool mempool_view(&chain_view, *node.mempool);
     for (auto& coin : coins) {
diff --git a/src/node/coinstats.cpp b/src/node/coinstats.cpp
index 38c1d292504..67e497c218a 100644
--- a/src/node/coinstats.cpp
+++ b/src/node/coinstats.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ static bool GetUTXOStats(CCoinsView* view, BlockManager& blockman, CCoinsStats&
     if (!pindex) {
         {
             LOCK(cs_main);
-            assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(blockman));
             pindex = blockman.LookupBlockIndex(view->GetBestBlock());
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/node/interfaces.cpp b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
index 0c5fa419cfd..58889ee08ba 100644
--- a/src/node/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ public:
     int getNumBlocks() override
     {
         LOCK(::cs_main);
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(chainman().ActiveChain()));
         return chainman().ActiveChain().Height();
     }
     uint256 getBestBlockHash() override
@@ -208,7 +207,6 @@ public:
     int64_t getLastBlockTime() override
     {
         LOCK(::cs_main);
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(chainman().ActiveChain()));
         if (chainman().ActiveChain().Tip()) {
             return chainman().ActiveChain().Tip()->GetBlockTime();
         }
@@ -219,7 +217,6 @@ public:
         const CBlockIndex* tip;
         {
             LOCK(::cs_main);
-            assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(chainman().ActiveChain()));
             tip = chainman().ActiveChain().Tip();
         }
         return GuessVerificationProgress(Params().TxData(), tip);
@@ -252,7 +249,6 @@ public:
     bool getUnspentOutput(const COutPoint& output, Coin& coin) override
     {
         LOCK(::cs_main);
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(chainman().ActiveChainstate()));
         return chainman().ActiveChainstate().CoinsTip().GetCoin(output, coin);
     }
     WalletClient& walletClient() override
@@ -459,14 +455,12 @@ public:
     bool checkFinalTx(const CTransaction& tx) override
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(chainman().ActiveChain()));
         return CheckFinalTx(chainman().ActiveChain().Tip(), tx);
     }
     std::optional<int> findLocatorFork(const CBlockLocator& locator) override
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
         const CChain& active = Assert(m_node.chainman)->ActiveChain();
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman) == std::addressof(*m_node.chainman));
         if (CBlockIndex* fork = m_node.chainman->m_blockman.FindForkInGlobalIndex(active, locator)) {
             return fork->nHeight;
         }
@@ -476,7 +470,6 @@ public:
     {
         WAIT_LOCK(cs_main, lock);
         const CChain& active = Assert(m_node.chainman)->ActiveChain();
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman) == std::addressof(*m_node.chainman));
         return FillBlock(m_node.chainman->m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(hash), block, lock, active);
     }
     bool findFirstBlockWithTimeAndHeight(int64_t min_time, int min_height, const FoundBlock& block) override
@@ -489,7 +482,6 @@ public:
     {
         WAIT_LOCK(cs_main, lock);
         const CChain& active = Assert(m_node.chainman)->ActiveChain();
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman) == std::addressof(*m_node.chainman));
         if (const CBlockIndex* block = m_node.chainman->m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block_hash)) {
             if (const CBlockIndex* ancestor = block->GetAncestor(ancestor_height)) {
                 return FillBlock(ancestor, ancestor_out, lock, active);
@@ -501,9 +493,7 @@ public:
     {
         WAIT_LOCK(cs_main, lock);
         const CChain& active = Assert(m_node.chainman)->ActiveChain();
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman) == std::addressof(*m_node.chainman));
         const CBlockIndex* block = m_node.chainman->m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block_hash);
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman) == std::addressof(*m_node.chainman));
         const CBlockIndex* ancestor = m_node.chainman->m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(ancestor_hash);
         if (block && ancestor && block->GetAncestor(ancestor->nHeight) != ancestor) ancestor = nullptr;
         return FillBlock(ancestor, ancestor_out, lock, active);
@@ -512,9 +502,7 @@ public:
     {
         WAIT_LOCK(cs_main, lock);
         const CChain& active = Assert(m_node.chainman)->ActiveChain();
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman) == std::addressof(*m_node.chainman));
         const CBlockIndex* block1 = m_node.chainman->m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block_hash1);
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman) == std::addressof(*m_node.chainman));
         const CBlockIndex* block2 = m_node.chainman->m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block_hash2);
         const CBlockIndex* ancestor = block1 && block2 ? LastCommonAncestor(block1, block2) : nullptr;
         // Using & instead of && below to avoid short circuiting and leaving
@@ -525,7 +513,6 @@ public:
     double guessVerificationProgress(const uint256& block_hash) override
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(chainman().m_blockman));
         return GuessVerificationProgress(Params().TxData(), chainman().m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block_hash));
     }
     bool hasBlocks(const uint256& block_hash, int min_height, std::optional<int> max_height) override
@@ -538,7 +525,6 @@ public:
         // used to limit the range, and passing min_height that's too low or
         // max_height that's too high will not crash or change the result.
         LOCK(::cs_main);
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(chainman().m_blockman));
         if (CBlockIndex* block = chainman().m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block_hash)) {
             if (max_height && block->nHeight >= *max_height) block = block->GetAncestor(*max_height);
             for (; block->nStatus & BLOCK_HAVE_DATA; block = block->pprev) {
diff --git a/src/node/transaction.cpp b/src/node/transaction.cpp
index a1e7a71e2ce..f21b3909150 100644
--- a/src/node/transaction.cpp
+++ b/src/node/transaction.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ TransactionError BroadcastTransaction(NodeContext& node, const CTransactionRef t
     { // cs_main scope
     assert(node.chainman);
     LOCK(cs_main);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(node.chainman->ActiveChainstate()));
     // If the transaction is already confirmed in the chain, don't do anything
     // and return early.
     CCoinsViewCache &view = node.chainman->ActiveChainstate().CoinsTip();
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 83c1975d38a..63897e0e05b 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ ChainstateManager& EnsureChainman(const NodeContext& node)
     if (!node.chainman) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Node chainman not found");
     }
-    WITH_LOCK(::cs_main, CHECK_NONFATAL(std::addressof(g_chainman) == std::addressof(*node.chainman)));
     return *node.chainman;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index 6826e6fd07d..327f9611960 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ static bool GenerateBlock(ChainstateManager& chainman, CBlock& block, uint64_t&
 
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
-        CHECK_NONFATAL(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(chainman.ActiveChain()));
         IncrementExtraNonce(&block, chainman.ActiveChain().Tip(), extra_nonce);
     }
 
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ static UniValue generateBlocks(ChainstateManager& chainman, const CTxMemPool& me
 
     {   // Don't keep cs_main locked
         LOCK(cs_main);
-        CHECK_NONFATAL(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(chainman.ActiveChain()));
         nHeight = chainman.ActiveChain().Height();
         nHeightEnd = nHeight+nGenerate;
     }
diff --git a/src/txmempool.cpp b/src/txmempool.cpp
index 7c73a2d78d2..c5a4bbf1b00 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.cpp
+++ b/src/txmempool.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ void CTxMemPool::removeForReorg(CChainState& active_chainstate, int flags)
     for (indexed_transaction_set::const_iterator it = mapTx.begin(); it != mapTx.end(); it++) {
         const CTransaction& tx = it->GetTx();
         LockPoints lp = it->GetLockPoints();
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
         bool validLP =  TestLockPointValidity(active_chainstate.m_chain, &lp);
         CCoinsViewMemPool view_mempool(&active_chainstate.CoinsTip(), *this);
         if (!CheckFinalTx(active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip(), tx, flags)
@@ -638,10 +637,8 @@ void CTxMemPool::check(CChainState& active_chainstate) const
     uint64_t innerUsage = 0;
 
     CCoinsViewCache& active_coins_tip = active_chainstate.CoinsTip();
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip()) == std::addressof(active_coins_tip)); // TODO: REVIEW-ONLY, REMOVE IN FUTURE COMMIT
     CCoinsViewCache mempoolDuplicate(const_cast<CCoinsViewCache*>(&active_coins_tip));
     const int64_t spendheight = active_chainstate.m_chain.Height() + 1;
-    assert(g_chainman.m_blockman.GetSpendHeight(mempoolDuplicate) == spendheight); // TODO: REVIEW-ONLY, REMOVE IN FUTURE COMMIT
 
     std::list<const CTxMemPoolEntry*> waitingOnDependants;
     for (indexed_transaction_set::const_iterator it = mapTx.begin(); it != mapTx.end(); it++) {
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index d5c4be6811e..8f2283e6735 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ void FlushBlockFile(bool fFinalize = false, bool finalize_undo = false);
 CBlockIndex* BlockManager::LookupBlockIndex(const uint256& hash) const
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
-    assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.BlockIndex()) == std::addressof(m_block_index));
     BlockMap::const_iterator it = m_block_index.find(hash);
     return it == m_block_index.end() ? nullptr : it->second;
 }
@@ -170,7 +169,6 @@ CBlockIndex* BlockManager::FindForkInGlobalIndex(const CChain& chain, const CBlo
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
 
-    assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(*this));
     // Find the latest block common to locator and chain - we expect that
     // locator.vHave is sorted descending by height.
     for (const uint256& hash : locator.vHave) {
@@ -198,7 +196,6 @@ bool CheckFinalTx(const CBlockIndex* active_chain_tip, const CTransaction &tx, i
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     assert(active_chain_tip); // TODO: Make active_chain_tip a reference
-    assert(std::addressof(*::ChainActive().Tip()) == std::addressof(*active_chain_tip));
 
     // By convention a negative value for flags indicates that the
     // current network-enforced consensus rules should be used. In
@@ -237,7 +234,6 @@ bool TestLockPointValidity(CChain& active_chain, const LockPoints* lp)
     if (lp->maxInputBlock) {
         // Check whether ::ChainActive() is an extension of the block at which the LockPoints
         // calculation was valid.  If not LockPoints are no longer valid
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(active_chain));
         if (!active_chain.Contains(lp->maxInputBlock)) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -331,7 +327,6 @@ static void LimitMempoolSize(CTxMemPool& pool, CCoinsViewCache& coins_cache, siz
 
     std::vector<COutPoint> vNoSpendsRemaining;
     pool.TrimToSize(limit, &vNoSpendsRemaining);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip()) == std::addressof(coins_cache));
     for (const COutPoint& removed : vNoSpendsRemaining)
         coins_cache.Uncache(removed);
 }
@@ -339,7 +334,6 @@ static void LimitMempoolSize(CTxMemPool& pool, CCoinsViewCache& coins_cache, siz
 static bool IsCurrentForFeeEstimation(CChainState& active_chainstate) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main)
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
     if (active_chainstate.IsInitialBlockDownload())
         return false;
     if (active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip()->GetBlockTime() < count_seconds(GetTime<std::chrono::seconds>() - MAX_FEE_ESTIMATION_TIP_AGE))
@@ -366,7 +360,6 @@ static void UpdateMempoolForReorg(CChainState& active_chainstate, CTxMemPool& me
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     AssertLockHeld(mempool.cs);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
     std::vector<uint256> vHashUpdate;
     // disconnectpool's insertion_order index sorts the entries from
     // oldest to newest, but the oldest entry will be the last tx from the
@@ -433,7 +426,6 @@ static bool CheckInputsFromMempoolAndCache(const CTransaction& tx, TxValidationS
             assert(txFrom->vout.size() > txin.prevout.n);
             assert(txFrom->vout[txin.prevout.n] == coin.out);
         } else {
-            assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip()) == std::addressof(coins_tip));
             const Coin& coinFromUTXOSet = coins_tip.AccessCoin(txin.prevout);
             assert(!coinFromUTXOSet.IsSpent());
             assert(coinFromUTXOSet.out == coin.out);
@@ -454,7 +446,6 @@ public:
         m_limit_ancestor_size(gArgs.GetArg("-limitancestorsize", DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_SIZE_LIMIT)*1000),
         m_limit_descendants(gArgs.GetArg("-limitdescendantcount", DEFAULT_DESCENDANT_LIMIT)),
         m_limit_descendant_size(gArgs.GetArg("-limitdescendantsize", DEFAULT_DESCENDANT_SIZE_LIMIT)*1000) {
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate));
     }
 
     // We put the arguments we're handed into a struct, so we can pass them
@@ -607,7 +598,6 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     // Only accept nLockTime-using transactions that can be mined in the next
     // block; we don't want our mempool filled up with transactions that can't
     // be mined yet.
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate.m_chain));
     if (!CheckFinalTx(m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip(), tx, STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS))
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_PREMATURE_SPEND, "non-final");
 
@@ -663,7 +653,6 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     LockPoints lp;
     m_view.SetBackend(m_viewmempool);
 
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate.CoinsTip()));
     const CCoinsViewCache& coins_cache = m_active_chainstate.CoinsTip();
     // do all inputs exist?
     for (const CTxIn& txin : tx.vin) {
@@ -701,18 +690,15 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     // be mined yet.
     // Pass in m_view which has all of the relevant inputs cached. Note that, since m_view's
     // backend was removed, it no longer pulls coins from the mempool.
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate));
     if (!CheckSequenceLocks(m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip(), m_view, tx, STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS, &lp))
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_PREMATURE_SPEND, "non-BIP68-final");
 
-    assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate.m_blockman));
     if (!Consensus::CheckTxInputs(tx, state, m_view, m_active_chainstate.m_blockman.GetSpendHeight(m_view), ws.m_base_fees)) {
         return false; // state filled in by CheckTxInputs
     }
 
     // Check for non-standard pay-to-script-hash in inputs
     const auto& params = args.m_chainparams.GetConsensus();
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate.m_chain));
     auto taproot_state = VersionBitsState(m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip(), params, Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT, versionbitscache);
     if (fRequireStandard && !AreInputsStandard(tx, m_view, taproot_state == ThresholdState::ACTIVE)) {
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_INPUTS_NOT_STANDARD, "bad-txns-nonstandard-inputs");
@@ -739,7 +725,6 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
         }
     }
 
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate.m_chain));
     entry.reset(new CTxMemPoolEntry(ptx, ws.m_base_fees, nAcceptTime, m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Height(),
             fSpendsCoinbase, nSigOpsCost, lp));
     unsigned int nSize = entry->GetTxSize();
@@ -992,9 +977,7 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::ConsensusScriptChecks(const ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws, P
     // There is a similar check in CreateNewBlock() to prevent creating
     // invalid blocks (using TestBlockValidity), however allowing such
     // transactions into the mempool can be exploited as a DoS attack.
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate.m_chain));
     unsigned int currentBlockScriptVerifyFlags = GetBlockScriptFlags(m_active_chainstate.m_chain.Tip(), chainparams.GetConsensus());
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate.CoinsTip()));
     if (!CheckInputsFromMempoolAndCache(tx, state, m_view, m_pool, currentBlockScriptVerifyFlags, txdata, m_active_chainstate.CoinsTip())) {
         return error("%s: BUG! PLEASE REPORT THIS! CheckInputScripts failed against latest-block but not STANDARD flags %s, %s",
                 __func__, hash.ToString(), state.ToString());
@@ -1035,7 +1018,6 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::Finalize(const ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     // - it's not being re-added during a reorg which bypasses typical mempool fee limits
     // - the node is not behind
     // - the transaction is not dependent on any other transactions in the mempool
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate));
     bool validForFeeEstimation = !fReplacementTransaction && !bypass_limits && IsCurrentForFeeEstimation(m_active_chainstate) && m_pool.HasNoInputsOf(tx);
 
     // Store transaction in memory
@@ -1043,7 +1025,6 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::Finalize(const ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
 
     // trim mempool and check if tx was trimmed
     if (!bypass_limits) {
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate.CoinsTip()));
         LimitMempoolSize(m_pool, m_active_chainstate.CoinsTip(), gArgs.GetArg("-maxmempool", DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE) * 1000000, std::chrono::hours{gArgs.GetArg("-mempoolexpiry", DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_EXPIRY)});
         if (!m_pool.exists(hash))
             return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_MEMPOOL_POLICY, "mempool full");
@@ -1146,7 +1127,6 @@ static MempoolAcceptResult AcceptToMemoryPoolWithTime(const CChainParams& chainp
     MemPoolAccept::ATMPArgs args { chainparams, nAcceptTime, bypass_limits, coins_to_uncache,
                                    test_accept, /* m_allow_bip125_replacement */ true };
 
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
     const MempoolAcceptResult result = MemPoolAccept(pool, active_chainstate).AcceptSingleTransaction(tx, args);
     if (result.m_result_type != MempoolAcceptResult::ResultType::VALID) {
         // Remove coins that were not present in the coins cache before calling
@@ -1166,7 +1146,6 @@ static MempoolAcceptResult AcceptToMemoryPoolWithTime(const CChainParams& chainp
 MempoolAcceptResult AcceptToMemoryPool(CChainState& active_chainstate, CTxMemPool& pool, const CTransactionRef& tx,
                                        bool bypass_limits, bool test_accept)
 {
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
     return AcceptToMemoryPoolWithTime(Params(), pool, active_chainstate, tx, GetTime(), bypass_limits, test_accept);
 }
 
@@ -1182,7 +1161,6 @@ PackageMempoolAcceptResult ProcessNewPackage(CChainState& active_chainstate, CTx
     const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
     MemPoolAccept::ATMPArgs args { chainparams, GetTime(), /* bypass_limits */ false, coins_to_uncache,
                                    test_accept, /* m_allow_bip125_replacement */ false };
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
     const PackageMempoolAcceptResult result = MemPoolAccept(pool, active_chainstate).AcceptMultipleTransactions(package, args);
 
     // Uncache coins pertaining to transactions that were not submitted to the mempool.
@@ -1321,7 +1299,6 @@ static void AlertNotify(const std::string& strMessage)
 void CChainState::CheckForkWarningConditions()
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
 
     // Before we get past initial download, we cannot reliably alert about forks
     // (we assume we don't get stuck on a fork before finishing our initial sync)
@@ -1340,7 +1317,6 @@ void CChainState::CheckForkWarningConditions()
 // Called both upon regular invalid block discovery *and* InvalidateBlock
 void CChainState::InvalidChainFound(CBlockIndex* pindexNew)
 {
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
     if (!pindexBestInvalid || pindexNew->nChainWork > pindexBestInvalid->nChainWork)
         pindexBestInvalid = pindexNew;
     if (pindexBestHeader != nullptr && pindexBestHeader->GetAncestor(pindexNew->nHeight) == pindexNew) {
@@ -1401,7 +1377,6 @@ bool CScriptCheck::operator()() {
 int BlockManager::GetSpendHeight(const CCoinsViewCache& inputs)
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
-    assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(*this));
     CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = LookupBlockIndex(inputs.GetBestBlock());
     return pindexPrev->nHeight + 1;
 }
@@ -2285,7 +2260,6 @@ static void UpdateTip(CTxMemPool& mempool, const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const C
     }
 
     bilingual_str warning_messages;
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
     if (!active_chainstate.IsInitialBlockDownload()) {
         const CBlockIndex* pindex = pindexNew;
         for (int bit = 0; bit < VERSIONBITS_NUM_BITS; bit++) {
@@ -2301,7 +2275,6 @@ static void UpdateTip(CTxMemPool& mempool, const CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const C
             }
         }
     }
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
     LogPrintf("%s: new best=%s height=%d version=0x%08x log2_work=%f tx=%lu date='%s' progress=%f cache=%.1fMiB(%utxo)%s\n", __func__,
       pindexNew->GetBlockHash().ToString(), pindexNew->nHeight, pindexNew->nVersion,
       log(pindexNew->nChainWork.getdouble())/log(2.0), (unsigned long)pindexNew->nChainTx,
@@ -2561,7 +2534,6 @@ bool CChainState::ActivateBestChainStep(BlockValidationState& state, const CChai
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
     AssertLockHeld(m_mempool.cs);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
 
     const CBlockIndex* pindexOldTip = m_chain.Tip();
     const CBlockIndex* pindexFork = m_chain.FindFork(pindexMostWork);
@@ -2661,7 +2633,6 @@ static bool NotifyHeaderTip(CChainState& chainstate) LOCKS_EXCLUDED(cs_main) {
 
         if (pindexHeader != pindexHeaderOld) {
             fNotify = true;
-            assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(chainstate));
             fInitialBlockDownload = chainstate.IsInitialBlockDownload();
             pindexHeaderOld = pindexHeader;
         }
@@ -2872,7 +2843,6 @@ bool CChainState::InvalidateBlock(BlockValidationState& state, const CChainParam
         // transactions back to the mempool if disconnecting was successful,
         // and we're not doing a very deep invalidation (in which case
         // keeping the mempool up to date is probably futile anyway).
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
         UpdateMempoolForReorg(*this, m_mempool, disconnectpool, /* fAddToMempool = */ (++disconnected <= 10) && ret);
         if (!ret) return false;
         assert(invalid_walk_tip->pprev == m_chain.Tip());
@@ -3203,7 +3173,6 @@ CBlockIndex* BlockManager::GetLastCheckpoint(const CCheckpointData& data)
     for (const MapCheckpoints::value_type& i : reverse_iterate(checkpoints))
     {
         const uint256& hash = i.second;
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(*this));
         CBlockIndex* pindex = LookupBlockIndex(hash);
         if (pindex) {
             return pindex;
@@ -3236,7 +3205,6 @@ static bool ContextualCheckBlockHeader(const CBlockHeader& block, BlockValidatio
         // Don't accept any forks from the main chain prior to last checkpoint.
         // GetLastCheckpoint finds the last checkpoint in MapCheckpoints that's in our
         // BlockIndex().
-        assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(blockman));
         CBlockIndex* pcheckpoint = blockman.GetLastCheckpoint(params.Checkpoints());
         if (pcheckpoint && nHeight < pcheckpoint->nHeight) {
             LogPrintf("ERROR: %s: forked chain older than last checkpoint (height %d)\n", __func__, nHeight);
@@ -3440,7 +3408,6 @@ bool BlockManager::AcceptBlockHeader(const CBlockHeader& block, BlockValidationS
 // Exposed wrapper for AcceptBlockHeader
 bool ChainstateManager::ProcessNewBlockHeaders(const std::vector<CBlockHeader>& headers, BlockValidationState& state, const CChainParams& chainparams, const CBlockIndex** ppindex)
 {
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(ActiveChainstate()));
     AssertLockNotHeld(cs_main);
     {
         LOCK(cs_main);
@@ -3531,7 +3498,6 @@ bool CChainState::AcceptBlock(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, Block
 
     // Write block to history file
     if (fNewBlock) *fNewBlock = true;
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(m_chain));
     try {
         FlatFilePos blockPos = SaveBlockToDisk(block, pindex->nHeight, m_chain, chainparams, dbp);
         if (blockPos.IsNull()) {
@@ -3553,7 +3519,6 @@ bool CChainState::AcceptBlock(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, Block
 bool ChainstateManager::ProcessNewBlock(const CChainParams& chainparams, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& block, bool force_processing, bool* new_block)
 {
     AssertLockNotHeld(cs_main);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(ActiveChainstate()));
 
     {
         CBlockIndex *pindex = nullptr;
@@ -3598,7 +3563,6 @@ bool TestBlockValidity(BlockValidationState& state,
                        bool fCheckMerkleRoot)
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(chainstate));
     assert(pindexPrev && pindexPrev == chainstate.m_chain.Tip());
     CCoinsViewCache viewNew(&chainstate.CoinsTip());
     uint256 block_hash(block.GetHash());
@@ -3608,7 +3572,6 @@ bool TestBlockValidity(BlockValidationState& state,
     indexDummy.phashBlock = &block_hash;
 
     // NOTE: CheckBlockHeader is called by CheckBlock
-    assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(chainstate.m_blockman));
     if (!ContextualCheckBlockHeader(block, state, chainstate.m_blockman, chainparams, pindexPrev, GetAdjustedTime()))
         return error("%s: Consensus::ContextualCheckBlockHeader: %s", __func__, state.ToString());
     if (!CheckBlock(block, state, chainparams.GetConsensus(), fCheckPOW, fCheckMerkleRoot))
@@ -3688,7 +3651,6 @@ void PruneBlockFilesManual(CChainState& active_chainstate, int nManualPruneHeigh
 {
     BlockValidationState state;
     const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
     if (!active_chainstate.FlushStateToDisk(
             chainparams, state, FlushStateMode::NONE, nManualPruneHeight)) {
         LogPrintf("%s: failed to flush state (%s)\n", __func__, state.ToString());
@@ -3842,7 +3804,6 @@ void BlockManager::Unload() {
 
 bool CChainState::LoadBlockIndexDB(const CChainParams& chainparams)
 {
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
     if (!m_blockman.LoadBlockIndex(
             chainparams.GetConsensus(), *pblocktree,
             setBlockIndexCandidates)) {
@@ -3899,7 +3860,6 @@ bool CChainState::LoadBlockIndexDB(const CChainParams& chainparams)
 void CChainState::LoadMempool(const ArgsManager& args)
 {
     if (args.GetArg("-persistmempool", DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL)) {
-        assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
         ::LoadMempool(m_mempool, *this);
     }
     m_mempool.SetIsLoaded(!ShutdownRequested());
@@ -3951,7 +3911,6 @@ bool CVerifyDB::VerifyDB(
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
 
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(chainstate));
     if (chainstate.m_chain.Tip() == nullptr || chainstate.m_chain.Tip()->pprev == nullptr)
         return true;
 
@@ -4220,7 +4179,6 @@ bool CChainState::LoadGenesisBlock(const CChainParams& chainparams)
     if (m_blockman.m_block_index.count(chainparams.GenesisBlock().GetHash()))
         return true;
 
-    assert(std::addressof(::ChainActive()) == std::addressof(m_chain));
     try {
         const CBlock& block = chainparams.GenesisBlock();
         FlatFilePos blockPos = SaveBlockToDisk(block, 0, m_chain, chainparams, nullptr);
@@ -4284,7 +4242,6 @@ void CChainState::LoadExternalBlockFile(const CChainParams& chainparams, FILE* f
                 {
                     LOCK(cs_main);
                     // detect out of order blocks, and store them for later
-                    assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(m_blockman));
                     if (hash != chainparams.GetConsensus().hashGenesisBlock && !m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block.hashPrevBlock)) {
                         LogPrint(BCLog::REINDEX, "%s: Out of order block %s, parent %s not known\n", __func__, hash.ToString(),
                                 block.hashPrevBlock.ToString());
@@ -4294,11 +4251,9 @@ void CChainState::LoadExternalBlockFile(const CChainParams& chainparams, FILE* f
                     }
 
                     // process in case the block isn't known yet
-                    assert(std::addressof(g_chainman.m_blockman) == std::addressof(m_blockman));
                     CBlockIndex* pindex = m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(hash);
                     if (!pindex || (pindex->nStatus & BLOCK_HAVE_DATA) == 0) {
                       BlockValidationState state;
-                      assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
                       if (AcceptBlock(pblock, state, chainparams, nullptr, true, dbp, nullptr)) {
                           nLoaded++;
                       }
@@ -4313,13 +4268,11 @@ void CChainState::LoadExternalBlockFile(const CChainParams& chainparams, FILE* f
                 // Activate the genesis block so normal node progress can continue
                 if (hash == chainparams.GetConsensus().hashGenesisBlock) {
                     BlockValidationState state;
-                    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
                     if (!ActivateBestChain(state, chainparams, nullptr)) {
                         break;
                     }
                 }
 
-                assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
                 NotifyHeaderTip(*this);
 
                 // Recursively process earlier encountered successors of this block
@@ -4338,7 +4291,6 @@ void CChainState::LoadExternalBlockFile(const CChainParams& chainparams, FILE* f
                                     head.ToString());
                             LOCK(cs_main);
                             BlockValidationState dummy;
-                            assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
                             if (AcceptBlock(pblockrecursive, dummy, chainparams, nullptr, true, &it->second, nullptr))
                             {
                                 nLoaded++;
@@ -4347,7 +4299,6 @@ void CChainState::LoadExternalBlockFile(const CChainParams& chainparams, FILE* f
                         }
                         range.first++;
                         mapBlocksUnknownParent.erase(it);
-                        assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(*this));
                         NotifyHeaderTip(*this);
                     }
                 }
@@ -4628,7 +4579,6 @@ bool LoadMempool(CTxMemPool& pool, CChainState& active_chainstate, FopenFn mocka
             }
             if (nTime > nNow - nExpiryTimeout) {
                 LOCK(cs_main);
-                assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(active_chainstate));
                 if (AcceptToMemoryPoolWithTime(chainparams, pool, active_chainstate, tx, nTime, false /* bypass_limits */,
                                                false /* test_accept */).m_result_type == MempoolAcceptResult::ResultType::VALID) {
                     ++count;