diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 4552729591e..e658476c7f8 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -458,11 +458,13 @@ namespace {
 class MemPoolAccept
 {
 public:
-    explicit MemPoolAccept(CTxMemPool& mempool) : m_pool(mempool), m_view(&m_dummy), m_viewmempool(&::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip(), m_pool),
+    explicit MemPoolAccept(CTxMemPool& mempool, CChainState& active_chainstate) : m_pool(mempool), m_view(&m_dummy), m_viewmempool(&active_chainstate.CoinsTip(), m_pool), m_active_chainstate(active_chainstate),
         m_limit_ancestors(gArgs.GetArg("-limitancestorcount", DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT)),
         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) {}
+        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
     // around easier.
@@ -547,6 +549,8 @@ private:
     CCoinsViewMemPool m_viewmempool;
     CCoinsView m_dummy;
 
+    CChainState& m_active_chainstate;
+
     // The package limits in effect at the time of invocation.
     const size_t m_limit_ancestors;
     const size_t m_limit_ancestor_size;
@@ -601,7 +605,8 @@ 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.
-    if (!CheckFinalTx(::ChainActive().Tip(), tx, STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS))
+    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");
 
     // is it already in the memory pool?
@@ -649,7 +654,8 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     LockPoints lp;
     m_view.SetBackend(m_viewmempool);
 
-    const CCoinsViewCache& coins_cache = ::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip();
+    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) {
         if (!coins_cache.HaveCoinInCache(txin.prevout)) {
@@ -685,16 +691,19 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
     // be mined yet.
     // Must keep pool.cs for this unless we change CheckSequenceLocks to take a
     // CoinsViewCache instead of create its own
-    if (!CheckSequenceLocks(::ChainstateActive(), m_pool, tx, STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS, &lp))
+    assert(std::addressof(::ChainstateActive()) == std::addressof(m_active_chainstate));
+    if (!CheckSequenceLocks(m_active_chainstate, m_pool, tx, STANDARD_LOCKTIME_VERIFY_FLAGS, &lp))
         return state.Invalid(TxValidationResult::TX_PREMATURE_SPEND, "non-BIP68-final");
 
-    if (!Consensus::CheckTxInputs(tx, state, m_view, g_chainman.m_blockman.GetSpendHeight(m_view), ws.m_base_fees)) {
+    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();
-    auto taproot_state = VersionBitsState(::ChainActive().Tip(), params, Consensus::DEPLOYMENT_TAPROOT, versionbitscache);
+    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");
     }
@@ -720,7 +729,8 @@ bool MemPoolAccept::PreChecks(ATMPArgs& args, Workspace& ws)
         }
     }
 
-    entry.reset(new CTxMemPoolEntry(ptx, ws.m_base_fees, nAcceptTime, ::ChainActive().Height(),
+    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();
 
@@ -972,8 +982,10 @@ 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.
-    unsigned int currentBlockScriptVerifyFlags = GetBlockScriptFlags(::ChainActive().Tip(), chainparams.GetConsensus());
-    if (!CheckInputsFromMempoolAndCache(tx, state, m_view, m_pool, currentBlockScriptVerifyFlags, txdata, ::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip())) {
+    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());
     }
@@ -1013,14 +1025,16 @@ 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
-    bool validForFeeEstimation = !fReplacementTransaction && !bypass_limits && IsCurrentForFeeEstimation(::ChainstateActive()) && m_pool.HasNoInputsOf(tx);
+    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
     m_pool.addUnchecked(*entry, setAncestors, validForFeeEstimation);
 
     // trim mempool and check if tx was trimmed
     if (!bypass_limits) {
-        LimitMempoolSize(m_pool, ::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip(), gArgs.GetArg("-maxmempool", DEFAULT_MAX_MEMPOOL_SIZE) * 1000000, std::chrono::hours{gArgs.GetArg("-mempoolexpiry", DEFAULT_MEMPOOL_EXPIRY)});
+        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");
     }
@@ -1069,7 +1083,7 @@ static MempoolAcceptResult AcceptToMemoryPoolWithTime(const CChainParams& chainp
     std::vector<COutPoint> coins_to_uncache;
     MemPoolAccept::ATMPArgs args { chainparams, nAcceptTime, bypass_limits, coins_to_uncache, test_accept };
 
-    const MempoolAcceptResult result = MemPoolAccept(pool).AcceptSingleTransaction(tx, args);
+    const MempoolAcceptResult result = MemPoolAccept(pool, ::ChainstateActive()).AcceptSingleTransaction(tx, args);
     if (result.m_result_type != MempoolAcceptResult::ResultType::VALID) {
         // Remove coins that were not present in the coins cache before calling ATMPW;
         // this is to prevent memory DoS in case we receive a large number of