diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
index 73bc4e00723..763fd297446 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ static FILE* OpenUndoFile(const FlatFilePos& pos, bool fReadOnly = false);
 static FlatFileSeq BlockFileSeq();
 static FlatFileSeq UndoFileSeq();
 
+std::vector<CBlockIndex*> BlockManager::GetAllBlockIndices()
+{
+    AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
+    std::vector<CBlockIndex*> rv;
+    rv.reserve(m_block_index.size());
+    for (auto& [_, block_index] : m_block_index) {
+        rv.push_back(&block_index);
+    }
+    return rv;
+}
+
 CBlockIndex* BlockManager::LookupBlockIndex(const uint256& hash)
 {
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
@@ -242,11 +253,7 @@ bool BlockManager::LoadBlockIndex(const Consensus::Params& consensus_params)
     }
 
     // Calculate nChainWork
-    std::vector<CBlockIndex*> vSortedByHeight;
-    vSortedByHeight.reserve(m_block_index.size());
-    for (auto& [_, block_index] : m_block_index) {
-        vSortedByHeight.push_back(&block_index);
-    }
+    std::vector<CBlockIndex*> vSortedByHeight{GetAllBlockIndices()};
     std::sort(vSortedByHeight.begin(), vSortedByHeight.end(),
               CBlockIndexHeightOnlyComparator());
 
diff --git a/src/node/blockstorage.h b/src/node/blockstorage.h
index 0fd87ddaf12..a051e908089 100644
--- a/src/node/blockstorage.h
+++ b/src/node/blockstorage.h
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ private:
 public:
     BlockMap m_block_index GUARDED_BY(cs_main);
 
+    std::vector<CBlockIndex*> GetAllBlockIndices() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
+
     /**
      * All pairs A->B, where A (or one of its ancestors) misses transactions, but B has transactions.
      * Pruned nodes may have entries where B is missing data.
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 2828b4ae988..58488be3a73 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -4069,11 +4069,7 @@ bool ChainstateManager::LoadBlockIndex()
         bool ret = m_blockman.LoadBlockIndexDB();
         if (!ret) return false;
 
-        std::vector<CBlockIndex*> vSortedByHeight;
-        vSortedByHeight.reserve(m_blockman.m_block_index.size());
-        for (auto& [_, block_index] : m_blockman.m_block_index) {
-            vSortedByHeight.push_back(&block_index);
-        }
+        std::vector<CBlockIndex*> vSortedByHeight{m_blockman.GetAllBlockIndices()};
         std::sort(vSortedByHeight.begin(), vSortedByHeight.end(),
                   CBlockIndexHeightOnlyComparator());