diff --git a/src/avalanche/peermanager.cpp b/src/avalanche/peermanager.cpp
--- a/src/avalanche/peermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche/peermanager.cpp
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@
             }
         }
 
+        // Orphan the proof so it can be pulled back if the conflicting ones are
+        // invalidated.
+        orphanProofs.addProof(proof);
+
         return peers.end();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/avalanche/test/peermanager_tests.cpp b/src/avalanche/test/peermanager_tests.cpp
--- a/src/avalanche/test/peermanager_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche/test/peermanager_tests.cpp
@@ -808,7 +808,6 @@
 
     const COutPoint conflictingOutpoint = addCoin();
     const COutPoint outpointToSend = addCoin();
-    const COutPoint outpointToAdd(TxId(GetRandHash()), 0);
 
     ProofRef proofToInvalidate;
     {
@@ -827,13 +826,12 @@
         ProofBuilder pb(0, 0, key);
         BOOST_CHECK(
             pb.addUTXO(conflictingOutpoint, amount, height, is_coinbase, key));
-        BOOST_CHECK(
-            pb.addUTXO(outpointToAdd, amount, height, is_coinbase, key));
+        BOOST_CHECK(pb.addUTXO(addCoin(), amount, height, is_coinbase, key));
         conflictingProof = std::make_shared<Proof>(pb.build());
     }
 
     BOOST_CHECK(!pm.registerProof(conflictingProof));
-    // The conflicting proof is orphaned due to the missing outpointToAdd
+    // The conflicting proof is orphaned
     BOOST_CHECK(pm.isOrphan(conflictingProof->getId()));
 
     {
@@ -841,9 +839,6 @@
         CCoinsViewCache &coins = ::ChainstateActive().CoinsTip();
         // Make proofToInvalidate invalid
         coins.SpendCoin(outpointToSend);
-        // Make conflictingProof valid
-        coins.AddCoin(outpointToAdd,
-                      Coin(CTxOut(amount, script), height, is_coinbase), false);
     }
 
     pm.updatedBlockTip();