diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@
                 }
                 if (fRequestShutdown) break;
 
-                if (!LoadBlockIndex(chainparams)) {
+                if (!LoadBlockIndex(config)) {
                     strLoadError = _("Error loading block database");
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/src/txdb.h b/src/txdb.h
--- a/src/txdb.h
+++ b/src/txdb.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 class CBlockIndex;
 class CCoinsViewDBCursor;
 class uint256;
+class Config;
 
 //! No need to periodic flush if at least this much space still available.
 static constexpr int MAX_BLOCK_COINSDB_USAGE = 10;
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@
     bool WriteFlag(const std::string &name, bool fValue);
     bool ReadFlag(const std::string &name, bool &fValue);
     bool LoadBlockIndexGuts(
+        const Config &config,
         std::function<CBlockIndex *(const uint256 &)> insertBlockIndex);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "txdb.h"
 
 #include "chainparams.h"
-#include "config.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "init.h"
 #include "pow.h"
@@ -275,8 +274,8 @@
 }
 
 bool CBlockTreeDB::LoadBlockIndexGuts(
+    const Config &config,
     std::function<CBlockIndex *(const uint256 &)> insertBlockIndex) {
-    const Config &config = GetConfig();
 
     std::unique_ptr<CDBIterator> pcursor(NewIterator());
 
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
 /**
  * Load the block tree and coins database from disk.
  */
-bool LoadBlockIndex(const CChainParams &chainparams);
+bool LoadBlockIndex(const Config &config);
 
 /**
  * Update the chain tip based on database information.
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -4336,8 +4336,8 @@
     return pindexNew;
 }
 
-static bool LoadBlockIndexDB(const CChainParams &chainparams) {
-    if (!pblocktree->LoadBlockIndexGuts(InsertBlockIndex)) {
+static bool LoadBlockIndexDB(const Config &config) {
+    if (!pblocktree->LoadBlockIndexGuts(config, InsertBlockIndex)) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -4836,9 +4836,9 @@
     fHavePruned = false;
 }
 
-bool LoadBlockIndex(const CChainParams &chainparams) {
+bool LoadBlockIndex(const Config &config) {
     // Load block index from databases
-    if (!fReindex && !LoadBlockIndexDB(chainparams)) {
+    if (!fReindex && !LoadBlockIndexDB(config)) {
         return false;
     }
     return true;