diff --git a/src/consensus/validation.h b/src/consensus/validation.h
--- a/src/consensus/validation.h
+++ b/src/consensus/validation.h
@@ -79,31 +79,25 @@
         MODE_ERROR,   //!< run-time error
     } mode;
     ValidationInvalidReason m_reason;
-    int nDoS;
     std::string strRejectReason;
     unsigned int chRejectCode;
-    bool corruptionPossible;
     std::string strDebugMessage;
 
 public:
     CValidationState()
-        : mode(MODE_VALID), m_reason(ValidationInvalidReason::NONE), nDoS(0),
-          chRejectCode(0), corruptionPossible(false) {}
+        : mode(MODE_VALID), m_reason(ValidationInvalidReason::NONE),
+          chRejectCode(0) {}
 
     bool DoS(int level, ValidationInvalidReason reasonIn, bool ret = false,
              unsigned int chRejectCodeIn = 0,
              const std::string &strRejectReasonIn = "",
-             bool corruptionIn = false,
+             bool corruptionPossibleIn = false,
              const std::string &strDebugMessageIn = "") {
         m_reason = reasonIn;
         chRejectCode = chRejectCodeIn;
         strRejectReason = strRejectReasonIn;
-        corruptionPossible = corruptionIn;
         strDebugMessage = strDebugMessageIn;
-        nDoS += level;
-        assert(nDoS == GetDoSForReason());
-        assert(corruptionPossible ==
-               (m_reason == ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_MUTATED));
+        assert(corruptionPossibleIn == CorruptionPossible());
         if (mode == MODE_ERROR) {
             return ret;
         }
@@ -129,17 +123,9 @@
     bool IsInvalid() const { return mode == MODE_INVALID; }
     bool IsError() const { return mode == MODE_ERROR; }
     bool CorruptionPossible() const {
-        assert(corruptionPossible ==
-               (m_reason == ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_MUTATED));
-        return corruptionPossible;
+        return m_reason == ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_MUTATED;
     }
-    void SetCorruptionPossible() {
-        corruptionPossible = true;
-        assert(corruptionPossible ==
-               (m_reason == ValidationInvalidReason::BLOCK_MUTATED));
-    }
-    int GetDoS() const { return nDoS; }
-    int GetDoSForReason() const {
+    int GetDoS() const {
         switch (m_reason) {
             case ValidationInvalidReason::NONE:
                 return 0;
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -1188,8 +1188,7 @@
 }
 
 static bool TxRelayMayResultInDisconnect(const CValidationState &state) {
-    assert(state.GetDoS() == state.GetDoSForReason());
-    return (state.GetDoS() > 0);
+    return state.GetDoS() > 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1206,7 +1205,6 @@
 static bool MaybePunishNode(NodeId nodeid, const CValidationState &state,
                             bool via_compact_block,
                             const std::string &message = "") {
-    assert(state.GetDoS() == state.GetDoSForReason());
     int nDoS = state.GetDoS();
     if (nDoS > 0 && !via_compact_block) {
         LOCK(cs_main);
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2368,7 +2368,6 @@
             FindBlockToFinalize(config, pindexNew);
         if (pindexToFinalize &&
             !FinalizeBlockInternal(config, state, pindexToFinalize)) {
-            state.SetCorruptionPossible();
             return error("ConnectTip(): FinalizeBlock %s failed (%s)",
                          pindexNew->GetBlockHash().ToString(),
                          FormatStateMessage(state));