diff --git a/src/avalanche/processor.h b/src/avalanche/processor.h
--- a/src/avalanche/processor.h
+++ b/src/avalanche/processor.h
@@ -288,9 +288,7 @@
     CPubKey getSessionPubKey() const;
     bool sendHello(CNode *pfrom) const;
 
-    std::shared_ptr<Proof> getProof(const ProofId &proofid) const;
     std::shared_ptr<Proof> getLocalProof() const;
-    std::shared_ptr<Proof> getOrphan(const ProofId &proofid) const;
 
     /*
      * Return whether the avalanche service flag should be set.
diff --git a/src/avalanche/processor.cpp b/src/avalanche/processor.cpp
--- a/src/avalanche/processor.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche/processor.cpp
@@ -558,20 +558,10 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<Proof> Processor::getProof(const ProofId &proofid) const {
-    LOCK(cs_peerManager);
-    return peerManager->getProof(proofid);
-}
-
 std::shared_ptr<Proof> Processor::getLocalProof() const {
     return peerData ? peerData->proof : nullptr;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<Proof> Processor::getOrphan(const ProofId &proofid) const {
-    LOCK(cs_peerManager);
-    return peerManager->getOrphan(proofid);
-}
-
 bool Processor::startEventLoop(CScheduler &scheduler) {
     return eventLoop.startEventLoop(
         scheduler, [this]() { this->runEventLoop(); }, AVALANCHE_TIME_STEP);
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -1798,9 +1798,14 @@
 
 static bool AlreadyHaveProof(const avalanche::ProofId &proofid) {
     assert(g_avalanche);
+
+    const bool hasProof =
+        g_avalanche->withPeerManager([&proofid](avalanche::PeerManager &pm) {
+            return pm.getProof(proofid) || pm.getOrphan(proofid);
+        });
+
     LOCK(cs_rejectedProofs);
-    return rejectedProofs->contains(proofid) ||
-           g_avalanche->getProof(proofid) || g_avalanche->getOrphan(proofid);
+    return hasProof || rejectedProofs->contains(proofid);
 }
 
 void RelayTransaction(const TxId &txid, const CConnman &connman) {
diff --git a/src/rpc/avalanche.cpp b/src/rpc/avalanche.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/avalanche.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/avalanche.cpp
@@ -514,11 +514,14 @@
         avalanche::ProofId::fromHex(request.params[0].get_str());
 
     bool isOrphan = false;
-    auto proof = g_avalanche->getProof(proofid);
-    if (!proof) {
-        proof = g_avalanche->getOrphan(proofid);
-        isOrphan = true;
-    }
+    auto proof = g_avalanche->withPeerManager([&](avalanche::PeerManager &pm) {
+        auto proof = pm.getProof(proofid);
+        if (!proof) {
+            proof = pm.getOrphan(proofid);
+            isOrphan = true;
+        }
+        return proof;
+    });
 
     if (!proof) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "Proof not found");