diff --git a/src/interfaces/chain.cpp b/src/interfaces/chain.cpp
index 2b2d3a4b86..c8311b2986 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/chain.cpp
+++ b/src/interfaces/chain.cpp
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ class LockImpl : public Chain::Lock, public UniqueLock<RecursiveMutex>
         assert(block != nullptr);
         return block->GetBlockHash();
     }
-    int64_t getBlockTime(int height) override
-    {
-        LockAssertion lock(::cs_main);
-        CBlockIndex* block = ::ChainActive()[height];
-        assert(block != nullptr);
-        return block->GetBlockTime();
-    }
     bool haveBlockOnDisk(int height) override
     {
         LockAssertion lock(::cs_main);
diff --git a/src/interfaces/chain.h b/src/interfaces/chain.h
index ef5a002f54..a2d381b5c6 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/chain.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/chain.h
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ public:
         //! Get block hash. Height must be valid or this function will abort.
         virtual uint256 getBlockHash(int height) = 0;
 
-        //! Get block time. Height must be valid or this function will abort.
-        virtual int64_t getBlockTime(int height) = 0;
-
         //! Check that the block is available on disk (i.e. has not been
         //! pruned), and contains transactions.
         virtual bool haveBlockOnDisk(int height) = 0;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 37c61991a1..da8e7ee38d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -3554,12 +3554,13 @@ void CWallet::GetKeyBirthTimes(interfaces::Chain::Lock& locked_chain, std::map<C
     }
 
     // map in which we'll infer heights of other keys
-    const Optional<int> tip_height = locked_chain.getHeight();
-    const int max_height = tip_height && *tip_height > 144 ? *tip_height - 144 : 0; // the tip can be reorganized; use a 144-block safety margin
-    std::map<CKeyID, int> mapKeyFirstBlock;
+    std::map<CKeyID, const CWalletTx::Confirmation*> mapKeyFirstBlock;
+    CWalletTx::Confirmation max_confirm;
+    max_confirm.block_height = GetLastBlockHeight() > 144 ? GetLastBlockHeight() - 144 : 0; // the tip can be reorganized; use a 144-block safety margin
+    CHECK_NONFATAL(chain().findAncestorByHeight(GetLastBlockHash(), max_confirm.block_height, FoundBlock().hash(max_confirm.hashBlock)));
     for (const CKeyID &keyid : spk_man->GetKeys()) {
         if (mapKeyBirth.count(keyid) == 0)
-            mapKeyFirstBlock[keyid] = max_height;
+            mapKeyFirstBlock[keyid] = &max_confirm;
     }
 
     // if there are no such keys, we're done
@@ -3570,23 +3571,27 @@ void CWallet::GetKeyBirthTimes(interfaces::Chain::Lock& locked_chain, std::map<C
     for (const auto& entry : mapWallet) {
         // iterate over all wallet transactions...
         const CWalletTx &wtx = entry.second;
-        if (Optional<int> height = locked_chain.getBlockHeight(wtx.m_confirm.hashBlock)) {
+        if (wtx.m_confirm.status == CWalletTx::CONFIRMED) {
             // ... which are already in a block
             for (const CTxOut &txout : wtx.tx->vout) {
                 // iterate over all their outputs
                 for (const auto &keyid : GetAffectedKeys(txout.scriptPubKey, *spk_man)) {
                     // ... and all their affected keys
-                    std::map<CKeyID, int>::iterator rit = mapKeyFirstBlock.find(keyid);
-                    if (rit != mapKeyFirstBlock.end() && *height < rit->second)
-                        rit->second = *height;
+                    auto rit = mapKeyFirstBlock.find(keyid);
+                    if (rit != mapKeyFirstBlock.end() && wtx.m_confirm.block_height < rit->second->block_height) {
+                        rit->second = &wtx.m_confirm;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
     // Extract block timestamps for those keys
-    for (const auto& entry : mapKeyFirstBlock)
-        mapKeyBirth[entry.first] = locked_chain.getBlockTime(entry.second) - TIMESTAMP_WINDOW; // block times can be 2h off
+    for (const auto& entry : mapKeyFirstBlock) {
+        int64_t block_time;
+        CHECK_NONFATAL(chain().findBlock(entry.second->hashBlock, FoundBlock().time(block_time)));
+        mapKeyBirth[entry.first] = block_time - TIMESTAMP_WINDOW; // block times can be 2h off
+    }
 }
 
 /**