diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index fe08c37b8f..3a9ad5844e 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1264,8 +1264,8 @@ void CoinsViews::InitCache()
 }
 
 CChainState::CChainState(CTxMemPool& mempool, BlockManager& blockman, uint256 from_snapshot_blockhash)
-    : m_blockman(blockman),
-      m_mempool(mempool),
+    : m_mempool(mempool),
+      m_blockman(blockman),
       m_from_snapshot_blockhash(from_snapshot_blockhash) {}
 
 void CChainState::InitCoinsDB(
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index d39c02f795..ad5cbe019e 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -536,11 +536,6 @@ protected:
      */
     mutable std::atomic<bool> m_cached_finished_ibd{false};
 
-    //! Reference to a BlockManager instance which itself is shared across all
-    //! CChainState instances. Keeping a local reference allows us to test more
-    //! easily as opposed to referencing a global.
-    BlockManager& m_blockman;
-
     //! mempool that is kept in sync with the chain
     CTxMemPool& m_mempool;
 
@@ -548,6 +543,10 @@ protected:
     std::unique_ptr<CoinsViews> m_coins_views;
 
 public:
+    //! Reference to a BlockManager instance which itself is shared across all
+    //! CChainState instances.
+    BlockManager& m_blockman;
+
     explicit CChainState(CTxMemPool& mempool, BlockManager& blockman, uint256 from_snapshot_blockhash = uint256());
 
     /**