diff --git a/src/txmempool.cpp b/src/txmempool.cpp
index 40e142dc47..c1abe24af7 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.cpp
+++ b/src/txmempool.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <txmempool.h>
 
+#include <coins.h>
 #include <consensus/consensus.h>
 #include <consensus/tx_verify.h>
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
@@ -767,7 +768,8 @@ void CTxMemPool::check(CChainState& active_chainstate) const
         CAmount txfee = 0;
         bool fCheckResult = tx.IsCoinBase() || Consensus::CheckTxInputs(tx, dummy_state, mempoolDuplicate, spendheight, txfee);
         assert(fCheckResult);
-        UpdateCoins(tx, mempoolDuplicate, std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
+        for (const auto& input: tx.vin) mempoolDuplicate.SpendCoin(input.prevout);
+        AddCoins(mempoolDuplicate, tx, std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
     }
     for (auto it = mapNextTx.cbegin(); it != mapNextTx.cend(); it++) {
         uint256 hash = it->second->GetHash();
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 4504d2ca0a..863502e0d7 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1240,12 +1240,6 @@ void UpdateCoins(const CTransaction& tx, CCoinsViewCache& inputs, CTxUndo &txund
     AddCoins(inputs, tx, nHeight);
 }
 
-void UpdateCoins(const CTransaction& tx, CCoinsViewCache& inputs, int nHeight)
-{
-    CTxUndo txundo;
-    UpdateCoins(tx, inputs, txundo, nHeight);
-}
-
 bool CScriptCheck::operator()() {
     const CScript &scriptSig = ptxTo->vin[nIn].scriptSig;
     const CScriptWitness *witness = &ptxTo->vin[nIn].scriptWitness;
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index b2282828ce..caa0832dd3 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -229,9 +229,6 @@ PackageMempoolAcceptResult ProcessNewPackage(CChainState& active_chainstate, CTx
                                                    const Package& txns, bool test_accept)
                                                    EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);
 
-/** Apply the effects of this transaction on the UTXO set represented by view */
-void UpdateCoins(const CTransaction& tx, CCoinsViewCache& inputs, int nHeight);
-
 /** Transaction validation functions */
 
 /**