diff --git a/src/coins.cpp b/src/coins.cpp
index 5c01d8eba..29172cb9f 100644
--- a/src/coins.cpp
+++ b/src/coins.cpp
@@ -281,13 +281,27 @@ void CCoinsViewCache::AbstractPopAnchor(
     }
 }
 
-void CCoinsViewCache::PopAnchor(const uint256 &newrt) {
-    AbstractPopAnchor<ZCIncrementalMerkleTree, CAnchorsSproutMap, CAnchorsSproutCacheEntry>(
-        newrt,
-        SPROUT,
-        cacheSproutAnchors,
-        hashSproutAnchor
-    );
+void CCoinsViewCache::PopAnchor(const uint256 &newrt, ShieldedType type) {
+    switch (type) {
+        case SPROUT:
+            AbstractPopAnchor<ZCIncrementalMerkleTree, CAnchorsSproutMap, CAnchorsSproutCacheEntry>(
+                newrt,
+                SPROUT,
+                cacheSproutAnchors,
+                hashSproutAnchor
+            );
+            break;
+        case SAPLING:
+            AbstractPopAnchor<ZCSaplingIncrementalMerkleTree, CAnchorsSaplingMap, CAnchorsSaplingCacheEntry>(
+                newrt,
+                SAPLING,
+                cacheSaplingAnchors,
+                hashSaplingAnchor
+            );
+            break;
+        default:
+            throw std::runtime_error("Unknown shielded type " + type);
+    }
 }
 
 void CCoinsViewCache::SetNullifiers(const CTransaction& tx, bool spent) {
diff --git a/src/coins.h b/src/coins.h
index 11f758c34..513f9140b 100644
--- a/src/coins.h
+++ b/src/coins.h
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public:
 
     // Removes the current commitment root from mapAnchors and sets
     // the new current root.
-    void PopAnchor(const uint256 &rt);
+    void PopAnchor(const uint256 &rt, ShieldedType type);
 
     // Marks nullifiers for a given transaction as spent or not.
     void SetNullifiers(const CTransaction& tx, bool spent);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 931deb44c..6a409402c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2150,7 +2150,7 @@ bool DisconnectBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex
     }
 
     // set the old best anchor back
-    view.PopAnchor(blockUndo.old_tree_root);
+    view.PopAnchor(blockUndo.old_tree_root, SPROUT);
 
     // move best block pointer to prevout block
     view.SetBestBlock(pindex->pprev->GetBlockHash());
diff --git a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
index daae2e009..b7f7f6efd 100644
--- a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(anchor_pop_regression_test)
         cache1.Flush();
 
         // Remove the anchor
-        cache1.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root());
+        cache1.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root(), SPROUT);
         cache1.Flush();
 
         // Add the anchor back
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(anchor_pop_regression_test)
         cache1.Flush();
 
         // Remove the anchor, but don't flush yet!
-        cache1.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root());
+        cache1.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root(), SPROUT);
 
         {
             CCoinsViewCacheTest cache2(&cache1); // Build cache on top
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(anchor_regression_test)
         cache1.PushSproutAnchor(tree);
         cache1.Flush();
 
-        cache1.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root());
+        cache1.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root(), SPROUT);
         BOOST_CHECK(cache1.GetBestAnchor(SPROUT) == ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root());
         BOOST_CHECK(!cache1.GetSproutAnchorAt(tree.root(), tree));
     }
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(anchor_regression_test)
         cache1.PushSproutAnchor(tree);
         cache1.Flush();
 
-        cache1.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root());
+        cache1.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root(), SPROUT);
         cache1.Flush();
         BOOST_CHECK(cache1.GetBestAnchor(SPROUT) == ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root());
         BOOST_CHECK(!cache1.GetSproutAnchorAt(tree.root(), tree));
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(anchor_regression_test)
             // Pop anchor.
             CCoinsViewCacheTest cache2(&cache1);
             BOOST_CHECK(cache2.GetSproutAnchorAt(tree.root(), tree));
-            cache2.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root());
+            cache2.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root(), SPROUT);
             cache2.Flush();
         }
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(anchor_regression_test)
         {
             // Pop anchor.
             CCoinsViewCacheTest cache2(&cache1);
-            cache2.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root());
+            cache2.PopAnchor(ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root(), SPROUT);
             cache2.Flush();
         }
 
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(anchors_test)
         }
 
         {
-            cache.PopAnchor(newrt);
+            cache.PopAnchor(newrt, SPROUT);
             ZCIncrementalMerkleTree obtain_tree;
             assert(!cache.GetSproutAnchorAt(newrt2, obtain_tree)); // should have been popped off
             assert(cache.GetSproutAnchorAt(newrt, obtain_tree));