diff --git a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/lib.rs b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/lib.rs
index 57aa166c2..fe1f3b5ac 100644
--- a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/lib.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ use zcash_client_backend::{
     data_api::{
         self,
         chain::{BlockSource, CommitmentTreeRoot},
-        scanning::ScanRange,
+        scanning::{ScanPriority, ScanRange},
         BlockMetadata, DecryptedTransaction, NullifierQuery, PoolType, Recipient, ScannedBlock,
         SentTransaction, ShieldedProtocol, WalletCommitmentTrees, WalletRead, WalletWrite,
         SAPLING_SHARD_HEIGHT,
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl<C: Borrow<rusqlite::Connection>, P: consensus::Parameters> WalletRead for W
     }
 
     fn suggest_scan_ranges(&self) -> Result<Vec<ScanRange>, Self::Error> {
-        wallet::scanning::suggest_scan_ranges(self.conn.borrow(), None)
+        wallet::scanning::suggest_scan_ranges(self.conn.borrow(), ScanPriority::Historic)
             .map_err(SqliteClientError::from)
     }
 
diff --git a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/wallet/scanning.rs b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/wallet/scanning.rs
index 03bacf582..a34d18703 100644
--- a/zcash_client_sqlite/src/wallet/scanning.rs
+++ b/zcash_client_sqlite/src/wallet/scanning.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub(crate) fn priority_code(priority: &ScanPriority) -> i64 {
 
 pub(crate) fn suggest_scan_ranges(
     conn: &rusqlite::Connection,
-    min_priority: Option<ScanPriority>,
+    min_priority: ScanPriority,
 ) -> Result<Vec<ScanRange>, SqliteClientError> {
     let mut stmt_scan_ranges = conn.prepare_cached(
         "SELECT block_range_start, block_range_end, priority
@@ -84,9 +84,8 @@ pub(crate) fn suggest_scan_ranges(
          ORDER BY priority DESC, block_range_end DESC",
     )?;
 
-    let mut rows = stmt_scan_ranges.query(named_params![
-        ":min_priority": priority_code(&min_priority.unwrap_or(ScanPriority::Historic))
-    ])?;
+    let mut rows =
+        stmt_scan_ranges.query(named_params![":min_priority": priority_code(&min_priority)])?;
 
     let mut result = vec![];
     while let Some(row) = rows.next()? {
@@ -1066,7 +1065,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Check that the scanned range has been properly persisted
         assert_matches!(
-            suggest_scan_ranges(&db_data.conn, Some(Scanned)),
+            suggest_scan_ranges(&db_data.conn, Scanned),
             Ok(scan_ranges) if scan_ranges == vec![
                 scan_range((sap_active + 300)..(sap_active + 310), FoundNote),
                 scan_range((sap_active + 310)..(sap_active + 320), Scanned)