diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f14d2e51c..da928a4b9 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2246,10 +2246,10 @@ bool CheckBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, bool fCheckPOW, bo
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CBlock::AcceptBlock(CValidationState &state, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
+bool AcceptBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CDiskBlockPos* dbp)
 {
     // Check for duplicate
-    uint256 hash = GetHash();
+    uint256 hash = block.GetHash();
     if (mapBlockIndex.count(hash))
         return state.Invalid(error("AcceptBlock() : block already in mapBlockIndex"));
 
@@ -2257,23 +2257,23 @@ bool CBlock::AcceptBlock(CValidationState &state, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
     CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = NULL;
     int nHeight = 0;
     if (hash != Params().HashGenesisBlock()) {
-        map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::iterator mi = mapBlockIndex.find(hashPrevBlock);
+        map<uint256, CBlockIndex*>::iterator mi = mapBlockIndex.find(block.hashPrevBlock);
         if (mi == mapBlockIndex.end())
             return state.DoS(10, error("AcceptBlock() : prev block not found"));
         pindexPrev = (*mi).second;
         nHeight = pindexPrev->nHeight+1;
 
         // Check proof of work
-        if (nBits != GetNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev, this))
+        if (block.nBits != GetNextWorkRequired(pindexPrev, &block))
             return state.DoS(100, error("AcceptBlock() : incorrect proof of work"));
 
         // Check timestamp against prev
-        if (GetBlockTime() <= pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast())
+        if (block.GetBlockTime() <= pindexPrev->GetMedianTimePast())
             return state.Invalid(error("AcceptBlock() : block's timestamp is too early"));
 
         // Check that all transactions are finalized
-        BOOST_FOREACH(const CTransaction& tx, vtx)
-            if (!IsFinalTx(tx, nHeight, GetBlockTime()))
+        BOOST_FOREACH(const CTransaction& tx, block.vtx)
+            if (!IsFinalTx(tx, nHeight, block.GetBlockTime()))
                 return state.DoS(10, error("AcceptBlock() : contains a non-final transaction"));
 
         // Check that the block chain matches the known block chain up to a checkpoint
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ bool CBlock::AcceptBlock(CValidationState &state, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
             return state.DoS(100, error("AcceptBlock() : rejected by checkpoint lock-in at %d", nHeight));
 
         // Reject block.nVersion=1 blocks when 95% (75% on testnet) of the network has upgraded:
-        if (nVersion < 2)
+        if (block.nVersion < 2)
         {
             if ((!TestNet() && CBlockIndex::IsSuperMajority(2, pindexPrev, 950, 1000)) ||
                 (TestNet() && CBlockIndex::IsSuperMajority(2, pindexPrev, 75, 100)))
@@ -2290,14 +2290,14 @@ bool CBlock::AcceptBlock(CValidationState &state, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
             }
         }
         // Enforce block.nVersion=2 rule that the coinbase starts with serialized block height
-        if (nVersion >= 2)
+        if (block.nVersion >= 2)
         {
             // if 750 of the last 1,000 blocks are version 2 or greater (51/100 if testnet):
             if ((!TestNet() && CBlockIndex::IsSuperMajority(2, pindexPrev, 750, 1000)) ||
                 (TestNet() && CBlockIndex::IsSuperMajority(2, pindexPrev, 51, 100)))
             {
                 CScript expect = CScript() << nHeight;
-                if (!std::equal(expect.begin(), expect.end(), vtx[0].vin[0].scriptSig.begin()))
+                if (!std::equal(expect.begin(), expect.end(), block.vtx[0].vin[0].scriptSig.begin()))
                     return state.DoS(100, error("AcceptBlock() : block height mismatch in coinbase"));
             }
         }
@@ -2305,16 +2305,16 @@ bool CBlock::AcceptBlock(CValidationState &state, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
 
     // Write block to history file
     try {
-        unsigned int nBlockSize = ::GetSerializeSize(*this, SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
+        unsigned int nBlockSize = ::GetSerializeSize(block, SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
         CDiskBlockPos blockPos;
         if (dbp != NULL)
             blockPos = *dbp;
-        if (!FindBlockPos(state, blockPos, nBlockSize+8, nHeight, nTime, dbp != NULL))
+        if (!FindBlockPos(state, blockPos, nBlockSize+8, nHeight, block.nTime, dbp != NULL))
             return error("AcceptBlock() : FindBlockPos failed");
         if (dbp == NULL)
-            if (!WriteBlockToDisk(*this, blockPos))
+            if (!WriteBlockToDisk(block, blockPos))
                 return state.Abort(_("Failed to write block"));
-        if (!AddToBlockIndex(*this, state, blockPos))
+        if (!AddToBlockIndex(block, state, blockPos))
             return error("AcceptBlock() : AddToBlockIndex failed");
     } catch(std::runtime_error &e) {
         return state.Abort(_("System error: ") + e.what());
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@ bool ProcessBlock(CValidationState &state, CNode* pfrom, CBlock* pblock, CDiskBl
     }
 
     // Store to disk
-    if (!pblock->AcceptBlock(state, dbp))
+    if (!AcceptBlock(*pblock, state, dbp))
         return error("ProcessBlock() : AcceptBlock FAILED");
 
     // Recursively process any orphan blocks that depended on this one
@@ -2423,7 +2423,7 @@ bool ProcessBlock(CValidationState &state, CNode* pfrom, CBlock* pblock, CDiskBl
             CBlock* pblockOrphan = (*mi).second;
             // Use a dummy CValidationState so someone can't setup nodes to counter-DoS based on orphan resolution (that is, feeding people an invalid block based on LegitBlockX in order to get anyone relaying LegitBlockX banned)
             CValidationState stateDummy;
-            if (pblockOrphan->AcceptBlock(stateDummy))
+            if (AcceptBlock(*pblockOrphan, stateDummy))
                 vWorkQueue.push_back(pblockOrphan->GetHash());
             mapOrphanBlocks.erase(pblockOrphan->GetHash());
             delete pblockOrphan;
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 022c6ad07..f85953c4f 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -701,11 +701,6 @@ public:
             printf("%s ", vMerkleTree[i].ToString().c_str());
         printf("\n");
     }
-
-
-    // Store block on disk
-    // if dbp is provided, the file is known to already reside on disk
-    bool AcceptBlock(CValidationState &state, CDiskBlockPos *dbp = NULL);
 };
 
 
@@ -732,6 +727,10 @@ bool AddToBlockIndex(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, const CDiskBlockPos
 // Context-independent validity checks
 bool CheckBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, bool fCheckPOW = true, bool fCheckMerkleRoot = true);
 
+// Store block on disk
+// if dbp is provided, the file is known to already reside on disk
+bool AcceptBlock(CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CDiskBlockPos* dbp = NULL);
+
 
 
 class CBlockFileInfo