diff --git a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
index 31ed1a50b..1b5d8e91b 100644
--- a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
 
-bool ApplyTxInUndo(const CTxInUndo& undo, CCoinsViewCache& view, const COutPoint& out);
+int ApplyTxInUndo(const CTxInUndo& undo, CCoinsViewCache& view, const COutPoint& out);
 void UpdateCoins(const CTransaction& tx, CCoinsViewCache& inputs, CTxUndo &txundo, int nHeight);
 
 namespace
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index ac16af3ee..ed94be5c2 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1248,39 +1248,6 @@ bool AbortNode(CValidationState& state, const std::string& strMessage, const std
 
 } // anon namespace
 
-/**
- * Apply the undo operation of a CTxInUndo to the given chain state.
- * @param undo The undo object.
- * @param view The coins view to which to apply the changes.
- * @param out The out point that corresponds to the tx input.
- * @return True on success.
- */
-bool ApplyTxInUndo(const CTxInUndo& undo, CCoinsViewCache& view, const COutPoint& out)
-{
-    bool fClean = true;
-
-    CCoinsModifier coins = view.ModifyCoins(out.hash);
-    if (undo.nHeight != 0) {
-        // undo data contains height: this is the last output of the prevout tx being spent
-        if (!coins->IsPruned())
-            fClean = fClean && error("%s: undo data overwriting existing transaction", __func__);
-        coins->Clear();
-        coins->fCoinBase = undo.fCoinBase;
-        coins->nHeight = undo.nHeight;
-        coins->nVersion = undo.nVersion;
-    } else {
-        if (coins->IsPruned())
-            fClean = fClean && error("%s: undo data adding output to missing transaction", __func__);
-    }
-    if (coins->IsAvailable(out.n))
-        fClean = fClean && error("%s: undo data overwriting existing output", __func__);
-    if (coins->vout.size() < out.n+1)
-        coins->vout.resize(out.n+1);
-    coins->vout[out.n] = undo.txout;
-
-    return fClean;
-}
-
 enum DisconnectResult
 {
     DISCONNECT_OK,      // All good.
@@ -1288,6 +1255,35 @@ enum DisconnectResult
     DISCONNECT_FAILED   // Something else went wrong.
 };
 
+/**
+ * Apply the undo operation of a CTxInUndo to the given chain state.
+ * @param undo The undo object.
+ * @param view The coins view to which to apply the changes.
+ * @param out The out point that corresponds to the tx input.
+ * @return A DisconnectResult as an int
+ */
+int ApplyTxInUndo(const CTxInUndo& undo, CCoinsViewCache& view, const COutPoint& out)
+{
+    bool fClean = true;
+
+    CCoinsModifier coins = view.ModifyCoins(out.hash);
+    if (undo.nHeight != 0) {
+        // undo data contains height: this is the last output of the prevout tx being spent
+        if (!coins->IsPruned()) fClean = false; // overwriting existing transaction
+        coins->fCoinBase = undo.fCoinBase;
+        coins->nHeight = undo.nHeight;
+        coins->nVersion = undo.nVersion;
+    } else {
+        if (coins->IsPruned()) fClean = false; // adding output to missing transaction
+    }
+    if (coins->IsAvailable(out.n)) fClean = false; // overwriting existing output
+    if (coins->vout.size() < out.n+1)
+        coins->vout.resize(out.n+1);
+    coins->vout[out.n] = undo.txout;
+
+    return fClean ? DISCONNECT_OK : DISCONNECT_UNCLEAN;
+}
+
 /** Undo the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins.
  *  When UNCLEAN or FAILED is returned, view is left in an indeterminate state. */
 static DisconnectResult DisconnectBlock(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& view)
@@ -1329,8 +1325,7 @@ static DisconnectResult DisconnectBlock(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex*
         // but it must be corrected before txout nversion ever influences a network rule.
         if (outsBlock.nVersion < 0)
             outs->nVersion = outsBlock.nVersion;
-        if (*outs != outsBlock)
-            fClean = fClean && error("DisconnectBlock(): added transaction mismatch? database corrupted");
+        if (*outs != outsBlock) fClean = false; // transaction mismatch
 
         // remove outputs
         outs->Clear();
@@ -1346,8 +1341,9 @@ static DisconnectResult DisconnectBlock(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex*
             for (unsigned int j = tx.vin.size(); j-- > 0;) {
                 const COutPoint &out = tx.vin[j].prevout;
                 const CTxInUndo &undo = txundo.vprevout[j];
-                if (!ApplyTxInUndo(undo, view, out))
-                    fClean = false;
+                int res = ApplyTxInUndo(undo, view, out);
+                if (res == DISCONNECT_FAILED) return DISCONNECT_FAILED;
+                fClean = fClean && res != DISCONNECT_UNCLEAN;
             }
         }
     }