diff --git a/src/bench/checkqueue.cpp b/src/bench/checkqueue.cpp
index 948c3c2608..b69b59d5d0 100644
--- a/src/bench/checkqueue.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/checkqueue.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ static void CCheckQueueSpeedPrevectorJob(benchmark::Bench& bench)
             return true;
         }
     };
-    CCheckQueue<PrevectorJob> queue {QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE};
+
     // The main thread should be counted to prevent thread oversubscription, and
     // to decrease the variance of benchmark results.
-    queue.StartWorkerThreads(GetNumCores() - 1);
+    int worker_threads_num{GetNumCores() - 1};
+    CCheckQueue<PrevectorJob> queue{QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE, worker_threads_num};
 
     // create all the data once, then submit copies in the benchmark.
     FastRandomContext insecure_rand(true);
@@ -62,9 +63,8 @@ static void CCheckQueueSpeedPrevectorJob(benchmark::Bench& bench)
         // it is done explicitly here for clarity
         control.Wait();
     });
-    queue.StopWorkerThreads();
 
-    // ELEMENTS: ...and deallocate them
+    // ELEMENTS: deallocate vChecks
     for (auto& vChecks : vBatches)
         for (size_t x = 0; x < BATCH_SIZE; ++x)
             delete vChecks[x];
diff --git a/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp b/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
index 995b4781fc..31edb86ce2 100644
--- a/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ epilogue:
     // dereferencing and UB.
     scheduler.stop();
     if (chainman.m_thread_load.joinable()) chainman.m_thread_load.join();
-    StopScriptCheckWorkerThreads();
 
     GetMainSignals().FlushBackgroundCallbacks();
     {
diff --git a/src/checkqueue.h b/src/checkqueue.h
index 12d5bd7af7..91bf1d2add 100644
--- a/src/checkqueue.h
+++ b/src/checkqueue.h
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <vector>
 
-template <typename T>
-class CCheckQueueControl;
-
 /**
  * Queue for verifications that have to be performed.
   * The verifications are represented by a type T, which must provide an
@@ -134,22 +131,11 @@ public:
     Mutex m_control_mutex;
 
     //! Create a new check queue
-    explicit CCheckQueue(unsigned int nBatchSizeIn)
-        : nBatchSize(nBatchSizeIn)
+    explicit CCheckQueue(unsigned int batch_size, int worker_threads_num)
+        : nBatchSize(batch_size)
     {
-    }
-
-    //! Create a pool of new worker threads.
-    void StartWorkerThreads(const int threads_num) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_mutex)
-    {
-        {
-            LOCK(m_mutex);
-            nIdle = 0;
-            nTotal = 0;
-            fAllOk = true;
-        }
-        assert(m_worker_threads.empty());
-        for (int n = 0; n < threads_num; ++n) {
+        m_worker_threads.reserve(worker_threads_num);
+        for (int n = 0; n < worker_threads_num; ++n) {
             m_worker_threads.emplace_back([this, n]() {
                 util::ThreadRename(strprintf("scriptch.%i", n));
                 Loop(false /* worker thread */);
@@ -157,6 +143,13 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    // Since this class manages its own resources, which is a thread
+    // pool `m_worker_threads`, copy and move operations are not appropriate.
+    CCheckQueue(const CCheckQueue&) = delete;
+    CCheckQueue& operator=(const CCheckQueue&) = delete;
+    CCheckQueue(CCheckQueue&&) = delete;
+    CCheckQueue& operator=(CCheckQueue&&) = delete;
+
     //! Wait until execution finishes, and return whether all evaluations were successful.
     bool Wait() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_mutex)
     {
@@ -183,25 +176,17 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    //! Stop all of the worker threads.
-    void StopWorkerThreads() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(!m_mutex)
+    ~CCheckQueue()
     {
         WITH_LOCK(m_mutex, m_request_stop = true);
+        for (auto remaining : queue) delete remaining; // ELEMENTS
         m_worker_cv.notify_all();
         for (std::thread& t : m_worker_threads) {
             t.join();
         }
-        m_worker_threads.clear();
-        WITH_LOCK(m_mutex, m_request_stop = false);
     }
 
     bool HasThreads() const { return !m_worker_threads.empty(); }
-
-    ~CCheckQueue()
-    {
-        for (auto remaining : queue) delete remaining;
-        assert(m_worker_threads.empty());
-    }
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index e3108625d5..acc0956c70 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -276,11 +276,10 @@ void Shutdown(NodeContext& node)
     StopTorControl();
 
     // After everything has been shut down, but before things get flushed, stop the
-    // CScheduler/checkqueue, scheduler and load block thread.
-    if (node.chainman && node.chainman->m_thread_load.joinable()) node.chainman->m_thread_load.join();
+    // scheduler and load block thread.
     if (node.scheduler) node.scheduler->stop();
-    if (node.reverification_scheduler) node.reverification_scheduler->stop();
-    StopScriptCheckWorkerThreads();
+    if (node.reverification_scheduler) node.reverification_scheduler->stop(); // ELEMENTS
+    if (node.chainman && node.chainman->m_thread_load.joinable()) node.chainman->m_thread_load.join();
 
     // After the threads that potentially access these pointers have been stopped,
     // destruct and reset all to nullptr.
@@ -1249,24 +1248,6 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
         return InitError(strprintf(_("Unable to allocate memory for -maxsigcachesize: '%s' MiB"), args.GetIntArg("-maxsigcachesize", DEFAULT_MAX_SIG_CACHE_BYTES >> 20)));
     }
 
-    int script_threads = args.GetIntArg("-par", DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS);
-    if (script_threads <= 0) {
-        // -par=0 means autodetect (number of cores - 1 script threads)
-        // -par=-n means "leave n cores free" (number of cores - n - 1 script threads)
-        script_threads += GetNumCores();
-    }
-
-    // Subtract 1 because the main thread counts towards the par threads
-    script_threads = std::max(script_threads - 1, 0);
-
-    // Number of script-checking threads <= MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS
-    script_threads = std::min(script_threads, MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS);
-
-    LogPrintf("Script verification uses %d additional threads\n", script_threads);
-    if (script_threads >= 1) {
-        StartScriptCheckWorkerThreads(script_threads);
-    }
-
     assert(!node.scheduler);
     node.scheduler = std::make_unique<CScheduler>();
     assert(!node.reverification_scheduler);
diff --git a/src/kernel/chainstatemanager_opts.h b/src/kernel/chainstatemanager_opts.h
index 917f7d226c..ee20eabd79 100644
--- a/src/kernel/chainstatemanager_opts.h
+++ b/src/kernel/chainstatemanager_opts.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ struct ChainstateManagerOpts {
     DBOptions coins_db{};
     CoinsViewOptions coins_view{};
     Notifications& notifications;
+    //! Number of script check worker threads. Zero means no parallel verification.
+    int worker_threads_num{0};
 };
 
 } // namespace kernel
diff --git a/src/node/chainstatemanager_args.cpp b/src/node/chainstatemanager_args.cpp
index 87d9238c18..1cc126cb05 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstatemanager_args.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstatemanager_args.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <arith_uint256.h>
 #include <common/args.h>
-#include <kernel/chainstatemanager_opts.h>
+#include <common/system.h>
+#include <logging.h>
 #include <node/coins_view_args.h>
 #include <node/database_args.h>
 #include <tinyformat.h>
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <util/translation.h>
 #include <validation.h>
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -41,6 +43,16 @@ util::Result<void> ApplyArgsManOptions(const ArgsManager& args, ChainstateManage
     ReadDatabaseArgs(args, opts.coins_db);
     ReadCoinsViewArgs(args, opts.coins_view);
 
+    int script_threads = args.GetIntArg("-par", DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS);
+    if (script_threads <= 0) {
+        // -par=0 means autodetect (number of cores - 1 script threads)
+        // -par=-n means "leave n cores free" (number of cores - n - 1 script threads)
+        script_threads += GetNumCores();
+    }
+    // Subtract 1 because the main thread counts towards the par threads.
+    opts.worker_threads_num = std::clamp(script_threads - 1, 0, MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS);
+    LogPrintf("Script verification uses %d additional threads\n", opts.worker_threads_num);
+
     return {};
 }
 } // namespace node
diff --git a/src/node/chainstatemanager_args.h b/src/node/chainstatemanager_args.h
index 701515953e..b2cdba68b8 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstatemanager_args.h
+++ b/src/node/chainstatemanager_args.h
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 
 class ArgsManager;
 
+/** Maximum number of dedicated script-checking threads allowed */
+static constexpr int MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS{15};
+/** -par default (number of script-checking threads, 0 = auto) */
+static constexpr int DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS{0};
+
 namespace node {
 [[nodiscard]] util::Result<void> ApplyArgsManOptions(const ArgsManager& args, ChainstateManager::Options& opts);
 } // namespace node
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
index cc5c772038..64569064ae 100644
--- a/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 #include <common/system.h>
 #include <interfaces/node.h>
+#include <node/chainstatemanager_args.h>
 #include <netbase.h>
 #include <txdb.h>
-#include <validation.h>
 
 #include <chrono>
 
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
index 88ab25c58b..6cb6f64151 100644
--- a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <mapport.h>
 #include <net.h>
 #include <netbase.h>
+#include <node/chainstatemanager_args.h>
 #include <txdb.h> // for -dbcache defaults
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <validation.h>    // For DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS
diff --git a/src/test/checkqueue_tests.cpp b/src/test/checkqueue_tests.cpp
index 2d2e4d1b31..81ce0fb43a 100644
--- a/src/test/checkqueue_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/checkqueue_tests.cpp
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ typedef CCheckQueue<FrozenCleanupCheck> FrozenCleanup_Queue;
  */
 static void Correct_Queue_range(std::vector<size_t> range)
 {
-    auto small_queue = std::make_unique<Correct_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
-    small_queue->StartWorkerThreads(SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
+    auto small_queue = std::make_unique<Correct_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE, SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
     // Make vChecks here to save on malloc (this test can be slow...)
     std::vector<FakeCheckCheckCompletion*> vChecks;
     vChecks.reserve(9);
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@ static void Correct_Queue_range(std::vector<size_t> range)
         BOOST_REQUIRE(control.Wait());
         BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(FakeCheckCheckCompletion::n_calls, i);
     }
-    small_queue->StopWorkerThreads();
 }
 
 /** Test that 0 checks is correct
@@ -221,9 +219,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Correct_Random)
 /** Test that failing checks are caught */
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Catches_Failure)
 {
-    auto fail_queue = std::make_unique<Failing_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
-    fail_queue->StartWorkerThreads(SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
-
+    auto fail_queue = std::make_unique<Failing_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE, SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < 1001; ++i) {
         CCheckQueueControl<FailingCheck> control(fail_queue.get());
         size_t remaining = i;
@@ -244,15 +240,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Catches_Failure)
             BOOST_REQUIRE(success);
         }
     }
-    fail_queue->StopWorkerThreads();
 }
 // Test that a block validation which fails does not interfere with
 // future blocks, ie, the bad state is cleared.
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Recovers_From_Failure)
 {
-    auto fail_queue = std::make_unique<Failing_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
-    fail_queue->StartWorkerThreads(SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
-
+    auto fail_queue = std::make_unique<Failing_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE, SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
     for (auto times = 0; times < 10; ++times) {
         for (const bool end_fails : {true, false}) {
             CCheckQueueControl<FailingCheck> control(fail_queue.get());
@@ -269,7 +262,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Recovers_From_Failure)
             BOOST_REQUIRE(r != end_fails);
         }
     }
-    fail_queue->StopWorkerThreads();
 }
 
 // Test that unique checks are actually all called individually, rather than
@@ -277,9 +269,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Recovers_From_Failure)
 // more than once as well
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_UniqueCheck)
 {
-    auto queue = std::make_unique<Unique_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
-    queue->StartWorkerThreads(SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
-
+    auto queue = std::make_unique<Unique_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE, SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
     size_t COUNT = 100000;
     size_t total = COUNT;
     {
@@ -302,7 +292,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_UniqueCheck)
         }
         BOOST_REQUIRE(r);
     }
-    queue->StopWorkerThreads();
 }
 
 
@@ -313,8 +302,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_UniqueCheck)
 // time could leave the data hanging across a sequence of blocks.
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Memory)
 {
-    auto queue = std::make_unique<Memory_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
-    queue->StartWorkerThreads(SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
+    auto queue = std::make_unique<Memory_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE, SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
         size_t total = i;
         {
@@ -333,16 +321,14 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_Memory)
         }
         BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(MemoryCheck::fake_allocated_memory, 0U);
     }
-    queue->StopWorkerThreads();
 }
 
 // Test that a new verification cannot occur until all checks
 // have been destructed
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_FrozenCleanup)
 {
-    auto queue = std::make_unique<FrozenCleanup_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
+    auto queue = std::make_unique<FrozenCleanup_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE, SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
     bool fails = false;
-    queue->StartWorkerThreads(SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
     std::thread t0([&]() {
         CCheckQueueControl<FrozenCleanupCheck> control(queue.get());
         std::vector<FrozenCleanupCheck*> vChecks;
@@ -374,14 +360,13 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueue_FrozenCleanup)
     // Wait for control to finish
     t0.join();
     BOOST_REQUIRE(!fails);
-    queue->StopWorkerThreads();
 }
 
 
 /** Test that CCheckQueueControl is threadsafe */
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_CheckQueueControl_Locks)
 {
-    auto queue = std::make_unique<Standard_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE);
+    auto queue = std::make_unique<Standard_Queue>(QUEUE_BATCH_SIZE, SCRIPT_CHECK_THREADS);
     {
         std::vector<std::thread> tg;
         std::atomic<int> nThreads {0};
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/checkqueue.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/checkqueue.cpp
index 627c2d7918..c71f30be5c 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/checkqueue.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/checkqueue.cpp
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(checkqueue)
     FuzzedDataProvider fuzzed_data_provider(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
 
     const unsigned int batch_size = fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegralInRange<unsigned int>(0, 1024);
-    CCheckQueue<DumbCheck> check_queue_1{batch_size};
-    CCheckQueue<DumbCheck> check_queue_2{batch_size};
+    CCheckQueue<DumbCheck> check_queue_1{batch_size, /*worker_threads_num=*/0};
+    CCheckQueue<DumbCheck> check_queue_2{batch_size, /*worker_threads_num=*/0};
     std::vector<DumbCheck*> checks_1;
     std::vector<DumbCheck*> checks_2;
     const int size = fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegralInRange<int>(0, 1024);
diff --git a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
index f31d633d51..59a9d76e6a 100644
--- a/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/transaction_tests.cpp
@@ -545,11 +545,9 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_big_witness_transaction)
 
     // check all inputs concurrently, with the cache
     PrecomputedTransactionData txdata(tx);
-    CCheckQueue<CScriptCheck> scriptcheckqueue(128);
+    CCheckQueue<CScriptCheck> scriptcheckqueue(/*batch_size=*/128, /*worker_threads_num=*/20);
     CCheckQueueControl<CScriptCheck> control(&scriptcheckqueue);
 
-    scriptcheckqueue.StartWorkerThreads(20);
-
     std::vector<Coin> coins;
     for(uint32_t i = 0; i < mtx.vin.size(); i++) {
         Coin coin;
@@ -568,7 +566,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_big_witness_transaction)
 
     bool controlCheck = control.Wait();
     assert(controlCheck);
-    scriptcheckqueue.StopWorkerThreads();
 }
 
 SignatureData CombineSignatures(const CMutableTransaction& input1, const CMutableTransaction& input2, const CTransactionRef tx)
diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
index b99ee9f485..63483cb3ba 100644
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ ChainTestingSetup::ChainTestingSetup(const ChainType chainType, const std::vecto
         .minimum_chain_work = std::nullopt,
         .assumed_valid_block = std::nullopt,
         .notifications = *m_node.notifications,
+        .worker_threads_num = 2,
     };
     const BlockManager::Options blockman_opts{
         .chainparams = chainman_opts.chainparams,
@@ -219,15 +220,11 @@ ChainTestingSetup::ChainTestingSetup(const ChainType chainType, const std::vecto
         .path = m_args.GetDataDirNet() / "blocks" / "index",
         .cache_bytes = static_cast<size_t>(m_cache_sizes.block_tree_db),
         .memory_only = true});
-
-    constexpr int script_check_threads = 2;
-    StartScriptCheckWorkerThreads(script_check_threads);
 }
 
 ChainTestingSetup::~ChainTestingSetup()
 {
     if (m_node.scheduler) m_node.scheduler->stop();
-    StopScriptCheckWorkerThreads();
     GetMainSignals().FlushBackgroundCallbacks();
     GetMainSignals().UnregisterBackgroundSignalScheduler();
     m_node.connman.reset();
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 0e98a265d2..9698f31bbe 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -2228,18 +2228,6 @@ DisconnectResult Chainstate::DisconnectBlock(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIn
     return fClean ? DISCONNECT_OK : DISCONNECT_UNCLEAN;
 }
 
-static CCheckQueue<CCheck> scriptcheckqueue(128);
-
-void StartScriptCheckWorkerThreads(int threads_num)
-{
-    scriptcheckqueue.StartWorkerThreads(threads_num);
-}
-
-void StopScriptCheckWorkerThreads()
-{
-    scriptcheckqueue.StopWorkerThreads();
-}
-
 /**
  * Threshold condition checker that triggers when unknown versionbits are seen on the network.
  */
@@ -2359,7 +2347,7 @@ bool Chainstate::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& state,
 
     uint256 block_hash{block.GetHash()};
     assert(*pindex->phashBlock == block_hash);
-    const bool parallel_script_checks{scriptcheckqueue.HasThreads()};
+    const bool parallel_script_checks{m_chainman.GetCheckQueue().HasThreads()};
 
     const auto time_start{SteadyClock::now()};
     const CChainParams& params{m_chainman.GetParams()};
@@ -2569,7 +2557,7 @@ bool Chainstate::ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, BlockValidationState& state,
     // in multiple threads). Preallocate the vector size so a new allocation
     // doesn't invalidate pointers into the vector, and keep txsdata in scope
     // for as long as `control`.
-    CCheckQueueControl<CCheck> control(fScriptChecks && parallel_script_checks ? &scriptcheckqueue : nullptr);
+    CCheckQueueControl<CCheck> control(fScriptChecks && parallel_script_checks ? &m_chainman.GetCheckQueue() : nullptr);
     std::vector<PrecomputedTransactionData> txsdata;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < block.vtx.size(); i++){
         txsdata.emplace_back(m_chainman.GetParams().HashGenesisBlock());
@@ -6268,9 +6256,12 @@ static ChainstateManager::Options&& Flatten(ChainstateManager::Options&& opts)
 }
 
 ChainstateManager::ChainstateManager(const util::SignalInterrupt& interrupt, Options options, node::BlockManager::Options blockman_options)
-    : m_interrupt{interrupt},
+    : m_script_check_queue{/*batch_size=*/128, options.worker_threads_num},
+      m_interrupt{interrupt},
       m_options{Flatten(std::move(options))},
-      m_blockman{interrupt, std::move(blockman_options)} {}
+      m_blockman{interrupt, std::move(blockman_options)}
+{
+}
 
 ChainstateManager::~ChainstateManager()
 {
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 80b58a177a..f932aea41e 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <arith_uint256.h>
 #include <attributes.h>
 #include <chain.h>
+#include <checkqueue.h>
 #include <kernel/chain.h>
 #include <confidential_validation.h>
 #include <consensus/amount.h>
@@ -68,10 +69,6 @@ namespace util {
 class SignalInterrupt;
 } // namespace util
 
-/** Maximum number of dedicated script-checking threads allowed */
-static const int MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS = 15;
-/** -par default (number of script-checking threads, 0 = auto) */
-static const int DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS = 0;
 /** Block files containing a block-height within MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP of ActiveChain().Tip() will not be pruned. */
 static const unsigned int MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP = 288;
 static const signed int DEFAULT_CHECKBLOCKS = 6;
@@ -108,11 +105,6 @@ extern uint256 g_best_block;
 /** Documentation for argument 'checklevel'. */
 extern const std::vector<std::string> CHECKLEVEL_DOC;
 
-/** Run instances of script checking worker threads */
-void StartScriptCheckWorkerThreads(int threads_num);
-/** Stop all of the script checking worker threads */
-void StopScriptCheckWorkerThreads();
-
 CAmount GetBlockSubsidy(int nHeight, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams);
 
 bool FatalError(kernel::Notifications& notifications, BlockValidationState& state, const std::string& strMessage, const bilingual_str& userMessage = {});
@@ -936,6 +928,9 @@ private:
         return cs && !cs->m_disabled;
     }
 
+    //! A queue for script verifications that have to be performed by worker threads.
+    CCheckQueue<CCheck> m_script_check_queue;
+
 public:
     using Options = kernel::ChainstateManagerOpts;
 
@@ -1286,6 +1281,8 @@ public:
     //! nullopt.
     std::optional<int> GetSnapshotBaseHeight() const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
 
+    CCheckQueue<CCheck>& GetCheckQueue() { return m_script_check_queue; }
+
     ~ChainstateManager();
 };