diff --git a/src/node/chainstate.cpp b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
index 3ee557ae62..10b6e52c78 100644
--- a/src/node/chainstate.cpp
+++ b/src/node/chainstate.cpp
@@ -155,14 +155,12 @@ static ChainstateLoadResult CompleteChainstateInitialization(
         }
     }
 
-    if (!options.wipe_block_tree_db) {
-        auto chainstates{chainman.GetAll()};
-        if (std::any_of(chainstates.begin(), chainstates.end(),
-                        [](const Chainstate* cs) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main) { return cs->NeedsRedownload(); })) {
-            return {ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE, strprintf(_("Witness data for blocks after height %d requires validation. Please restart with -reindex."),
-                                                             chainman.GetConsensus().SegwitHeight)};
-        };
-    }
+    auto chainstates{chainman.GetAll()};
+    if (std::any_of(chainstates.begin(), chainstates.end(),
+                    [](const Chainstate* cs) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main) { return cs->NeedsRedownload(); })) {
+        return {ChainstateLoadStatus::FAILURE, strprintf(_("Witness data for blocks after height %d requires validation. Please restart with -reindex."),
+                                                         chainman.GetConsensus().SegwitHeight)};
+    };
 
     // Now that chainstates are loaded and we're able to flush to
     // disk, rebalance the coins caches to desired levels based