diff --git a/src/index/base.cpp b/src/index/base.cpp
index fdd0e0d8af2..e984aaf5dd0 100644
--- a/src/index/base.cpp
+++ b/src/index/base.cpp
@@ -301,18 +301,13 @@ bool BaseIndex::Rewind(const CBlockIndex* current_tip, const CBlockIndex* new_ti
         }
     }
 
-    // In the case of a reorg, ensure persisted block locator is not stale.
+    // Don't commit here - the committed index state must never be ahead of the
+    // flushed chainstate, otherwise unclean restarts would lead to index corruption.
     // Pruning has a minimum of 288 blocks-to-keep and getting the index
     // out of sync may be possible but a users fault.
     // In case we reorg beyond the pruned depth, ReadBlock would
     // throw and lead to a graceful shutdown
     SetBestBlockIndex(new_tip);
-    if (!Commit()) {
-        // If commit fails, revert the best block index to avoid corruption.
-        SetBestBlockIndex(current_tip);
-        return false;
-    }
-
     return true;
 }