diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 1efe109b6f6..f9cc7d78e1b 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -3391,9 +3391,9 @@ bool Chainstate::ActivateBestChain(BlockValidationState& state, std::shared_ptr<
                 }
                 pindexNewTip = m_chain.Tip();
 
-                for (const auto& [index, block] : connected_blocks) {
+                for (auto& [index, block] : std::move(connected_blocks)) {
                     if (m_chainman.m_options.signals) {
-                        m_chainman.m_options.signals->BlockConnected(chainstate_role, Assert(block), Assert(index));
+                        m_chainman.m_options.signals->BlockConnected(chainstate_role, std::move(Assert(block)), Assert(index));
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/validationinterface.cpp b/src/validationinterface.cpp
index 3c142f8db28..3e939de964e 100644
--- a/src/validationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/validationinterface.cpp
@@ -219,12 +219,12 @@ void ValidationSignals::TransactionRemovedFromMempool(const CTransactionRef& tx,
     ENQUEUE_AND_LOG_EVENT(std::move(event), std::move(log_msg));
 }
 
-void ValidationSignals::BlockConnected(const ChainstateRole& role, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, const CBlockIndex* pindex)
+void ValidationSignals::BlockConnected(const ChainstateRole& role, std::shared_ptr<const CBlock> pblock, const CBlockIndex* pindex)
 {
     auto log_msg = LOG_MSG("%s: block hash=%s block height=%d", __func__,
                           pblock->GetHash().ToString(),
                           pindex->nHeight);
-    auto event = [role, pblock, pindex, this] {
+    auto event = [role, pblock = std::move(pblock), pindex, this] {
         m_internals->Iterate([&](CValidationInterface& callbacks) { callbacks.BlockConnected(role, pblock, pindex); });
     };
     ENQUEUE_AND_LOG_EVENT(std::move(event), std::move(log_msg));
diff --git a/src/validationinterface.h b/src/validationinterface.h
index 4777e8dca8d..641afd555be 100644
--- a/src/validationinterface.h
+++ b/src/validationinterface.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public:
     void TransactionAddedToMempool(const NewMempoolTransactionInfo&, uint64_t mempool_sequence);
     void TransactionRemovedFromMempool(const CTransactionRef&, MemPoolRemovalReason, uint64_t mempool_sequence);
     void MempoolTransactionsRemovedForBlock(const std::vector<RemovedMempoolTransactionInfo>&, unsigned int nBlockHeight);
-    void BlockConnected(const kernel::ChainstateRole&, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>&, const CBlockIndex* pindex);
+    void BlockConnected(const kernel::ChainstateRole&, std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>, const CBlockIndex* pindex);
     void BlockDisconnected(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock> &, const CBlockIndex* pindex);
     void ChainStateFlushed(const kernel::ChainstateRole&, const CBlockLocator&);
     void BlockChecked(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>&, const BlockValidationState&);