diff --git a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
index bb3c88f627c..211153f06cf 100644
--- a/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util/setup_common.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ ChainTestingSetup::~ChainTestingSetup()
     WITH_LOCK(::cs_main, UnloadBlockIndex(m_node.mempool.get(), *m_node.chainman));
     m_node.mempool.reset();
     m_node.scheduler.reset();
-    m_node.chainman->Reset();
     m_node.chainman.reset();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 438e375988b..dd34a19a3ef 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -5009,15 +5009,6 @@ void ChainstateManager::Unload()
     m_best_invalid = nullptr;
 }
 
-void ChainstateManager::Reset()
-{
-    LOCK(::cs_main);
-    m_ibd_chainstate.reset();
-    m_snapshot_chainstate.reset();
-    m_active_chainstate = nullptr;
-    m_snapshot_validated = false;
-}
-
 void ChainstateManager::MaybeRebalanceCaches()
 {
     if (m_ibd_chainstate && !m_snapshot_chainstate) {
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 1972bf75ea9..bc58fc60d1a 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -985,17 +985,13 @@ public:
     //! Unload block index and chain data before shutdown.
     void Unload() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
 
-    //! Clear (deconstruct) chainstate data.
-    void Reset();
-
     //! Check to see if caches are out of balance and if so, call
     //! ResizeCoinsCaches() as needed.
     void MaybeRebalanceCaches() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);
 
     ~ChainstateManager() {
         LOCK(::cs_main);
-        UnloadBlockIndex(/* mempool */ nullptr, *this);
-        Reset();
+        UnloadBlockIndex(/*mempool=*/nullptr, *this);
     }
 };