diff --git a/src/node/miner.cpp b/src/node/miner.cpp
index 6098197cfce..3274fe826a4 100644
--- a/src/node/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/node/miner.cpp
@@ -60,10 +60,12 @@ BlockAssembler::Options::Options()
 {
     blockMinFeeRate = CFeeRate(DEFAULT_BLOCK_MIN_TX_FEE);
     nBlockMaxWeight = DEFAULT_BLOCK_MAX_WEIGHT;
+    test_block_validity = true;
 }
 
 BlockAssembler::BlockAssembler(Chainstate& chainstate, const CTxMemPool* mempool, const Options& options)
-    : chainparams{chainstate.m_chainman.GetParams()},
+    : test_block_validity{options.test_block_validity},
+      chainparams{chainstate.m_chainman.GetParams()},
       m_mempool(mempool),
       m_chainstate(chainstate)
 {
@@ -174,7 +176,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> BlockAssembler::CreateNewBlock(const CScript& sc
     pblocktemplate->vTxSigOpsCost[0] = WITNESS_SCALE_FACTOR * GetLegacySigOpCount(*pblock->vtx[0]);
 
     BlockValidationState state;
-    if (!TestBlockValidity(state, chainparams, m_chainstate, *pblock, pindexPrev, GetAdjustedTime, false, false)) {
+    if (test_block_validity && !TestBlockValidity(state, chainparams, m_chainstate, *pblock, pindexPrev,
+                                                  GetAdjustedTime, /*fCheckPOW=*/false, /*fCheckMerkleRoot=*/false)) {
         throw std::runtime_error(strprintf("%s: TestBlockValidity failed: %s", __func__, state.ToString()));
     }
     const auto time_2{SteadyClock::now()};
diff --git a/src/node/miner.h b/src/node/miner.h
index 0ee3b5c828b..c9c37c594c4 100644
--- a/src/node/miner.h
+++ b/src/node/miner.h
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ private:
     unsigned int nBlockMaxWeight;
     CFeeRate blockMinFeeRate;
 
+    // Whether to call TestBlockValidity() at the end of CreateNewBlock().
+    const bool test_block_validity;
+
     // Information on the current status of the block
     uint64_t nBlockWeight;
     uint64_t nBlockTx;
@@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ public:
         Options();
         size_t nBlockMaxWeight;
         CFeeRate blockMinFeeRate;
+        bool test_block_validity;
     };
 
     explicit BlockAssembler(Chainstate& chainstate, const CTxMemPool* mempool);