diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 0f89ae6ed..0f03aac21 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1246,26 +1246,6 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
                     LogPrintf("Prune: pruned datadir may not have more than %d blocks; -checkblocks=%d may fail\n",
                         MIN_BLOCKS_TO_KEEP, GetArg("-checkblocks", 288));
                 }
-                uint256 hash(uint256S("0000005213c9cea80d42aae6e917487485d0b197a83ffbc0bcd0aef6e38c6ded"));
-                uint256 hash2(uint256S("05a8cd56e2118713ed5931300868fbcd96f573c5051b3568f053658b2a5a1115"));
-                CValidationState state;
-                if ( 0 )
-                {
-                    LOCK(cs_main);
-                    if ( mapBlockIndex.count(hash) != 0 )
-                    {
-                        CBlockIndex* pblockindex;
-                        if ( (pblockindex= mapBlockIndex[hash]) != 0 )
-                            InvalidateBlock(state, pblockindex);
-                    }
-                    if ( mapBlockIndex.count(hash2) != 0 )
-                    {
-                        CBlockIndex* pblockindex;
-                        if ( (pblockindex= mapBlockIndex[hash2]) != 0 )
-                            InvalidateBlock(state, pblockindex);
-                    }
-                }
-
                 if ( KOMODO_REWIND >= 0 )
                 {
                     if (!CVerifyDB().VerifyDB(pcoinsdbview, GetArg("-checklevel", 3),
diff --git a/src/komodo_gateway.h b/src/komodo_gateway.h
index 2b1b8ef57..6bf946d6e 100644
--- a/src/komodo_gateway.h
+++ b/src/komodo_gateway.h
@@ -720,13 +720,13 @@ int32_t komodo_check_deposit(int32_t height,const CBlock& block) // verify above
     offset += komodo_scriptitemlen(&opretlen,&script[offset]);
     if ( ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[0] == 0 )
     {
-        extern int32_t KOMODO_REWIND;
+        /*extern int32_t KOMODO_REWIND;
         if ( KOMODO_REWIND < 0 )
         {
             fprintf(stderr,">>>>>>> rewind.%d will pause here for a minute. issue command and stop\n",KOMODO_REWIND);
             sleep(60);
             KOMODO_REWIND = 0;
-        }
+        }*/
         // 6a35506c65617365206d616b6520796f75722047697420636f6d6d6974206d65737361676573206d6f726520696e74657265737469 height.241778 checkdeposit n.4 [6a] [P] 80 vs 88
         //for (i=0; i<opretlen; i++)
         //    printf("%02x",script[i]);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index ac0d8501d..f5a955975 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2885,27 +2885,23 @@ static bool ActivateBestChainStep(CValidationState &state, CBlockIndex *pindexMo
         if (!DisconnectTip(state))
             return false;
     }
-    /*if ( KOMODO_REWIND != 0 && chainActive.Tip()->nHeight >= KOMODO_REWIND )
+    if ( KOMODO_REWIND != 0 && chainActive.Tip()->nHeight >= KOMODO_REWIND )
     {
         fprintf(stderr,"rewind ht.%d\n",chainActive.Tip()->nHeight);
         while ( chainActive.Tip()->nHeight > KOMODO_REWIND )
         {
-            if ( !DisconnectTip(state) )
+            InvalidateBlock(state,chainActive.Tip());
+            /*if ( !DisconnectTip(state) )
             {
-                //InvalidateBlock(state,chainActive.Tip());
+                InvalidateBlock(state,chainActive.Tip());
                 return false;
-            }
+            }*/
         }
-        fprintf(stderr,"end rewind ht.%d\n",chainActive.Tip()->nHeight);
-        if ( chainActive.Tip()->nHeight == KOMODO_REWIND )
-        {
-            fprintf(stderr,"reached rewind.%d, best to do: ./komodo-cli stop\n",KOMODO_REWIND);
-            sleep(3);
-            return(true);
-        }
-        pindexOldTip = chainActive.Tip();
-        pindexFork = chainActive.FindFork(pindexMostWork);
-    }*/
+        fprintf(stderr,"reached rewind.%d, best to do: ./komodo-cli stop\n",KOMODO_REWIND);
+        sleep(60);
+        KOMODO_REWIND = 0;
+        return(true);
+    }
     // Build list of new blocks to connect.
     std::vector<CBlockIndex*> vpindexToConnect;
     bool fContinue = true;
diff --git a/src/pow.cpp b/src/pow.cpp
index ce959254c..c6cfe9fab 100644
--- a/src/pow.cpp
+++ b/src/pow.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ extern std::string NOTARY_PUBKEY;
 
 bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned int nBits, const Consensus::Params& params)
 {
-    //extern int32_t KOMODO_REWIND;
+    extern int32_t KOMODO_REWIND;
     bool fNegative,fOverflow; int32_t i,nonzpkeys=0,nonz=0,special=0,special2=0,notaryid=-1,duplicate,flag = 0, mids[66];
     arith_uint256 bnTarget; CBlockIndex *pindex; uint8_t pubkeys[66][33];
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned in
     if ( UintToArith256(hash) > bnTarget )
     {
         if ( (height < 235300 || height >= 236000) && KOMODO_LOADINGBLOCKS == 0 && height > 188000 )
-            //&& KOMODO_REWIND == 0 )//186269, 182507&& komodo_chainactive(height) != 0 && nonzpkeys > 0
+            //&&  )//186269, 182507&& komodo_chainactive(height) != 0 && nonzpkeys > 0
         {
             int32_t i;
             for (i=31; i>=0; i--)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ bool CheckProofOfWork(int32_t height,uint8_t *pubkey33,uint256 hash, unsigned in
             for (i=0; i<66; i++)
                 printf("%d ",mids[i]);
             printf(" minerids from ht.%d\n",height);
-            if ( notaryid >= 0 || height > 225000 )
+            if ( KOMODO_REWIND == 0 && (notaryid >= 0 || height > 225000) )
                 return error("CheckProofOfWork(): hash doesn't match nBits");
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index ac7f1f9f5..030f6cc8a 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ void CWallet::DecrementNoteWitnesses(const CBlockIndex* pindex)
             extern char ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[16];
             fprintf(stderr,"%s nWitnessCacheSize.%d\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,(int32_t)nWitnessCacheSize);
         }
-        //if ( KOMODO_REWIND == 0 )
+        if ( KOMODO_REWIND == 0 )
             assert(nWitnessCacheSize > 0);
         //if (fFileBacked) {
         //    CWalletDB walletdb(strWalletFile);