diff --git a/lib/bcoin/block.js b/lib/bcoin/block.js
index 5237661d..0aa0b8b7 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/block.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/block.js
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ function Block(data, subtype) {
 
   this.network = data.network || false;
   this.relayedBy = data.relayedBy || '0.0.0.0';
-  this._height = data._height != null ? data._height : -1;
-  this._nextBlock = data._nextBlock || null;
 
   // List of matched TXs
   this.tx = [];
@@ -61,14 +59,14 @@ function Block(data, subtype) {
       return tx;
     });
 
-    if (this.version >= 2 && this._height === -1) {
-      tx = this.txs[0];
-      if (tx && tx.inputs[0] && +tx.inputs[0].out.hash === 0) {
-        height = bcoin.script.coinbaseHeight(tx.inputs[0].script, this);
-        if (height > 0)
-          this._height = height;
-      }
-    }
+    // if (this.version >= 2 && this.height === -1) {
+    //   tx = this.txs[0];
+    //   if (tx && tx.isCoinbase()) {
+    //     height = bcoin.script.coinbaseHeight(tx.inputs[0].script, this);
+    //     if (height > 0)
+    //       this.height = height;
+    //   }
+    // }
 
     this.invalid = !this._checkBlock();
   }
@@ -255,23 +253,17 @@ Block.prototype._checkBlock = function checkBlock() {
 };
 
 Block.prototype.getHeight = function getHeight(chain) {
-  if (this._height >= 0)
-    return this._height;
-
   chain = chain || bcoin.chain.global;
 
   if (!chain)
     return -1;
 
-  return this._height = chain.getHeight(this.hash('hex'));
+  return chain.getHeight(this.hash('hex'));
 };
 
 Block.prototype.getNextBlock = function getNextBlock(chain) {
   var next;
 
-  if (this._nextBlock)
-    return this._nextBlock;
-
   chain = chain || bcoin.chain.global;
 
   if (!chain)
@@ -282,7 +274,7 @@ Block.prototype.getNextBlock = function getNextBlock(chain) {
   if (!next)
     return utils.toHex(constants.zeroHash);
 
-  return this._nextBlock = next;
+  return next;
 };
 
 Block.reward = function reward(height) {
@@ -343,10 +335,6 @@ Block.prototype.__defineGetter__('rhash', function() {
   return utils.revHex(this.hash('hex'));
 });
 
-Block.prototype.__defineSetter__('height', function(height) {
-  return this._height = height;
-});
-
 Block.prototype.__defineGetter__('height', function() {
   return this.getHeight(bcoin.chain.global);
 });
@@ -387,7 +375,6 @@ Block.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
     ts: this.ts,
     network: this.network,
     relayedBy: this.relayedBy,
-    _height: this._height,
     block: utils.toHex(bcoin.protocol.framer.block(this, this.subtype))
   };
 };
@@ -408,7 +395,6 @@ Block.fromJSON = function fromJSON(json) {
 
   data.network = json.network;
   data.relayedBy = json.relayedBy;
-  data._height = json._height;
 
   block = new Block(data, json.subtype);
 
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/tx.js b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
index 9efcf0cb..2bc8a4bd 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/tx.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ function TX(data, block) {
 
   this.network = data.network || false;
   this.relayedBy = data.relayedBy || '0.0.0.0';
-  this._height = data._height != null ? data._height : -1;
-  this._confirmations = data._confirmations != null ? data._confirmations : -1;
 
   this._lock = this.lock;
 
@@ -838,25 +836,17 @@ TX.prototype.funds = function funds(side) {
 };
 
 TX.prototype.getHeight = function getHeight(chain) {
-  if (this._height >= 0)
-    return this._height;
-
   chain = chain || bcoin.chain.global;
 
   if (!chain)
     return -1;
 
-  this._height = this.block ? chain.getHeight(this.block) : -1;
-
-  return this._height;
+  return this.block ? chain.getHeight(this.block) : -1;
 };
 
 TX.prototype.getConfirmations = function getConfirmations(chain) {
   var top, height;
 
-  if (this._confirmations >= 0)
-    return this._confirmations;
-
   chain = chain || bcoin.chain.global;
 
   if (!chain)
@@ -889,10 +879,6 @@ TX.prototype.__defineGetter__('value', function() {
   return this.funds('in');
 });
 
-TX.prototype.__defineSetter__('height', function(height) {
-  return this._height = height;
-});
-
 TX.prototype.__defineGetter__('height', function() {
   return this.getHeight(bcoin.chain.global);
 });