diff --git a/lib/bcoin/chain.js b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
index ee1ea8ba..db124fa3 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/chain.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/chain.js
@@ -1070,13 +1070,13 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(initial, peer, callback, force) {
     if (orphan) {
       // If the orphan chain forked, simply
       // reset the orphans and find a new peer.
-      if (orphan.hash('hex') !== hash) {
+      if (orphan.hash !== hash) {
         self.purgeOrphans();
         self.purgePending();
 
         self.emit('fork', block, {
           height: -1,
-          expected: orphan.hash('hex'),
+          expected: orphan.hash,
           received: hash,
           checkpoint: false
         }, peer);
@@ -1103,15 +1103,22 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(initial, peer, callback, force) {
     // If previous block wasn't ever seen,
     // add it current to orphans and break.
     if (prevHeight === -1) {
-      self.orphan.count++;
-      self.orphan.size += block.getSize();
-      self.orphan.map[prevHash] = block;
-      self.orphan.bmap[hash] = block;
       self.emit('orphan', block, {
         height: -1,
         hash: hash,
         seen: false
       }, peer);
+      block = {
+        data: block._raw,
+        subtype: block.subtype,
+        hash: block.hash('hex'),
+        prevBlock: block.prevBlock,
+        coinbaseHeight: block.getCoinbaseHeight()
+      };
+      self.orphan.count++;
+      self.orphan.size += block.data.length;
+      self.orphan.map[prevHash] = block;
+      self.orphan.bmap[hash] = block;
       return done();
     }
 
@@ -1288,10 +1295,12 @@ Chain.prototype.add = function add(initial, peer, callback, force) {
 
       // An orphan chain was found, start resolving.
       block = self.orphan.map[hash];
-      delete self.orphan.bmap[block.hash('hex')];
+      delete self.orphan.bmap[block.hash];
       delete self.orphan.map[hash];
       self.orphan.count--;
-      self.orphan.size -= block.getSize();
+      self.orphan.size -= block.data.length;
+      block = bcoin.block.fromRaw(block.data, block.subtype);
+      block.network = true;
 
       next(block);
     }
@@ -1338,11 +1347,11 @@ Chain.prototype.pruneOrphans = function pruneOrphans(peer) {
 
   best = Object.keys(this.orphan.map).reduce(function(best, prevBlock, i) {
     var orphan = self.orphan.map[prevBlock];
-    var height = orphan.getCoinbaseHeight();
+    var height = orphan.coinbaseHeight;
 
     last = orphan;
 
-    if (!best || height > best.getCoinbaseHeight())
+    if (!best || height > best.coinbaseHeight)
       return orphan;
 
     return best;
@@ -1350,12 +1359,12 @@ Chain.prototype.pruneOrphans = function pruneOrphans(peer) {
 
   // Save the best for last... or the
   // last for the best in this case.
-  if (!best || best.getCoinbaseHeight() <= 0)
+  if (!best || best.coinbaseHeight <= 0)
     best = last;
 
   this.emit('purge',
     this.orphan.count - (best ? 1 : 0),
-    this.orphan.size - (best ? best.getSize() : 0));
+    this.orphan.size - (best ? best.data.length : 0));
 
   Object.keys(this.orphan.bmap).forEach(function(hash) {
     var orphan = self.orphan.bmap[hash];
@@ -1374,7 +1383,7 @@ Chain.prototype.pruneOrphans = function pruneOrphans(peer) {
   this.orphan.map[best.prevBlock] = best;
   this.orphan.bmap[best.hash('hex')] = best;
   this.orphan.count++;
-  this.orphan.size += best.getSize();
+  this.orphan.size += best.data.length;
 };
 
 Chain.prototype.purgePending = function purgePending() {