diff --git a/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js b/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
index b72d7460..12982782 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
@@ -371,24 +371,24 @@ BlockDB.prototype.removeBlock = function removeBlock(hash, callback) {
         });
 
         next();
-      }, function(err) {
+      });
+    }, function(err) {
+      if (err)
+        return callback(err);
+      batch.write(function(err) {
         if (err)
           return callback(err);
-        batch.write(function(err) {
+        // TODO: Add check to make sure we
+        // can ONLY remove the last block.
+        assert(block._fileOffset >= 0);
+        assert(block._fileOffset < self.data.size);
+        // XXX This seems to be truncating too much right now
+        return callback(null, block);
+        self.data.truncateAsync(block._fileOffset, function(err) {
           if (err)
             return callback(err);
-          // TODO: Add check to make sure we
-          // can ONLY remove the last block.
-          assert(block._fileOffset >= 0);
-          assert(block._fileOffset < self.data.size);
-          // XXX This seems to be truncating too much right now
+          self.emit('remove block', block);
           return callback(null, block);
-          self.data.truncateAsync(block._fileOffset, function(err) {
-            if (err)
-              return callback(err);
-            self.emit('remove block', block);
-            return callback(null, block);
-          });
         });
       });
     });