diff --git a/lib/services/db.js b/lib/services/db.js
index 9a0e117a..b3dc86c6 100644
--- a/lib/services/db.js
+++ b/lib/services/db.js
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ function DB(options) {
 
   this._setDataPath();
 
-  this.cache = {
-    hashes: {}, // dictionary of hash -> prevHash
-    chainHashes: {}
-  };
   this.lastSavedMetadata = null;
   this.lastSavedMetadataThreshold = 0; // Set this during syncing for faster performance
 
@@ -133,7 +129,6 @@ DB.prototype.start = function(callback) {
 
         self.tip = tip;
         self.tip.__height = metadata.tipHeight;
-        self.cache = metadata.cache;
         self.sync();
         self.emit('ready');
         setImmediate(callback);
@@ -311,7 +306,6 @@ DB.prototype.saveMetadata = function(callback) {
   var metadata = {
     tip: self.tip ? self.tip.hash : null,
     tipHeight: self.tip && self.tip.__height ? self.tip.__height : 0,
-    cache: self.cache
   };
 
   self.lastSavedMetadata = new Date();
@@ -406,76 +400,6 @@ DB.prototype.runAllBlockHandlers = function(block, add, callback) {
   );
 };
 
-/**
- * Will get an array of hashes all the way to the genesis block for
- * the chain based on "block hash" as the tip.
- *
- * @param {String} block hash - a block hash
- * @param {Function} callback - A function that accepts: Error and Array of hashes
- */
-DB.prototype.getHashes = function getHashes(tipHash, callback) {
-  var self = this;
-
-  $.checkArgument(utils.isHash(tipHash));
-
-  var hashes = [];
-  var depth = 0;
-
-  function getHashAndContinue(err, hash) {
-    /* jshint maxstatements: 20 */
-
-    if (err) {
-      return callback(err);
-    }
-
-    depth++;
-
-    hashes.unshift(hash);
-
-    if (hash === self.genesis.hash) {
-      // Stop at the genesis block
-      self.cache.chainHashes[tipHash] = hashes;
-
-      callback(null, hashes);
-    } else if(self.cache.chainHashes[hash]) {
-      hashes.shift();
-      hashes = self.cache.chainHashes[hash].concat(hashes);
-      self.cache.chainHashes[tipHash] = hashes;
-      if(hash !== tipHash) {
-        delete self.cache.chainHashes[hash];
-      }
-      callback(null, hashes);
-    } else {
-      // Continue with the previous hash
-      // check cache first
-      var prevHash = self.cache.hashes[hash];
-      if(prevHash) {
-        // Don't let the stack get too deep. Otherwise we will crash.
-        if(depth >= MAX_STACK_DEPTH) {
-          depth = 0;
-          return setImmediate(function() {
-            getHashAndContinue(null, prevHash);
-          });
-        } else {
-          return getHashAndContinue(null, prevHash);
-        }
-      } else {
-        // do a db call if we don't have it
-        self.getPrevHash(hash, function(err, prevHash) {
-          if(err) {
-            return callback(err);
-          }
-
-          return getHashAndContinue(null, prevHash);
-        });
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  getHashAndContinue(null, tipHash);
-
-};
-
 /**
  * This function will find the common ancestor between the current chain and a forked block,
  * by moving backwards from the forked block until it meets the current chain.
@@ -486,41 +410,60 @@ DB.prototype.findCommonAncestor = function(block, done) {
 
   var self = this;
 
-  // The current chain of hashes will likely already be available in a cache.
-  self.getHashes(self.tip.hash, function(err, currentHashes) {
-    if (err) {
-      done(err);
+  var mainPosition = self.tip.hash;
+  var forkPosition = block.hash;
+
+  var mainHashesMap = {};
+  var forkHashesMap = {};
+
+  mainHahesMap[mainPosition] = true;
+  forkHashesMap[forkPosition] = true;
+
+  var commonAncestor = null;
+
+  async.whilst(
+    function() {
+      return !commonAncestor;
+    },
+    function(next) {
+      if(mainPosition) {
+        var mainBlockIndex = self.node.services.bitcoind.getBlockIndex(mainTip);
+        if(mainBlockIndex && mainBlockIndex.prevHash) {
+          mainHashesMap[mainBlockIndex.prevHash] = true;
+          mainPosition = mainBlockIndex.prevHash;
+        } else {
+          mainPosition = null;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if(forkPosition) {
+        var forkBlockIndex = self.node.services.bitcoind.getBlockIndex(forkTip);
+        if(forkBlockIndex && forkBlockIndex.prevHash) {
+          forkHashesMap[forkBlockIndex.prevHash] = true;
+          forkPosition = forkBlockIndex.prevHash;
+        } else {
+          forkPosition = null;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if(forkPosition && mainHashesMap[forkPosition]) {
+        commonAncestor = forkPosition;
+      }
+
+      if(mainPosition && forkHashesMap[mainPosition]) {
+        commonAncestor = mainPosition;
+      }
+
+      if(!mainPosition && !forkPosition) {
+        return next(new Error('Unknown common ancestor'));
+      }
+
+      setImmediate(next);
+    },
+    function(err) {
+      done(err, commonAncestor);
     }
-
-    // Create a hash map for faster lookups
-    var currentHashesMap = {};
-    var length = currentHashes.length;
-    for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-      currentHashesMap[currentHashes[i]] = true;
-    }
-
-    // TODO: expose prevHash as a string from bitcore
-    var ancestorHash = BufferUtil.reverse(block.header.prevHash).toString('hex');
-
-    // We only need to go back until we meet the main chain for the forked block
-    // and thus don't need to find the entire chain of hashes.
-
-    while(ancestorHash && !currentHashesMap[ancestorHash]) {
-      var blockIndex = self.node.services.bitcoind.getBlockIndex(ancestorHash);
-      ancestorHash = blockIndex ? blockIndex.prevHash : null;
-    }
-
-    // Hash map is no-longer needed, quickly let
-    // scavenging garbage collection know to cleanup
-    currentHashesMap = null;
-
-    if (!ancestorHash) {
-      return done(new Error('Unknown common ancestor.'));
-    }
-
-    done(null, ancestorHash);
-
-  });
+  );
 };
 
 /**
@@ -620,28 +563,18 @@ DB.prototype.sync = function() {
         // Populate height
         block.__height = self.tip.__height + 1;
 
-        // Update cache.hashes
-        self.cache.hashes[block.hash] = prevHash;
-
-        // Update cache.chainHashes
-        self.getHashes(block.hash, function(err, hashes) {
+        // Create indexes
+        self.connectBlock(block, function(err) {
           if (err) {
             return done(err);
           }
-          // Create indexes
-          self.connectBlock(block, function(err) {
-            if (err) {
-              return done(err);
-            }
-            self.tip = block;
-            log.debug('Saving metadata');
-            self.saveMetadata();
-            log.debug('Chain added block to main chain');
-            self.emit('addblock', block);
-            setImmediate(done);
-          });
+          self.tip = block;
+          log.debug('Saving metadata');
+          self.saveMetadata();
+          log.debug('Chain added block to main chain');
+          self.emit('addblock', block);
+          setImmediate(done);
         });
-
       } else {
         // This block doesn't progress the current tip, so we'll attempt
         // to rewind the chain to the common ancestor of the block and