diff --git a/exec/Chainweb/Server.hs b/exec/Chainweb/Server.hs
index 3e8f125c..7842fe0e 100644
--- a/exec/Chainweb/Server.hs
+++ b/exec/Chainweb/Server.hs
@@ -650,11 +650,9 @@ queryRecentTxs logger pool = do
         runSelectReturningList $ select $ do
         limit_ 20 $ orderBy_ (desc_ . getHeight) $ do
           tx <- all_ (_cddb_transactions database)
-          blk <- all_ (_cddb_blocks database)
-          guard_ (_tx_block tx `references_` blk)
           return
              ( (_tx_chainId tx)
-             , (_block_height blk)
+             , (_tx_height tx)
              , (unBlockId $ _tx_block tx)
              , (_tx_creationTime tx)
              , (_tx_requestKey tx)