diff --git a/blockchain/chain.go b/blockchain/chain.go
index b5a8ea54..84996f31 100644
--- a/blockchain/chain.go
+++ b/blockchain/chain.go
@@ -557,7 +557,9 @@ func (b *BlockChain) getReorganizeNodes(node *blockNode) (*list.List, *list.List
 // it would be inefficient to repeat it.
 //
 // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes).
-func (b *BlockChain) connectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, view *UtxoViewpoint, stxos []spentTxOut) error {
+func (b *BlockChain) connectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block,
+	view *UtxoViewpoint, stxos []SpentTxOut) error {
+
 	// Make sure it's extending the end of the best chain.
 	prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock
 	if !prevHash.IsEqual(&b.bestChain.Tip().hash) {
@@ -638,7 +640,7 @@ func (b *BlockChain) connectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, view *U
 		// optional indexes with the block being connected so they can
 		// update themselves accordingly.
 		if b.indexManager != nil {
-			err := b.indexManager.ConnectBlock(dbTx, block, view)
+			err := b.indexManager.ConnectBlock(dbTx, block, stxos)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -739,8 +741,15 @@ func (b *BlockChain) disconnectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, view
 			return err
 		}
 
+		// Before we delete the spend journal entry for this back,
+		// we'll fetch it as is so the indexers can utilize if needed.
+		stxos, err := dbFetchSpendJournalEntry(dbTx, block)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		// Update the transaction spend journal by removing the record
-		// that contains all txos spent by the block .
+		// that contains all txos spent by the block.
 		err = dbRemoveSpendJournalEntry(dbTx, block.Hash())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -750,7 +759,7 @@ func (b *BlockChain) disconnectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, view
 		// optional indexes with the block being disconnected so they
 		// can update themselves accordingly.
 		if b.indexManager != nil {
-			err := b.indexManager.DisconnectBlock(dbTx, block, view)
+			err := b.indexManager.DisconnectBlock(dbTx, block, stxos)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -816,7 +825,7 @@ func (b *BlockChain) reorganizeChain(detachNodes, attachNodes *list.List) error
 	// then they are needed again when doing the actual database updates.
 	// Rather than doing two loads, cache the loaded data into these slices.
 	detachBlocks := make([]*btcutil.Block, 0, detachNodes.Len())
-	detachSpentTxOuts := make([][]spentTxOut, 0, detachNodes.Len())
+	detachSpentTxOuts := make([][]SpentTxOut, 0, detachNodes.Len())
 	attachBlocks := make([]*btcutil.Block, 0, attachNodes.Len())
 
 	// Disconnect all of the blocks back to the point of the fork.  This
@@ -846,7 +855,7 @@ func (b *BlockChain) reorganizeChain(detachNodes, attachNodes *list.List) error
 
 		// Load all of the spent txos for the block from the spend
 		// journal.
-		var stxos []spentTxOut
+		var stxos []SpentTxOut
 		err = b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error {
 			stxos, err = dbFetchSpendJournalEntry(dbTx, block)
 			return err
@@ -990,7 +999,7 @@ func (b *BlockChain) reorganizeChain(detachNodes, attachNodes *list.List) error
 		// as spent and add all transactions being created by this block
 		// to it.  Also, provide an stxo slice so the spent txout
 		// details are generated.
-		stxos := make([]spentTxOut, 0, countSpentOutputs(block))
+		stxos := make([]SpentTxOut, 0, countSpentOutputs(block))
 		err = view.connectTransactions(block, &stxos)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -1044,7 +1053,7 @@ func (b *BlockChain) connectBestChain(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, fla
 		// actually connecting the block.
 		view := NewUtxoViewpoint()
 		view.SetBestHash(parentHash)
-		stxos := make([]spentTxOut, 0, countSpentOutputs(block))
+		stxos := make([]SpentTxOut, 0, countSpentOutputs(block))
 		if !fastAdd {
 			err := b.checkConnectBlock(node, block, view, &stxos)
 			if err == nil {
@@ -1569,12 +1578,16 @@ type IndexManager interface {
 	Init(*BlockChain, <-chan struct{}) error
 
 	// ConnectBlock is invoked when a new block has been connected to the
-	// main chain.
-	ConnectBlock(database.Tx, *btcutil.Block, *UtxoViewpoint) error
+	// main chain. The set of output spent within a block is also passed in
+	// so indexers can access the previous output scripts input spent if
+	// required.
+	ConnectBlock(database.Tx, *btcutil.Block, []SpentTxOut) error
 
 	// DisconnectBlock is invoked when a block has been disconnected from
-	// the main chain.
-	DisconnectBlock(database.Tx, *btcutil.Block, *UtxoViewpoint) error
+	// the main chain. The set of outputs scripts that were spent within
+	// this block is also returned so indexers can clean up the prior index
+	// state for this block.
+	DisconnectBlock(database.Tx, *btcutil.Block, []SpentTxOut) error
 }
 
 // Config is a descriptor which specifies the blockchain instance configuration.
diff --git a/blockchain/chainio.go b/blockchain/chainio.go
index 27b702de..8bd56276 100644
--- a/blockchain/chainio.go
+++ b/blockchain/chainio.go
@@ -232,28 +232,59 @@ func dbFetchOrCreateVersion(dbTx database.Tx, key []byte, defaultVersion uint32)
 //      - 0xb2...ec: pubkey hash
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// spentTxOut contains a spent transaction output and potentially additional
+// SpentTxOut contains a spent transaction output and potentially additional
 // contextual information such as whether or not it was contained in a coinbase
 // transaction, the version of the transaction it was contained in, and which
 // block height the containing transaction was included in.  As described in
 // the comments above, the additional contextual information will only be valid
 // when this spent txout is spending the last unspent output of the containing
 // transaction.
-type spentTxOut struct {
-	amount     int64  // The amount of the output.
-	pkScript   []byte // The public key script for the output.
-	height     int32  // Height of the the block containing the creating tx.
-	isCoinBase bool   // Whether creating tx is a coinbase.
+type SpentTxOut struct {
+	// Amount is the amount of the output.
+	Amount int64
+
+	// PkScipt is the the public key script for the output.
+	PkScript []byte
+
+	// Height is the height of the the block containing the creating tx.
+	Height int32
+
+	// Denotes if the creating tx is a coinbase.
+	IsCoinBase bool
+}
+
+// FetchSpendJournal attempts to retrieve the spend journal, or the set of
+// outputs spent for the target block. This provides a view of all the outputs
+// that will be consumed once the target block is connected to the end of the
+// main chain.
+//
+// This function is safe for concurrent access.
+func (b *BlockChain) FetchSpendJournal(targetBlock *btcutil.Block) ([]SpentTxOut, error) {
+	b.chainLock.RLock()
+	defer b.chainLock.RUnlock()
+
+	var spendEntries []SpentTxOut
+	err := b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error {
+		var err error
+
+		spendEntries, err = dbFetchSpendJournalEntry(dbTx, targetBlock)
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return spendEntries, nil
 }
 
 // spentTxOutHeaderCode returns the calculated header code to be used when
 // serializing the provided stxo entry.
-func spentTxOutHeaderCode(stxo *spentTxOut) uint64 {
+func spentTxOutHeaderCode(stxo *SpentTxOut) uint64 {
 	// As described in the serialization format comments, the header code
 	// encodes the height shifted over one bit and the coinbase flag in the
 	// lowest bit.
-	headerCode := uint64(stxo.height) << 1
-	if stxo.isCoinBase {
+	headerCode := uint64(stxo.Height) << 1
+	if stxo.IsCoinBase {
 		headerCode |= 0x01
 	}
 
@@ -262,38 +293,38 @@ func spentTxOutHeaderCode(stxo *spentTxOut) uint64 {
 
 // spentTxOutSerializeSize returns the number of bytes it would take to
 // serialize the passed stxo according to the format described above.
-func spentTxOutSerializeSize(stxo *spentTxOut) int {
+func spentTxOutSerializeSize(stxo *SpentTxOut) int {
 	size := serializeSizeVLQ(spentTxOutHeaderCode(stxo))
-	if stxo.height > 0 {
+	if stxo.Height > 0 {
 		// The legacy v1 spend journal format conditionally tracked the
 		// containing transaction version when the height was non-zero,
 		// so this is required for backwards compat.
 		size += serializeSizeVLQ(0)
 	}
-	return size + compressedTxOutSize(uint64(stxo.amount), stxo.pkScript)
+	return size + compressedTxOutSize(uint64(stxo.Amount), stxo.PkScript)
 }
 
 // putSpentTxOut serializes the passed stxo according to the format described
 // above directly into the passed target byte slice.  The target byte slice must
 // be at least large enough to handle the number of bytes returned by the
-// spentTxOutSerializeSize function or it will panic.
-func putSpentTxOut(target []byte, stxo *spentTxOut) int {
+// SpentTxOutSerializeSize function or it will panic.
+func putSpentTxOut(target []byte, stxo *SpentTxOut) int {
 	headerCode := spentTxOutHeaderCode(stxo)
 	offset := putVLQ(target, headerCode)
-	if stxo.height > 0 {
+	if stxo.Height > 0 {
 		// The legacy v1 spend journal format conditionally tracked the
 		// containing transaction version when the height was non-zero,
 		// so this is required for backwards compat.
 		offset += putVLQ(target[offset:], 0)
 	}
-	return offset + putCompressedTxOut(target[offset:], uint64(stxo.amount),
-		stxo.pkScript)
+	return offset + putCompressedTxOut(target[offset:], uint64(stxo.Amount),
+		stxo.PkScript)
 }
 
 // decodeSpentTxOut decodes the passed serialized stxo entry, possibly followed
 // by other data, into the passed stxo struct.  It returns the number of bytes
 // read.
-func decodeSpentTxOut(serialized []byte, stxo *spentTxOut) (int, error) {
+func decodeSpentTxOut(serialized []byte, stxo *SpentTxOut) (int, error) {
 	// Ensure there are bytes to decode.
 	if len(serialized) == 0 {
 		return 0, errDeserialize("no serialized bytes")
@@ -310,9 +341,9 @@ func decodeSpentTxOut(serialized []byte, stxo *spentTxOut) (int, error) {
 	//
 	// Bit 0 indicates containing transaction is a coinbase.
 	// Bits 1-x encode height of containing transaction.
-	stxo.isCoinBase = code&0x01 != 0
-	stxo.height = int32(code >> 1)
-	if stxo.height > 0 {
+	stxo.IsCoinBase = code&0x01 != 0
+	stxo.Height = int32(code >> 1)
+	if stxo.Height > 0 {
 		// The legacy v1 spend journal format conditionally tracked the
 		// containing transaction version when the height was non-zero,
 		// so this is required for backwards compat.
@@ -332,8 +363,8 @@ func decodeSpentTxOut(serialized []byte, stxo *spentTxOut) (int, error) {
 		return offset, errDeserialize(fmt.Sprintf("unable to decode "+
 			"txout: %v", err))
 	}
-	stxo.amount = int64(amount)
-	stxo.pkScript = pkScript
+	stxo.Amount = int64(amount)
+	stxo.PkScript = pkScript
 	return offset, nil
 }
 
@@ -343,7 +374,7 @@ func decodeSpentTxOut(serialized []byte, stxo *spentTxOut) (int, error) {
 // Since the serialization format is not self describing, as noted in the
 // format comments, this function also requires the transactions that spend the
 // txouts.
-func deserializeSpendJournalEntry(serialized []byte, txns []*wire.MsgTx) ([]spentTxOut, error) {
+func deserializeSpendJournalEntry(serialized []byte, txns []*wire.MsgTx) ([]SpentTxOut, error) {
 	// Calculate the total number of stxos.
 	var numStxos int
 	for _, tx := range txns {
@@ -368,7 +399,7 @@ func deserializeSpendJournalEntry(serialized []byte, txns []*wire.MsgTx) ([]spen
 	// reverse order to match the serialization order.
 	stxoIdx := numStxos - 1
 	offset := 0
-	stxos := make([]spentTxOut, numStxos)
+	stxos := make([]SpentTxOut, numStxos)
 	for txIdx := len(txns) - 1; txIdx > -1; txIdx-- {
 		tx := txns[txIdx]
 
@@ -394,7 +425,7 @@ func deserializeSpendJournalEntry(serialized []byte, txns []*wire.MsgTx) ([]spen
 
 // serializeSpendJournalEntry serializes all of the passed spent txouts into a
 // single byte slice according to the format described in detail above.
-func serializeSpendJournalEntry(stxos []spentTxOut) []byte {
+func serializeSpendJournalEntry(stxos []SpentTxOut) []byte {
 	if len(stxos) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -422,7 +453,7 @@ func serializeSpendJournalEntry(stxos []spentTxOut) []byte {
 // NOTE: Legacy entries will not have the coinbase flag or height set unless it
 // was the final output spend in the containing transaction.  It is up to the
 // caller to handle this properly by looking the information up in the utxo set.
-func dbFetchSpendJournalEntry(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) ([]spentTxOut, error) {
+func dbFetchSpendJournalEntry(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) ([]SpentTxOut, error) {
 	// Exclude the coinbase transaction since it can't spend anything.
 	spendBucket := dbTx.Metadata().Bucket(spendJournalBucketName)
 	serialized := spendBucket.Get(block.Hash()[:])
@@ -450,7 +481,7 @@ func dbFetchSpendJournalEntry(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block) ([]spentTx
 // spend journal entry for the given block hash using the provided slice of
 // spent txouts.   The spent txouts slice must contain an entry for every txout
 // the transactions in the block spend in the order they are spent.
-func dbPutSpendJournalEntry(dbTx database.Tx, blockHash *chainhash.Hash, stxos []spentTxOut) error {
+func dbPutSpendJournalEntry(dbTx database.Tx, blockHash *chainhash.Hash, stxos []SpentTxOut) error {
 	spendBucket := dbTx.Metadata().Bucket(spendJournalBucketName)
 	serialized := serializeSpendJournalEntry(stxos)
 	return spendBucket.Put(blockHash[:], serialized)
diff --git a/blockchain/chainio_test.go b/blockchain/chainio_test.go
index f62a39d2..630af14e 100644
--- a/blockchain/chainio_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/chainio_test.go
@@ -44,37 +44,37 @@ func TestStxoSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string
-		stxo       spentTxOut
+		stxo       SpentTxOut
 		serialized []byte
 	}{
 		// From block 170 in main blockchain.
 		{
 			name: "Spends last output of coinbase",
-			stxo: spentTxOut{
-				amount:     5000000000,
-				pkScript:   hexToBytes("410411db93e1dcdb8a016b49840f8c53bc1eb68a382e97b1482ecad7b148a6909a5cb2e0eaddfb84ccf9744464f82e160bfa9b8b64f9d4c03f999b8643f656b412a3ac"),
-				isCoinBase: true,
-				height:     9,
+			stxo: SpentTxOut{
+				Amount:     5000000000,
+				PkScript:   hexToBytes("410411db93e1dcdb8a016b49840f8c53bc1eb68a382e97b1482ecad7b148a6909a5cb2e0eaddfb84ccf9744464f82e160bfa9b8b64f9d4c03f999b8643f656b412a3ac"),
+				IsCoinBase: true,
+				Height:     9,
 			},
 			serialized: hexToBytes("1300320511db93e1dcdb8a016b49840f8c53bc1eb68a382e97b1482ecad7b148a6909a5c"),
 		},
 		// Adapted from block 100025 in main blockchain.
 		{
 			name: "Spends last output of non coinbase",
-			stxo: spentTxOut{
-				amount:     13761000000,
-				pkScript:   hexToBytes("76a914b2fb57eadf61e106a100a7445a8c3f67898841ec88ac"),
-				isCoinBase: false,
-				height:     100024,
+			stxo: SpentTxOut{
+				Amount:     13761000000,
+				PkScript:   hexToBytes("76a914b2fb57eadf61e106a100a7445a8c3f67898841ec88ac"),
+				IsCoinBase: false,
+				Height:     100024,
 			},
 			serialized: hexToBytes("8b99700086c64700b2fb57eadf61e106a100a7445a8c3f67898841ec"),
 		},
 		// Adapted from block 100025 in main blockchain.
 		{
 			name: "Does not spend last output, legacy format",
-			stxo: spentTxOut{
-				amount:   34405000000,
-				pkScript: hexToBytes("76a9146edbc6c4d31bae9f1ccc38538a114bf42de65e8688ac"),
+			stxo: SpentTxOut{
+				Amount:   34405000000,
+				PkScript: hexToBytes("76a9146edbc6c4d31bae9f1ccc38538a114bf42de65e8688ac"),
 			},
 			serialized: hexToBytes("0091f20f006edbc6c4d31bae9f1ccc38538a114bf42de65e86"),
 		},
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestStxoSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 		// actually serializing it is calculated properly.
 		gotSize := spentTxOutSerializeSize(&test.stxo)
 		if gotSize != len(test.serialized) {
-			t.Errorf("spentTxOutSerializeSize (%s): did not get "+
+			t.Errorf("SpentTxOutSerializeSize (%s): did not get "+
 				"expected size - got %d, want %d", test.name,
 				gotSize, len(test.serialized))
 			continue
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestStxoSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// Ensure the serialized bytes are decoded back to the expected
 		// stxo.
-		var gotStxo spentTxOut
+		var gotStxo SpentTxOut
 		gotBytesRead, err := decodeSpentTxOut(test.serialized, &gotStxo)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("decodeSpentTxOut (%s): unexpected error: %v",
@@ -138,42 +138,42 @@ func TestStxoDecodeErrors(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string
-		stxo       spentTxOut
+		stxo       SpentTxOut
 		serialized []byte
 		bytesRead  int // Expected number of bytes read.
 		errType    error
 	}{
 		{
 			name:       "nothing serialized",
-			stxo:       spentTxOut{},
+			stxo:       SpentTxOut{},
 			serialized: hexToBytes(""),
 			errType:    errDeserialize(""),
 			bytesRead:  0,
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "no data after header code w/o reserved",
-			stxo:       spentTxOut{},
+			stxo:       SpentTxOut{},
 			serialized: hexToBytes("00"),
 			errType:    errDeserialize(""),
 			bytesRead:  1,
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "no data after header code with reserved",
-			stxo:       spentTxOut{},
+			stxo:       SpentTxOut{},
 			serialized: hexToBytes("13"),
 			errType:    errDeserialize(""),
 			bytesRead:  1,
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "no data after reserved",
-			stxo:       spentTxOut{},
+			stxo:       SpentTxOut{},
 			serialized: hexToBytes("1300"),
 			errType:    errDeserialize(""),
 			bytesRead:  2,
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "incomplete compressed txout",
-			stxo:       spentTxOut{},
+			stxo:       SpentTxOut{},
 			serialized: hexToBytes("1332"),
 			errType:    errDeserialize(""),
 			bytesRead:  2,
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestSpendJournalSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string
-		entry      []spentTxOut
+		entry      []SpentTxOut
 		blockTxns  []*wire.MsgTx
 		serialized []byte
 	}{
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ func TestSpendJournalSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 		// From block 170 in main blockchain.
 		{
 			name: "One tx with one input spends last output of coinbase",
-			entry: []spentTxOut{{
-				amount:     5000000000,
-				pkScript:   hexToBytes("410411db93e1dcdb8a016b49840f8c53bc1eb68a382e97b1482ecad7b148a6909a5cb2e0eaddfb84ccf9744464f82e160bfa9b8b64f9d4c03f999b8643f656b412a3ac"),
-				isCoinBase: true,
-				height:     9,
+			entry: []SpentTxOut{{
+				Amount:     5000000000,
+				PkScript:   hexToBytes("410411db93e1dcdb8a016b49840f8c53bc1eb68a382e97b1482ecad7b148a6909a5cb2e0eaddfb84ccf9744464f82e160bfa9b8b64f9d4c03f999b8643f656b412a3ac"),
+				IsCoinBase: true,
+				Height:     9,
 			}},
 			blockTxns: []*wire.MsgTx{{ // Coinbase omitted.
 				Version: 1,
@@ -252,16 +252,16 @@ func TestSpendJournalSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 		// Adapted from block 100025 in main blockchain.
 		{
 			name: "Two txns when one spends last output, one doesn't",
-			entry: []spentTxOut{{
-				amount:     34405000000,
-				pkScript:   hexToBytes("76a9146edbc6c4d31bae9f1ccc38538a114bf42de65e8688ac"),
-				isCoinBase: false,
-				height:     100024,
+			entry: []SpentTxOut{{
+				Amount:     34405000000,
+				PkScript:   hexToBytes("76a9146edbc6c4d31bae9f1ccc38538a114bf42de65e8688ac"),
+				IsCoinBase: false,
+				Height:     100024,
 			}, {
-				amount:     13761000000,
-				pkScript:   hexToBytes("76a914b2fb57eadf61e106a100a7445a8c3f67898841ec88ac"),
-				isCoinBase: false,
-				height:     100024,
+				Amount:     13761000000,
+				PkScript:   hexToBytes("76a914b2fb57eadf61e106a100a7445a8c3f67898841ec88ac"),
+				IsCoinBase: false,
+				Height:     100024,
 			}},
 			blockTxns: []*wire.MsgTx{{ // Coinbase omitted.
 				Version: 1,
diff --git a/blockchain/indexers/addrindex.go b/blockchain/indexers/addrindex.go
index 7d83de59..29d9030a 100644
--- a/blockchain/indexers/addrindex.go
+++ b/blockchain/indexers/addrindex.go
@@ -692,23 +692,26 @@ func (idx *AddrIndex) indexPkScript(data writeIndexData, pkScript []byte, txIdx
 // indexBlock extract all of the standard addresses from all of the transactions
 // in the passed block and maps each of them to the associated transaction using
 // the passed map.
-func (idx *AddrIndex) indexBlock(data writeIndexData, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) {
+func (idx *AddrIndex) indexBlock(data writeIndexData, block *btcutil.Block,
+	stxos []blockchain.SpentTxOut) {
+
+	stxoIndex := 0
 	for txIdx, tx := range block.Transactions() {
 		// Coinbases do not reference any inputs.  Since the block is
 		// required to have already gone through full validation, it has
 		// already been proven on the first transaction in the block is
 		// a coinbase.
 		if txIdx != 0 {
-			for _, txIn := range tx.MsgTx().TxIn {
-				// The view should always have the input since
-				// the index contract requires it, however, be
-				// safe and simply ignore any missing entries.
-				entry := view.LookupEntry(txIn.PreviousOutPoint)
-				if entry == nil {
-					continue
-				}
+			for range tx.MsgTx().TxIn {
+				// We'll access the slice of all the
+				// transactions spent in this block properly
+				// ordered to fetch the previous input script.
+				pkScript := stxos[stxoIndex].PkScript
+				idx.indexPkScript(data, pkScript, txIdx)
 
-				idx.indexPkScript(data, entry.PkScript(), txIdx)
+				// With an input indexed, we'll advance the
+				// stxo coutner.
+				stxoIndex++
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -723,7 +726,9 @@ func (idx *AddrIndex) indexBlock(data writeIndexData, block *btcutil.Block, view
 // the transactions in the block involve.
 //
 // This is part of the Indexer interface.
-func (idx *AddrIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+func (idx *AddrIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block,
+	stxos []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
+
 	// The offset and length of the transactions within the serialized
 	// block.
 	txLocs, err := block.TxLoc()
@@ -739,7 +744,7 @@ func (idx *AddrIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view
 
 	// Build all of the address to transaction mappings in a local map.
 	addrsToTxns := make(writeIndexData)
-	idx.indexBlock(addrsToTxns, block, view)
+	idx.indexBlock(addrsToTxns, block, stxos)
 
 	// Add all of the index entries for each address.
 	addrIdxBucket := dbTx.Metadata().Bucket(addrIndexKey)
@@ -761,10 +766,12 @@ func (idx *AddrIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view
 // each transaction in the block involve.
 //
 // This is part of the Indexer interface.
-func (idx *AddrIndex) DisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+func (idx *AddrIndex) DisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block,
+	stxos []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
+
 	// Build all of the address to transaction mappings in a local map.
 	addrsToTxns := make(writeIndexData)
-	idx.indexBlock(addrsToTxns, block, view)
+	idx.indexBlock(addrsToTxns, block, stxos)
 
 	// Remove all of the index entries for each address.
 	bucket := dbTx.Metadata().Bucket(addrIndexKey)
diff --git a/blockchain/indexers/cfindex.go b/blockchain/indexers/cfindex.go
index 9cbf1bd5..5caee7fd 100644
--- a/blockchain/indexers/cfindex.go
+++ b/blockchain/indexers/cfindex.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func storeFilter(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, f *gcs.Filter,
 // connected to the main chain. This indexer adds a hash-to-cf mapping for
 // every passed block. This is part of the Indexer interface.
 func (idx *CfIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block,
-	view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+	stxos []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
 
 	f, err := builder.BuildBasicFilter(block.MsgBlock())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (idx *CfIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block,
 // disconnected from the main chain.  This indexer removes the hash-to-cf
 // mapping for every passed block. This is part of the Indexer interface.
 func (idx *CfIndex) DisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block,
-	view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+	_ []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
 
 	for _, key := range cfIndexKeys {
 		err := dbDeleteFilterIdxEntry(dbTx, key, block.Hash())
diff --git a/blockchain/indexers/common.go b/blockchain/indexers/common.go
index 9b0320dc..a912bb4c 100644
--- a/blockchain/indexers/common.go
+++ b/blockchain/indexers/common.go
@@ -50,13 +50,17 @@ type Indexer interface {
 	// every load, including the case the index was just created.
 	Init() error
 
-	// ConnectBlock is invoked when the index manager is notified that a new
-	// block has been connected to the main chain.
-	ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error
+	// ConnectBlock is invoked when a new block has been connected to the
+	// main chain. The set of output spent within a block is also passed in
+	// so indexers can access the pevious output scripts input spent if
+	// required.
+	ConnectBlock(database.Tx, *btcutil.Block, []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error
 
-	// DisconnectBlock is invoked when the index manager is notified that a
-	// block has been disconnected from the main chain.
-	DisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error
+	// DisconnectBlock is invoked when a block has been disconnected from
+	// the main chain. The set of outputs scripts that were spent within
+	// this block is also returned so indexers can clean up the prior index
+	// state for this block
+	DisconnectBlock(database.Tx, *btcutil.Block, []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error
 }
 
 // AssertError identifies an error that indicates an internal code consistency
diff --git a/blockchain/indexers/manager.go b/blockchain/indexers/manager.go
index a7d2af20..cf6fbd96 100644
--- a/blockchain/indexers/manager.go
+++ b/blockchain/indexers/manager.go
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ func dbFetchIndexerTip(dbTx database.Tx, idxKey []byte) (*chainhash.Hash, int32,
 // given block using the provided indexer and updates the tip of the indexer
 // accordingly.  An error will be returned if the current tip for the indexer is
 // not the previous block for the passed block.
-func dbIndexConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, indexer Indexer, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+func dbIndexConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, indexer Indexer, block *btcutil.Block,
+	stxo []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
+
 	// Assert that the block being connected properly connects to the
 	// current tip of the index.
 	idxKey := indexer.Key()
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ func dbIndexConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, indexer Indexer, block *btcutil.Block
 	}
 
 	// Notify the indexer with the connected block so it can index it.
-	if err := indexer.ConnectBlock(dbTx, block, view); err != nil {
+	if err := indexer.ConnectBlock(dbTx, block, stxo); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +98,9 @@ func dbIndexConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, indexer Indexer, block *btcutil.Block
 // given block using the provided indexer and updates the tip of the indexer
 // accordingly.  An error will be returned if the current tip for the indexer is
 // not the passed block.
-func dbIndexDisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, indexer Indexer, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+func dbIndexDisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, indexer Indexer, block *btcutil.Block,
+	stxo []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
+
 	// Assert that the block being disconnected is the current tip of the
 	// index.
 	idxKey := indexer.Key()
@@ -113,7 +117,7 @@ func dbIndexDisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, indexer Indexer, block *btcutil.Bl
 
 	// Notify the indexer with the disconnected block so it can remove all
 	// of the appropriate entries.
-	if err := indexer.DisconnectBlock(dbTx, block, view); err != nil {
+	if err := indexer.DisconnectBlock(dbTx, block, stxo); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -299,7 +303,8 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(chain *blockchain.BlockChain, interrupt <-chan struct{})
 			// loaded directly since it is no longer in the main
 			// chain and thus the chain.BlockByHash function would
 			// error.
-			err = m.db.Update(func(dbTx database.Tx) error {
+			var block *btcutil.Block
+			err := m.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error {
 				blockBytes, err := dbTx.FetchBlock(hash)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -309,24 +314,27 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(chain *blockchain.BlockChain, interrupt <-chan struct{})
 					return err
 				}
 				block.SetHeight(height)
+				return err
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-				// When the index requires all of the referenced
-				// txouts they need to be retrieved from the
-				// transaction index.
-				var view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint
-				if indexNeedsInputs(indexer) {
-					var err error
-					view, err = makeUtxoView(dbTx, block,
-						interrupt)
-					if err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
-				}
+			// We'll also grab the set of outputs spent by this
+			// block so we can remove them from the index.
+			spentTxos, err := chain.FetchSpendJournal(block)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
+			// With the block and stxo set for that block retrieved,
+			// we can now update the index itself.
+			err = m.db.Update(func(dbTx database.Tx) error {
 				// Remove all of the index entries associated
 				// with the block and update the indexer tip.
-				err = dbIndexDisconnectBlock(dbTx, indexer,
-					block, view)
+				err = dbIndexDisconnectBlock(
+					dbTx, indexer, block, spentTxos,
+				)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -407,7 +415,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(chain *blockchain.BlockChain, interrupt <-chan struct{})
 		}
 
 		// Connect the block for all indexes that need it.
-		var view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint
+		var spentTxos []blockchain.SpentTxOut
 		for i, indexer := range m.enabledIndexes {
 			// Skip indexes that don't need to be updated with this
 			// block.
@@ -415,21 +423,20 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(chain *blockchain.BlockChain, interrupt <-chan struct{})
 				continue
 			}
 
-			err := m.db.Update(func(dbTx database.Tx) error {
-				// When the index requires all of the referenced
-				// txouts and they haven't been loaded yet, they
-				// need to be retrieved from the transaction
-				// index.
-				if view == nil && indexNeedsInputs(indexer) {
-					var err error
-					view, err = makeUtxoView(dbTx, block,
-						interrupt)
-					if err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
+			// When the index requires all of the referenced txouts
+			// and they haven't been loaded yet, they need to be
+			// retrieved from the spend journal.
+			if spentTxos == nil && indexNeedsInputs(indexer) {
+				spentTxos, err = chain.FetchSpendJournal(block)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
 				}
-				return dbIndexConnectBlock(dbTx, indexer, block,
-					view)
+			}
+
+			err := m.db.Update(func(dbTx database.Tx) error {
+				return dbIndexConnectBlock(
+					dbTx, indexer, block, spentTxos,
+				)
 			})
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -528,11 +535,13 @@ func makeUtxoView(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, interrupt <-chan struc
 // checks, and invokes each indexer.
 //
 // This is part of the blockchain.IndexManager interface.
-func (m *Manager) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+func (m *Manager) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block,
+	stxos []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
+
 	// Call each of the currently active optional indexes with the block
 	// being connected so they can update accordingly.
 	for _, index := range m.enabledIndexes {
-		err := dbIndexConnectBlock(dbTx, index, block, view)
+		err := dbIndexConnectBlock(dbTx, index, block, stxos)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -546,11 +555,13 @@ func (m *Manager) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blo
 // the index entries associated with the block.
 //
 // This is part of the blockchain.IndexManager interface.
-func (m *Manager) DisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+func (m *Manager) DisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block,
+	stxo []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
+
 	// Call each of the currently active optional indexes with the block
 	// being disconnected so they can update accordingly.
 	for _, index := range m.enabledIndexes {
-		err := dbIndexDisconnectBlock(dbTx, index, block, view)
+		err := dbIndexDisconnectBlock(dbTx, index, block, stxo)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/blockchain/indexers/txindex.go b/blockchain/indexers/txindex.go
index 51fad698..00cfd006 100644
--- a/blockchain/indexers/txindex.go
+++ b/blockchain/indexers/txindex.go
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@ func (idx *TxIndex) Create(dbTx database.Tx) error {
 // for every transaction in the passed block.
 //
 // This is part of the Indexer interface.
-func (idx *TxIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+func (idx *TxIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block,
+	stxos []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
+
 	// Increment the internal block ID to use for the block being connected
 	// and add all of the transactions in the block to the index.
 	newBlockID := idx.curBlockID + 1
@@ -411,7 +413,9 @@ func (idx *TxIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *b
 // hash-to-transaction mapping for every transaction in the block.
 //
 // This is part of the Indexer interface.
-func (idx *TxIndex) DisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
+func (idx *TxIndex) DisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block,
+	stxos []blockchain.SpentTxOut) error {
+
 	// Remove all of the transactions in the block from the index.
 	if err := dbRemoveTxIndexEntries(dbTx, block); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/blockchain/utxoviewpoint.go b/blockchain/utxoviewpoint.go
index 5af84234..08005d27 100644
--- a/blockchain/utxoviewpoint.go
+++ b/blockchain/utxoviewpoint.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (view *UtxoViewpoint) AddTxOuts(tx *btcutil.Tx, blockHeight int32) {
 // spent.  In addition, when the 'stxos' argument is not nil, it will be updated
 // to append an entry for each spent txout.  An error will be returned if the
 // view does not contain the required utxos.
-func (view *UtxoViewpoint) connectTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx, blockHeight int32, stxos *[]spentTxOut) error {
+func (view *UtxoViewpoint) connectTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx, blockHeight int32, stxos *[]SpentTxOut) error {
 	// Coinbase transactions don't have any inputs to spend.
 	if IsCoinBase(tx) {
 		// Add the transaction's outputs as available utxos.
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@ func (view *UtxoViewpoint) connectTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx, blockHeight int32,
 		// Only create the stxo details if requested.
 		if stxos != nil {
 			// Populate the stxo details using the utxo entry.
-			var stxo = spentTxOut{
-				amount:     entry.Amount(),
-				pkScript:   entry.PkScript(),
-				height:     entry.BlockHeight(),
-				isCoinBase: entry.IsCoinBase(),
+			var stxo = SpentTxOut{
+				Amount:     entry.Amount(),
+				PkScript:   entry.PkScript(),
+				Height:     entry.BlockHeight(),
+				IsCoinBase: entry.IsCoinBase(),
 			}
 			*stxos = append(*stxos, stxo)
 		}
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (view *UtxoViewpoint) connectTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx, blockHeight int32,
 // spend as spent, and setting the best hash for the view to the passed block.
 // In addition, when the 'stxos' argument is not nil, it will be updated to
 // append an entry for each spent txout.
-func (view *UtxoViewpoint) connectTransactions(block *btcutil.Block, stxos *[]spentTxOut) error {
+func (view *UtxoViewpoint) connectTransactions(block *btcutil.Block, stxos *[]SpentTxOut) error {
 	for _, tx := range block.Transactions() {
 		err := view.connectTransaction(tx, block.Height(), stxos)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (view *UtxoViewpoint) fetchEntryByHash(db database.DB, hash *chainhash.Hash
 // created by the passed block, restoring all utxos the transactions spent by
 // using the provided spent txo information, and setting the best hash for the
 // view to the block before the passed block.
-func (view *UtxoViewpoint) disconnectTransactions(db database.DB, block *btcutil.Block, stxos []spentTxOut) error {
+func (view *UtxoViewpoint) disconnectTransactions(db database.DB, block *btcutil.Block, stxos []SpentTxOut) error {
 	// Sanity check the correct number of stxos are provided.
 	if len(stxos) != countSpentOutputs(block) {
 		return AssertError("disconnectTransactions called with bad " +
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func (view *UtxoViewpoint) disconnectTransactions(db database.DB, block *btcutil
 			// connected.  In the case of a fresh database that has
 			// only ever run with the new v2 format, this code path
 			// will never run.
-			if stxo.height == 0 {
+			if stxo.Height == 0 {
 				utxo, err := view.fetchEntryByHash(db, txHash)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -416,17 +416,17 @@ func (view *UtxoViewpoint) disconnectTransactions(db database.DB, block *btcutil
 						*originOut))
 				}
 
-				stxo.height = utxo.BlockHeight()
-				stxo.isCoinBase = utxo.IsCoinBase()
+				stxo.Height = utxo.BlockHeight()
+				stxo.IsCoinBase = utxo.IsCoinBase()
 			}
 
 			// Restore the utxo using the stxo data from the spend
 			// journal and mark it as modified.
-			entry.amount = stxo.amount
-			entry.pkScript = stxo.pkScript
-			entry.blockHeight = stxo.height
+			entry.amount = stxo.Amount
+			entry.pkScript = stxo.PkScript
+			entry.blockHeight = stxo.Height
 			entry.packedFlags = tfModified
-			if stxo.isCoinBase {
+			if stxo.IsCoinBase {
 				entry.packedFlags |= tfCoinBase
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/blockchain/validate.go b/blockchain/validate.go
index 48e8b294..b971337f 100644
--- a/blockchain/validate.go
+++ b/blockchain/validate.go
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ func CheckTransactionInputs(tx *btcutil.Tx, txHeight int32, utxoView *UtxoViewpo
 // with that node.
 //
 // This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes).
-func (b *BlockChain) checkConnectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, view *UtxoViewpoint, stxos *[]spentTxOut) error {
+func (b *BlockChain) checkConnectBlock(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, view *UtxoViewpoint, stxos *[]SpentTxOut) error {
 	// If the side chain blocks end up in the database, a call to
 	// CheckBlockSanity should be done here in case a previous version
 	// allowed a block that is no longer valid.  However, since the
diff --git a/btcjson/chainsvrcmds_test.go b/btcjson/chainsvrcmds_test.go
index 12fba7d9..0b3c7b7c 100644
--- a/btcjson/chainsvrcmds_test.go
+++ b/btcjson/chainsvrcmds_test.go
@@ -1191,8 +1191,8 @@ func TestChainSvrCmdErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(test.marshalled), &test.result)
 		if reflect.TypeOf(err) != reflect.TypeOf(test.err) {
-			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%[2]v), "+
-				"want %T", i, test.name, err, test.err)
+			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%v), "+
+				"want %T", i, test.name, err, err, test.err)
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/btcjson/cmdparse_test.go b/btcjson/cmdparse_test.go
index 2f8fa1fb..7c13a0bb 100644
--- a/btcjson/cmdparse_test.go
+++ b/btcjson/cmdparse_test.go
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ func TestNewCmdErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		_, err := btcjson.NewCmd(test.method, test.args...)
 		if reflect.TypeOf(err) != reflect.TypeOf(test.err) {
-			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%[2]v), "+
-				"want %T", i, test.name, err, test.err)
+			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%v), "+
+				"want %T", i, test.name, err, err, test.err)
 			continue
 		}
 		gotErrorCode := err.(btcjson.Error).ErrorCode
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ func TestMarshalCmdErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		_, err := btcjson.MarshalCmd(test.id, test.cmd)
 		if reflect.TypeOf(err) != reflect.TypeOf(test.err) {
-			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%[2]v), "+
-				"want %T", i, test.name, err, test.err)
+			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%v), "+
+				"want %T", i, test.name, err, err, test.err)
 			continue
 		}
 		gotErrorCode := err.(btcjson.Error).ErrorCode
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ func TestUnmarshalCmdErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, test := range tests {
 		_, err := btcjson.UnmarshalCmd(&test.request)
 		if reflect.TypeOf(err) != reflect.TypeOf(test.err) {
-			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%[2]v), "+
-				"want %T", i, test.name, err, test.err)
+			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%v), "+
+				"want %T", i, test.name, err, err, test.err)
 			continue
 		}
 		gotErrorCode := err.(btcjson.Error).ErrorCode
diff --git a/btcjson/help_test.go b/btcjson/help_test.go
index 265e0c2c..918aa144 100644
--- a/btcjson/help_test.go
+++ b/btcjson/help_test.go
@@ -699,8 +699,8 @@ func TestGenerateHelpErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := btcjson.GenerateHelp(test.method, nil,
 			test.resultTypes...)
 		if reflect.TypeOf(err) != reflect.TypeOf(test.err) {
-			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%[2]v), "+
-				"want %T", i, test.name, err, test.err)
+			t.Errorf("Test #%d (%s) wrong error - got %T (%v), "+
+				"want %T", i, test.name, err, err, test.err)
 			continue
 		}
 		gotErrorCode := err.(btcjson.Error).ErrorCode