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