diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a20589c..f55c89f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet
 
 require (
-	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.20.1-beta
+	github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.20.1-beta.0.20200513120220-b470eee47728
 	github.com/btcsuite/btclog v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v0.0.0-20190425235716-9e5f4b9a998d
 	github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/wallet/txauthor v1.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3f267ec..7c1715a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.0.0-20190824003749-130ea5bddde3 h1:A/EVblehb75cUgXA5
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.0.0-20190824003749-130ea5bddde3/go.mod h1:3J08xEfcugPacsc34/LKRU2yO7YmuT8yt28J8k2+rrI=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.20.1-beta h1:Ik4hyJqN8Jfyv3S4AGBOmyouMsYE3EdYODkMbQjwPGw=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.20.1-beta/go.mod h1:wVuoA8VJLEcwgqHBwHmzLRazpKxTv13Px/pDuV7OomQ=
+github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.20.1-beta.0.20200513120220-b470eee47728 h1:kF1MN22IdIZ1I7VMgS5WuihFuYaWOoP69Btm4bLUBxY=
+github.com/btcsuite/btcd v0.20.1-beta.0.20200513120220-b470eee47728/go.mod h1:wVuoA8VJLEcwgqHBwHmzLRazpKxTv13Px/pDuV7OomQ=
 github.com/btcsuite/btclog v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f h1:bAs4lUbRJpnnkd9VhRV3jjAVU7DJVjMaK+IsvSeZvFo=
 github.com/btcsuite/btclog v0.0.0-20170628155309-84c8d2346e9f/go.mod h1:TdznJufoqS23FtqVCzL0ZqgP5MqXbb4fg/WgDys70nA=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcutil v0.0.0-20190425235716-9e5f4b9a998d h1:yJzD/yFppdVCf6ApMkVy8cUxV0XrxdP9rVf6D87/Mng=
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.go b/wallet/wallet.go
index cf2990f..ad16ab9 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.go
+++ b/wallet/wallet.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcjson"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/rpcclient"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/txscript"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
@@ -2202,7 +2201,6 @@ func (w *Wallet) GetTransactions(startBlock, endBlock *BlockIdentifier, cancel <
 	// TODO: Fetching block heights by their hashes is inherently racy
 	// because not all block headers are saved but when they are for SPV the
 	// db can be queried directly without this.
-	var startResp, endResp rpcclient.FutureGetBlockVerboseResult
 	if startBlock != nil {
 		if startBlock.hash == nil {
 			start = startBlock.height
@@ -2212,7 +2210,13 @@ func (w *Wallet) GetTransactions(startBlock, endBlock *BlockIdentifier, cancel <
 			}
 			switch client := chainClient.(type) {
 			case *chain.RPCClient:
-				startResp = client.GetBlockVerboseTxAsync(startBlock.hash)
+				startHeader, err := client.GetBlockHeaderVerbose(
+					startBlock.hash,
+				)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				start = startHeader.Height
 			case *chain.BitcoindClient:
 				var err error
 				start, err = client.GetBlockHeight(startBlock.hash)
@@ -2237,7 +2241,19 @@ func (w *Wallet) GetTransactions(startBlock, endBlock *BlockIdentifier, cancel <
 			}
 			switch client := chainClient.(type) {
 			case *chain.RPCClient:
-				endResp = client.GetBlockVerboseTxAsync(endBlock.hash)
+				endHeader, err := client.GetBlockHeaderVerbose(
+					endBlock.hash,
+				)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				end = endHeader.Height
+			case *chain.BitcoindClient:
+				var err error
+				start, err = client.GetBlockHeight(endBlock.hash)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
 			case *chain.NeutrinoClient:
 				var err error
 				end, err = client.GetBlockHeight(endBlock.hash)
@@ -2247,20 +2263,6 @@ func (w *Wallet) GetTransactions(startBlock, endBlock *BlockIdentifier, cancel <
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if startResp != nil {
-		resp, err := startResp.Receive()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		start = int32(resp.Height)
-	}
-	if endResp != nil {
-		resp, err := endResp.Receive()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		end = int32(resp.Height)
-	}
 
 	var res GetTransactionsResult
 	err := walletdb.View(w.db, func(dbtx walletdb.ReadTx) error {