diff --git a/lbry/blockchain/sync/claims.py b/lbry/blockchain/sync/claims.py
index 0e776594b..f796ec3d9 100644
--- a/lbry/blockchain/sync/claims.py
+++ b/lbry/blockchain/sync/claims.py
@@ -283,17 +283,23 @@ def update_channel_stats(blocks: Tuple[int, int], initial_sync: int, p: Progress
     p.step(result.rowcount)
 
 
+def select_reposts(channel_hashes, filter_type=0):
+    return (
+        select(Claim.c.reposted_claim_hash, filter_type, Claim.c.channel_hash).where(
+            (Claim.c.channel_hash.in_(channel_hashes)) &
+            (Claim.c.reposted_claim_hash.isnot(None))
+        )
+    )
+
+
 @event_emitter("blockchain.sync.claims.filters", "claim_filters")
 def update_claim_filters(blocking_channel_hashes, filtering_channel_hashes, p: ProgressContext):
-    def select_reposts(channel_hashes, filter_type=0):
-        return select(
-            Claim.c.reposted_claim_hash, filter_type, Claim.c.channel_hash).where(
-            (Claim.c.channel_hash.in_(channel_hashes)) & (Claim.c.reposted_claim_hash.isnot(None)))
-
     p.ctx.execute(ClaimFilter.delete())
     # order matters: first we insert the blocked ones. Then the filtered ones.
     # If there is already a block in place, that takes priority because a block is just a harder filter
     p.ctx.execute(ClaimFilter.insert().from_select(
-        ['claim_hash', 'filter_type', 'owner_channel_hash'], select_reposts(blocking_channel_hashes, 2)))
+        ['claim_hash', 'filter_type', 'owner_channel_hash'], select_reposts(blocking_channel_hashes, 2))
+    )
     p.ctx.execute(p.ctx.insert_or_ignore(ClaimFilter).from_select(
-        ['claim_hash', 'filter_type', 'owner_channel_hash'], select_reposts(filtering_channel_hashes, 1)))
+        ['claim_hash', 'filter_type', 'owner_channel_hash'], select_reposts(filtering_channel_hashes, 1))
+    )
diff --git a/lbry/blockchain/sync/synchronizer.py b/lbry/blockchain/sync/synchronizer.py
index 95f70e34a..eb95f42b0 100644
--- a/lbry/blockchain/sync/synchronizer.py
+++ b/lbry/blockchain/sync/synchronizer.py
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ class BlockchainSync(Sync):
         self.tx_hash_event = asyncio.Event()
         self.mempool = []
         self.filtering_channel_hashes = {
-            unhexlify(channel_id)[::-1] for channel_id in
-            os.getenv('FILTERING_CHANNEL_IDS', '').split(' ') if channel_id}
+            unhexlify(channel_id)[::-1] for channel_id in self.conf.spv_filtering_channel_ids
+        }
         self.blocking_channel_hashes = {
-            unhexlify(channel_id)[::-1] for channel_id in
-            os.getenv('BLOCKING_CHANNEL_IDS', '').split(' ') if channel_id}
+            unhexlify(channel_id)[::-1] for channel_id in self.conf.spv_blocking_channel_ids
+        }
 
     async def wait_for_chain_ready(self):
         while True:
diff --git a/lbry/conf.py b/lbry/conf.py
index d60bc214b..1c3b362df 100644
--- a/lbry/conf.py
+++ b/lbry/conf.py
@@ -631,6 +631,8 @@ class Config(CLIConfig):
         "light client to synchronize with a full node.",
         True
     )
+    spv_filtering_channel_ids = Strings("List of channel claim ids for filtering claim search results out.", [])
+    spv_blocking_channel_ids = Strings("List of channel claim ids for blocking resolve results.", [])
 
     # daemon
     save_files = Toggle("Save downloaded files when calling `get` by default", True)
diff --git a/lbry/db/database.py b/lbry/db/database.py
index b989f00bc..c65668aab 100644
--- a/lbry/db/database.py
+++ b/lbry/db/database.py
@@ -312,17 +312,6 @@ class Database:
         return await self.fetch_result(q.get_purchases, **constraints)
 
     async def search_claims(self, **constraints) -> Result[Output]:
-        if 'channel' in constraints:
-            channel_url = constraints.pop('channel')
-            match = await self.resolve([channel_url])
-            if isinstance(match, dict):
-                for value in match.values():
-                    if isinstance(value, Output):
-                        constraints['channel_hash'] = value.claim_hash
-                    else:
-                        return Result([], 0)
-            else:
-                return Result([], 0)
         #assert set(constraints).issubset(SEARCH_PARAMS), \
         #    f"Search query contains invalid arguments: {set(constraints).difference(SEARCH_PARAMS)}"
         claims, total, censor = await self.run(q.search_claims, **constraints)