diff --git a/src/coins.cpp b/src/coins.cpp
index 86b2a6ef1..13a4ea95c 100644
--- a/src/coins.cpp
+++ b/src/coins.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bool CCoinsView::SetCoins(const uint256 &txid, const CCoins &coins) { return fal
 bool CCoinsView::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) { return false; }
 uint256 CCoinsView::GetBestBlock() { return uint256(0); }
 bool CCoinsView::SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock) { return false; }
-bool CCoinsView::BatchWrite(const std::map<uint256, CCoins> &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock) { return false; }
+bool CCoinsView::BatchWrite(const CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock) { return false; }
 bool CCoinsView::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) { return false; }
 
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bool CCoinsViewBacked::HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid) { return base->HaveCoins(t
 uint256 CCoinsViewBacked::GetBestBlock() { return base->GetBestBlock(); }
 bool CCoinsViewBacked::SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock) { return base->SetBestBlock(hashBlock); }
 void CCoinsViewBacked::SetBackend(CCoinsView &viewIn) { base = &viewIn; }
-bool CCoinsViewBacked::BatchWrite(const std::map<uint256, CCoins> &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock) { return base->BatchWrite(mapCoins, hashBlock); }
+bool CCoinsViewBacked::BatchWrite(const CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock) { return base->BatchWrite(mapCoins, hashBlock); }
 bool CCoinsViewBacked::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) { return base->GetStats(stats); }
 
 CCoinsViewCache::CCoinsViewCache(CCoinsView &baseIn, bool fDummy) : CCoinsViewBacked(baseIn), hashBlock(0) { }
@@ -83,20 +83,20 @@ bool CCoinsViewCache::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid, CCoins &coins) {
     return false;
 }
 
-std::map<uint256,CCoins>::iterator CCoinsViewCache::FetchCoins(const uint256 &txid) {
-    std::map<uint256,CCoins>::iterator it = cacheCoins.lower_bound(txid);
+CCoinsMap::iterator CCoinsViewCache::FetchCoins(const uint256 &txid) {
+    CCoinsMap::iterator it = cacheCoins.lower_bound(txid);
     if (it != cacheCoins.end() && it->first == txid)
         return it;
     CCoins tmp;
     if (!base->GetCoins(txid,tmp))
         return cacheCoins.end();
-    std::map<uint256,CCoins>::iterator ret = cacheCoins.insert(it, std::make_pair(txid, CCoins()));
+    CCoinsMap::iterator ret = cacheCoins.insert(it, std::make_pair(txid, CCoins()));
     tmp.swap(ret->second);
     return ret;
 }
 
 CCoins &CCoinsViewCache::GetCoins(const uint256 &txid) {
-    std::map<uint256,CCoins>::iterator it = FetchCoins(txid);
+    CCoinsMap::iterator it = FetchCoins(txid);
     assert(it != cacheCoins.end());
     return it->second;
 }
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ bool CCoinsViewCache::SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlockIn) {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CCoinsViewCache::BatchWrite(const std::map<uint256, CCoins> &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlockIn) {
-    for (std::map<uint256, CCoins>::const_iterator it = mapCoins.begin(); it != mapCoins.end(); it++)
+bool CCoinsViewCache::BatchWrite(const CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlockIn) {
+    for (CCoinsMap::const_iterator it = mapCoins.begin(); it != mapCoins.end(); it++)
         cacheCoins[it->first] = it->second;
     hashBlock = hashBlockIn;
     return true;
diff --git a/src/coins.h b/src/coins.h
index 0ad28524a..c57a5ec72 100644
--- a/src/coins.h
+++ b/src/coins.h
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+typedef std::map<uint256,CCoins> CCoinsMap;
 
 struct CCoinsStats
 {
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock);
 
     // Do a bulk modification (multiple SetCoins + one SetBestBlock)
-    virtual bool BatchWrite(const std::map<uint256, CCoins> &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
+    virtual bool BatchWrite(const CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
 
     // Calculate statistics about the unspent transaction output set
     virtual bool GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats);
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ public:
     uint256 GetBestBlock();
     bool SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock);
     void SetBackend(CCoinsView &viewIn);
-    bool BatchWrite(const std::map<uint256, CCoins> &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
+    bool BatchWrite(const CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
     bool GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats);
 };
 
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ class CCoinsViewCache : public CCoinsViewBacked
 {
 protected:
     uint256 hashBlock;
-    std::map<uint256,CCoins> cacheCoins;
+    CCoinsMap cacheCoins;
 
 public:
     CCoinsViewCache(CCoinsView &baseIn, bool fDummy = false);
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ public:
     bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid);
     uint256 GetBestBlock();
     bool SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock);
-    bool BatchWrite(const std::map<uint256, CCoins> &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
+    bool BatchWrite(const CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
 
     // Return a modifiable reference to a CCoins. Check HaveCoins first.
     // Many methods explicitly require a CCoinsViewCache because of this method, to reduce
@@ -352,7 +353,7 @@ public:
     const CTxOut &GetOutputFor(const CTxIn& input);
 
 private:
-    std::map<uint256,CCoins>::iterator FetchCoins(const uint256 &txid);
+    CCoinsMap::iterator FetchCoins(const uint256 &txid);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
index 92137f71f..52cd96283 100644
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ bool CCoinsViewDB::SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock) {
     return db.WriteBatch(batch);
 }
 
-bool CCoinsViewDB::BatchWrite(const std::map<uint256, CCoins> &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock) {
+bool CCoinsViewDB::BatchWrite(const CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock) {
     LogPrint("coindb", "Committing %u changed transactions to coin database...\n", (unsigned int)mapCoins.size());
 
     CLevelDBBatch batch;
-    for (std::map<uint256, CCoins>::const_iterator it = mapCoins.begin(); it != mapCoins.end(); it++)
+    for (CCoinsMap::const_iterator it = mapCoins.begin(); it != mapCoins.end(); it++)
         BatchWriteCoins(batch, it->first, it->second);
     if (hashBlock != uint256(0))
         BatchWriteHashBestChain(batch, hashBlock);
diff --git a/src/txdb.h b/src/txdb.h
index 7257b0dd2..7d670c254 100644
--- a/src/txdb.h
+++ b/src/txdb.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     bool HaveCoins(const uint256 &txid);
     uint256 GetBestBlock();
     bool SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock);
-    bool BatchWrite(const std::map<uint256, CCoins> &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
+    bool BatchWrite(const CCoinsMap &mapCoins, const uint256 &hashBlock);
     bool GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats);
 };