diff --git a/src/policy/fees.cpp b/src/policy/fees.cpp
index eb9fdc77d..cb83bcf71 100644
--- a/src/policy/fees.cpp
+++ b/src/policy/fees.cpp
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@ void CBlockPolicyEstimator::processTransaction(const CTxMemPoolEntry& entry, boo
     mapMemPoolTxs[hash].bucketIndex = feeStats.NewTx(txHeight, (double)feeRate.GetFeePerK());
 }
 
-void CBlockPolicyEstimator::processBlockTx(unsigned int nBlockHeight, const CTxMemPoolEntry& entry)
+void CBlockPolicyEstimator::processBlockTx(unsigned int nBlockHeight, const CTxMemPoolEntry* entry)
 {
-    if (!removeTx(entry.GetTx().GetHash())) {
+    if (!removeTx(entry->GetTx().GetHash())) {
         // This transaction wasn't being tracked for fee estimation
         return;
     }
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ void CBlockPolicyEstimator::processBlockTx(unsigned int nBlockHeight, const CTxM
     // How many blocks did it take for miners to include this transaction?
     // blocksToConfirm is 1-based, so a transaction included in the earliest
     // possible block has confirmation count of 1
-    int blocksToConfirm = nBlockHeight - entry.GetHeight();
+    int blocksToConfirm = nBlockHeight - entry->GetHeight();
     if (blocksToConfirm <= 0) {
         // This can't happen because we don't process transactions from a block with a height
         // lower than our greatest seen height
@@ -353,13 +353,13 @@ void CBlockPolicyEstimator::processBlockTx(unsigned int nBlockHeight, const CTxM
     }
 
     // Feerates are stored and reported as BTC-per-kb:
-    CFeeRate feeRate(entry.GetFee(), entry.GetTxSize());
+    CFeeRate feeRate(entry->GetFee(), entry->GetTxSize());
 
     feeStats.Record(blocksToConfirm, (double)feeRate.GetFeePerK());
 }
 
 void CBlockPolicyEstimator::processBlock(unsigned int nBlockHeight,
-                                         std::vector<CTxMemPoolEntry>& entries)
+                                         std::vector<const CTxMemPoolEntry*>& entries)
 {
     if (nBlockHeight <= nBestSeenHeight) {
         // Ignore side chains and re-orgs; assuming they are random
diff --git a/src/policy/fees.h b/src/policy/fees.h
index a61ae1813..e1684ebcb 100644
--- a/src/policy/fees.h
+++ b/src/policy/fees.h
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ public:
 
     /** Process all the transactions that have been included in a block */
     void processBlock(unsigned int nBlockHeight,
-                      std::vector<CTxMemPoolEntry>& entries);
+                      std::vector<const CTxMemPoolEntry*>& entries);
 
     /** Process a transaction confirmed in a block*/
-    void processBlockTx(unsigned int nBlockHeight, const CTxMemPoolEntry& entry);
+    void processBlockTx(unsigned int nBlockHeight, const CTxMemPoolEntry* entry);
 
     /** Process a transaction accepted to the mempool*/
     void processTransaction(const CTxMemPoolEntry& entry, bool validFeeEstimate);
diff --git a/src/txmempool.cpp b/src/txmempool.cpp
index e97099eb2..4f4540a1f 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.cpp
+++ b/src/txmempool.cpp
@@ -594,14 +594,14 @@ void CTxMemPool::removeConflicts(const CTransaction &tx)
 void CTxMemPool::removeForBlock(const std::vector<CTransactionRef>& vtx, unsigned int nBlockHeight)
 {
     LOCK(cs);
-    std::vector<CTxMemPoolEntry> entries;
+    std::vector<const CTxMemPoolEntry*> entries;
     for (const auto& tx : vtx)
     {
         uint256 hash = tx->GetHash();
 
         indexed_transaction_set::iterator i = mapTx.find(hash);
         if (i != mapTx.end())
-            entries.push_back(*i);
+            entries.push_back(&*i);
     }
     // Before the txs in the new block have been removed from the mempool, update policy estimates
     minerPolicyEstimator->processBlock(nBlockHeight, entries);