diff --git a/proxy/app_conn.go b/proxy/app_conn.go
index af20b7472..b371f6d28 100644
--- a/proxy/app_conn.go
+++ b/proxy/app_conn.go
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ type AppConn interface {
 	FlushSync() error
 	CommitSync() (hash []byte, log string, err error)
 	InitChainSync(validators []*tmsp.Validator) (err error)
-	BeginBlockSync(height uint64) (err error)
-	EndBlockSync() (changedValidators []*tmsp.Validator, err error)
+	EndBlockSync(height uint64) (changedValidators []*tmsp.Validator, err error)
 }
diff --git a/proxy/local_app_conn.go b/proxy/local_app_conn.go
index 83b79069d..16edcaeb9 100644
--- a/proxy/local_app_conn.go
+++ b/proxy/local_app_conn.go
@@ -109,19 +109,10 @@ func (app *localAppConn) InitChainSync(validators []*tmsp.Validator) (err error)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (app *localAppConn) BeginBlockSync(height uint64) (err error) {
+func (app *localAppConn) EndBlockSync(height uint64) (changedValidators []*tmsp.Validator, err error) {
 	app.mtx.Lock()
 	if bcApp, ok := app.Application.(tmsp.BlockchainAware); ok {
-		bcApp.BeginBlock(height)
-	}
-	app.mtx.Unlock()
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (app *localAppConn) EndBlockSync() (changedValidators []*tmsp.Validator, err error) {
-	app.mtx.Lock()
-	if bcApp, ok := app.Application.(tmsp.BlockchainAware); ok {
-		changedValidators = bcApp.EndBlock()
+		changedValidators = bcApp.EndBlock(height)
 	}
 	app.mtx.Unlock()
 	return changedValidators, nil
diff --git a/state/execution.go b/state/execution.go
index 9cc8605bc..199cc8054 100644
--- a/state/execution.go
+++ b/state/execution.go
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ func (s *State) execBlockOnProxyApp(evsw *events.EventSwitch, proxyAppConn proxy
 	}
 	proxyAppConn.SetResponseCallback(proxyCb)
 
-	// Begin block
-	err := proxyAppConn.BeginBlockSync(uint64(block.Height))
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warn("Error in proxyAppConn.BeginBlock", "error", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// Run txs of block
 	for _, tx := range block.Txs {
 		proxyAppConn.AppendTxAsync(tx)
@@ -93,7 +86,7 @@ func (s *State) execBlockOnProxyApp(evsw *events.EventSwitch, proxyAppConn proxy
 	}
 
 	// End block
-	changedValidators, err := proxyAppConn.EndBlockSync()
+	changedValidators, err := proxyAppConn.EndBlockSync(uint64(block.Height))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn("Error in proxyAppConn.EndBlock", "error", err)
 		return err