diff --git a/blockchain/blockdao/blockindexer.go b/blockchain/blockdao/blockindexer.go
index 526c092c6b..a478a45ec8 100644
--- a/blockchain/blockdao/blockindexer.go
+++ b/blockchain/blockdao/blockindexer.go
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ type (
 		DeleteTipBlock(context.Context, *block.Block) error
 	}
 
-	// BlockIndexerWithStart defines an interface to accept block to build index from a start height
-	BlockIndexerWithStart interface {
-		BlockIndexer
-		// StartHeight returns the start height of the indexer
-		StartHeight() uint64
-	}
-
 	// BlockIndexerChecker defines a checker of block indexer
 	BlockIndexerChecker struct {
 		dao BlockDAO
@@ -74,14 +67,7 @@ func (bic *BlockIndexerChecker) CheckIndexer(ctx context.Context, indexer BlockI
 	if targetHeight == 0 || targetHeight > daoTip {
 		targetHeight = daoTip
 	}
-	startHeight := tipHeight + 1
-	if indexerWS, ok := indexer.(BlockIndexerWithStart); ok {
-		indexStartHeight := indexerWS.StartHeight()
-		if indexStartHeight > startHeight {
-			startHeight = indexStartHeight
-		}
-	}
-	for i := startHeight; i <= targetHeight; i++ {
+	for i := tipHeight + 1; i <= targetHeight; i++ {
 		// ternimate if context is done
 		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "terminate the indexer checking")
diff --git a/blockindex/contractstaking/indexer.go b/blockindex/contractstaking/indexer.go
index caa9df0932..25322cd04a 100644
--- a/blockindex/contractstaking/indexer.go
+++ b/blockindex/contractstaking/indexer.go
@@ -84,12 +84,11 @@ func (s *Indexer) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // Height returns the tip block height
 func (s *Indexer) Height() (uint64, error) {
-	return s.cache.Height(), nil
-}
-
-// StartHeight returns the start height of the indexer
-func (s *Indexer) StartHeight() uint64 {
-	return s.config.ContractDeployHeight
+	h := s.cache.Height()
+	if h < s.config.ContractDeployHeight {
+		h = s.config.ContractDeployHeight
+	}
+	return h, nil
 }
 
 // ContractAddress returns the contract address
diff --git a/blockindex/contractstaking/indexer_test.go b/blockindex/contractstaking/indexer_test.go
index 4f4fd04930..3cd1c9614c 100644
--- a/blockindex/contractstaking/indexer_test.go
+++ b/blockindex/contractstaking/indexer_test.go
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ func TestContractStakingIndexerLoadCache(t *testing.T) {
 	newHeight, err := newIndexer.Height()
 	r.NoError(err)
 	r.Equal(height, newHeight)
-	r.Equal(startHeight, newIndexer.StartHeight())
 	tbc, err = newIndexer.TotalBucketCount(height)
 	r.EqualValues(1, tbc)
 	r.NoError(err)
diff --git a/blockindex/sync_indexers.go b/blockindex/sync_indexers.go
index 9006c73258..2185875214 100644
--- a/blockindex/sync_indexers.go
+++ b/blockindex/sync_indexers.go
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ import (
 // SyncIndexers is a special index that includes multiple indexes,
 // which stay in sync when blocks are added.
 type SyncIndexers struct {
-	indexers       []blockdao.BlockIndexer
-	startHeights   []uint64 // start height of each indexer, which will be determined when the indexer is started
-	minStartHeight uint64   // minimum start height of all indexers
+	indexers []blockdao.BlockIndexer
 }
 
 // NewSyncIndexers creates a new SyncIndexers
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ func (ig *SyncIndexers) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return ig.initStartHeight()
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Stop stops the indexer group
@@ -48,11 +46,7 @@ func (ig *SyncIndexers) Stop(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // PutBlock puts a block into the indexers in the group
 func (ig *SyncIndexers) PutBlock(ctx context.Context, blk *block.Block) error {
-	for i, indexer := range ig.indexers {
-		// check if the block is higher than the indexer's start height
-		if blk.Height() < ig.startHeights[i] {
-			continue
-		}
+	for _, indexer := range ig.indexers {
 		// check if the block is higher than the indexer's height
 		height, err := indexer.Height()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -79,11 +73,6 @@ func (ig *SyncIndexers) DeleteTipBlock(ctx context.Context, blk *block.Block) er
 	return nil
 }
 
-// StartHeight returns the minimum start height of the indexers in the group
-func (ig *SyncIndexers) StartHeight() uint64 {
-	return ig.minStartHeight
-}
-
 // Height returns the minimum height of the indexers in the group
 func (ig *SyncIndexers) Height() (uint64, error) {
 	var height uint64
@@ -98,28 +87,3 @@ func (ig *SyncIndexers) Height() (uint64, error) {
 	}
 	return height, nil
 }
-
-// initStartHeight initializes the start height of the indexers in the group
-// for every indexer, the start height is the maximum of tipheight+1 and startheight
-func (ig *SyncIndexers) initStartHeight() error {
-	ig.minStartHeight = 0
-	ig.startHeights = make([]uint64, len(ig.indexers))
-	for i, indexer := range ig.indexers {
-		tipHeight, err := indexer.Height()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		indexStartHeight := tipHeight + 1
-		if indexerWithStart, ok := indexer.(blockdao.BlockIndexerWithStart); ok {
-			startHeight := indexerWithStart.StartHeight()
-			if startHeight > indexStartHeight {
-				indexStartHeight = startHeight
-			}
-		}
-		ig.startHeights[i] = indexStartHeight
-		if i == 0 || indexStartHeight < ig.minStartHeight {
-			ig.minStartHeight = indexStartHeight
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/blockindex/sync_indexers_test.go b/blockindex/sync_indexers_test.go
index 7c2368ec66..c091cc048a 100644
--- a/blockindex/sync_indexers_test.go
+++ b/blockindex/sync_indexers_test.go
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ func TestSyncIndexers_StartHeight(t *testing.T) {
 			ig := NewSyncIndexers(indexers...)
 			err := ig.Start(context.Background())
 			require.NoError(err)
-			height := ig.StartHeight()
-			require.Equal(c.expect, height)
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/systemcontractindex/common.go b/systemcontractindex/common.go
index bfb9f82c0a..118faebe30 100644
--- a/systemcontractindex/common.go
+++ b/systemcontractindex/common.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ func (s *IndexerCommon) ContractAddress() string { return s.contractAddress }
 
 // Height returns the tip block height
 func (s *IndexerCommon) Height() uint64 {
+	if s.height < s.startHeight {
+		return s.startHeight
+	}
 	return s.height
 }
 
diff --git a/systemcontractindex/stakingindex/index.go b/systemcontractindex/stakingindex/index.go
index b5e2b13c03..ea1eba95f6 100644
--- a/systemcontractindex/stakingindex/index.go
+++ b/systemcontractindex/stakingindex/index.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ type (
 	StakingIndexer interface {
 		lifecycle.StartStopper
 		Height() (uint64, error)
-		StartHeight() uint64
 		ContractAddress() string
 		Buckets(height uint64) ([]*VoteBucket, error)
 		Bucket(id uint64, height uint64) (*VoteBucket, bool, error)
@@ -90,13 +89,6 @@ func (s *Indexer) Height() (uint64, error) {
 	return s.common.Height(), nil
 }
 
-// StartHeight returns the start height of the indexer
-func (s *Indexer) StartHeight() uint64 {
-	s.mutex.RLock()
-	defer s.mutex.RUnlock()
-	return s.common.StartHeight()
-}
-
 // ContractAddress returns the contract address
 func (s *Indexer) ContractAddress() string {
 	s.mutex.RLock()