diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_contract_controller_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_contract_controller_test.exs
index eed61473b9..3e3c92cb7f 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_contract_controller_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_contract_controller_test.exs
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressContractControllerTest do
-  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase,
-    # ETS table is shared in `Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter`
-    async: false
+  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase, async: true
 
   import BlockScoutWeb.Router.Helpers, only: [address_contract_path: 3]
 
   alias Explorer.Chain.Hash
-  alias Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter
   alias Explorer.ExchangeRates.Token
   alias Explorer.Factory
 
@@ -47,8 +44,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressContractControllerTest do
         created_contract_address: address
       )
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       conn = get(conn, address_contract_path(BlockScoutWeb.Endpoint, :index, address))
 
       assert html_response(conn, 200)
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_controller_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_controller_test.exs
index 5a002fcde6..e4e25174b1 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_controller_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_controller_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressControllerTest do
     # ETS tables are shared in `Explorer.Counters.*`
     async: false
 
-  alias Explorer.Counters.{AddressesWithBalanceCounter, BlockValidationCounter}
+  alias Explorer.Counters.AddressesWithBalanceCounter
 
   describe "GET index/2" do
     test "returns top addresses", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressControllerTest do
       start_supervised!(AddressesWithBalanceCounter)
       AddressesWithBalanceCounter.consolidate()
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       conn = get(conn, address_path(conn, :index))
 
       assert conn.assigns.address_tx_count_pairs
@@ -31,8 +29,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressControllerTest do
       start_supervised!(AddressesWithBalanceCounter)
       AddressesWithBalanceCounter.consolidate()
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       conn = get(conn, address_path(conn, :index))
 
       assert html_response(conn, 200) =~ address_name.name
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_internal_transaction_controller_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_internal_transaction_controller_test.exs
index 75d84d966a..6ce66a1e2e 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_internal_transaction_controller_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_internal_transaction_controller_test.exs
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressInternalTransactionControllerTest do
-  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase,
-    # ETS table is shared in `Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter`
-    async: false
+  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase, async: true
 
   import BlockScoutWeb.Router.Helpers,
     only: [address_internal_transaction_path: 3, address_internal_transaction_path: 4]
 
   alias Explorer.Chain.{Block, InternalTransaction, Transaction}
-  alias Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter
   alias Explorer.ExchangeRates.Token
 
   describe "GET index/3" do
@@ -28,8 +25,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressInternalTransactionControllerTest do
     test "includes USD exchange rate value for address in assigns", %{conn: conn} do
       address = insert(:address)
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       conn = get(conn, address_internal_transaction_path(BlockScoutWeb.Endpoint, :index, address.hash))
 
       assert %Token{} = conn.assigns.exchange_rate
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_read_contract_controller_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_read_contract_controller_test.exs
index f65d8a4d32..40e0c5b3db 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_read_contract_controller_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_read_contract_controller_test.exs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressReadContractControllerTest do
-  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase,
-    # ETS table is shared in `Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter`
-    async: false
+  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase, async: true
 
-  alias Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter
   alias Explorer.ExchangeRates.Token
 
   describe "GET index/3" do
@@ -26,9 +23,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressReadContractControllerTest do
 
       transaction = insert(:transaction, from_address: contract_address)
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       insert(
         :internal_transaction_create,
         index: 0,
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_token_controller_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_token_controller_test.exs
index 5efd4b3edd..0b4008611f 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_token_controller_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_token_controller_test.exs
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressTokenControllerTest do
-  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase,
-    # ETS table is shared in `Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter`
-    async: false
+  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase, async: true
 
   import BlockScoutWeb.Router.Helpers, only: [address_token_path: 3]
 
   alias Explorer.Chain.{Token}
-  alias Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter
 
   describe "GET index/2" do
     test "with invalid address hash", %{conn: conn} do
@@ -60,8 +57,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressTokenControllerTest do
         to_address: address
       )
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       conn = get(conn, address_token_path(conn, :index, address))
 
       actual_token_hashes =
@@ -103,8 +98,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressTokenControllerTest do
 
       %Token{name: name, type: type, inserted_at: inserted_at} = token
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       conn =
         get(conn, address_token_path(BlockScoutWeb.Endpoint, :index, address.hash), %{
           "token_name" => name,
@@ -136,8 +129,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressTokenControllerTest do
         insert(:token_transfer, token_contract_address: token.contract_address, from_address: address)
       end)
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       conn = get(conn, address_token_path(BlockScoutWeb.Endpoint, :index, address.hash))
 
       assert conn.assigns.next_page_params
@@ -148,8 +139,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressTokenControllerTest do
       token = insert(:token)
       insert(:token_transfer, token_contract_address: token.contract_address, from_address: address)
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       conn = get(conn, address_token_path(BlockScoutWeb.Endpoint, :index, address.hash))
 
       refute conn.assigns.next_page_params
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_transaction_controller_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_transaction_controller_test.exs
index d21495b0eb..028387501a 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_transaction_controller_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/address_transaction_controller_test.exs
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressTransactionControllerTest do
-  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase,
-    # ETS table is shared in `Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter`
-    async: false
+  use BlockScoutWeb.ConnCase, async: true
 
   import BlockScoutWeb.Router.Helpers, only: [address_transaction_path: 3, address_transaction_path: 4]
 
   alias Explorer.Chain.Transaction
-  alias Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter
   alias Explorer.ExchangeRates.Token
 
   describe "GET index/2" do
@@ -50,8 +47,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressTransactionControllerTest do
     test "includes USD exchange rate value for address in assigns", %{conn: conn} do
       address = insert(:address)
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       conn = get(conn, address_transaction_path(BlockScoutWeb.Endpoint, :index, address.hash))
 
       assert %Token{} = conn.assigns.exchange_rate
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/address_contract_verification_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/address_contract_verification_test.exs
index 6704f76486..97a8c9e11b 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/address_contract_verification_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/address_contract_verification_test.exs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressContractVerificationTest do
   use BlockScoutWeb.FeatureCase, async: true
 
   alias BlockScoutWeb.{AddressContractPage, ContractVerifyPage}
-  alias Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter
   alias Explorer.Factory
   alias Plug.Conn
 
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.AddressContractVerificationTest do
       transaction: transaction
     )
 
-    start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-    BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
     session
     |> AddressContractPage.visit_page(address)
     |> AddressContractPage.click_verify_and_publish()
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_addresses_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_addresses_test.exs
index 8821e42122..16711b6230 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_addresses_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_addresses_test.exs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
     # Because ETS tables is shared for `Explorer.Counters.*`
     async: false
 
-  alias Explorer.Counters.{AddressesWithBalanceCounter, BlockValidationCounter}
+  alias Explorer.Counters.AddressesWithBalanceCounter
   alias BlockScoutWeb.{AddressPage, AddressView, Notifier}
 
   setup do
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
       [first_address | _] = addresses
       [last_address | _] = Enum.reverse(addresses)
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       start_supervised!(AddressesWithBalanceCounter)
       AddressesWithBalanceCounter.consolidate()
 
@@ -57,9 +54,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
   test "viewing address overview information", %{session: session} do
     address = insert(:address, fetched_coin_balance: 500)
 
-    start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-    BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
     session
     |> AddressPage.visit_page(address)
     |> assert_text(AddressPage.balance(), "0.0000000000000005 POA")
@@ -80,9 +74,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
           created_contract_address: contract
         )
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       address_hash = AddressView.trimmed_hash(address.hash)
       transaction_hash = AddressView.trimmed_hash(transaction.hash)
 
@@ -116,9 +107,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
           created_contract_address: another_contract
         )
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       contract_hash = AddressView.trimmed_hash(contract.hash)
       transaction_hash = AddressView.trimmed_hash(transaction.hash)
 
@@ -129,13 +117,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
   end
 
   describe "viewing transactions" do
-    setup do
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
-      :ok
-    end
-
     test "sees all addresses transactions by default", %{
       addresses: addresses,
       session: session,
@@ -214,9 +195,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
       internal_transaction_lincoln_to_address: internal_transaction,
       session: session
     } do
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       session
       |> AddressPage.visit_page(addresses.lincoln)
       |> AddressPage.click_internal_transactions()
@@ -230,9 +208,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
         |> insert(from_address: addresses.lincoln)
         |> with_block(insert(:block, number: 7000))
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       session
       |> AddressPage.visit_page(addresses.lincoln)
       |> AddressPage.click_internal_transactions()
@@ -280,9 +255,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
         token_contract_address: contract_address
       )
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       session
       |> AddressPage.visit_page(lincoln)
       |> assert_has(AddressPage.token_transfers(transaction, count: 1))
@@ -324,9 +296,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
         token_contract_address: contract_address
       )
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       session
       |> AddressPage.visit_page(morty)
       |> assert_has(AddressPage.token_transfers(transaction, count: 1))
@@ -361,9 +330,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
         token_contract_address: contract_address
       )
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       session
       |> AddressPage.visit_page(lincoln)
       |> assert_has(AddressPage.token_transfers(transaction, count: 1))
@@ -394,9 +360,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
         token_contract_address: contract_address
       )
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       session
       |> AddressPage.visit_page(lincoln)
       |> click(AddressPage.token_transfers_expansion(transaction))
@@ -431,9 +394,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
 
       insert(:address_current_token_balance, address: lincoln, token_contract_address_hash: contract_address.hash)
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       session
       |> AddressPage.visit_page(lincoln)
       |> AddressPage.click_tokens()
@@ -487,9 +447,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
 
       insert(:address_current_token_balance, address: lincoln, token_contract_address_hash: contract_address_2.hash)
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       {:ok, lincoln: lincoln}
     end
 
@@ -535,9 +492,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingAddressesTest do
       insert(:fetched_balance, address_hash: address.hash, value: 5, block_number: block.number)
       insert(:fetched_balance, address_hash: address.hash, value: 10, block_number: block_one_day_ago.number)
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       {:ok, address: address}
     end
 
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_chain_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_chain_test.exs
index 15d69e712b..67e0984576 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_chain_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_chain_test.exs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingChainTest do
 
   alias BlockScoutWeb.{AddressPage, BlockPage, ChainPage, TransactionPage}
   alias Explorer.Chain.Block
-  alias Explorer.Counters.{AddressesWithBalanceCounter, BlockValidationCounter}
+  alias Explorer.Counters.AddressesWithBalanceCounter
 
   setup do
     Enum.map(401..404, &insert(:block, number: &1))
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingChainTest do
       start_supervised!(AddressesWithBalanceCounter)
       AddressesWithBalanceCounter.consolidate()
 
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
       session
       |> ChainPage.visit_page()
       |> ChainPage.search(to_string(address.hash))
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_transactions_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_transactions_test.exs
index a63b283fa4..1fd14622cb 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_transactions_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/features/viewing_transactions_test.exs
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingTransactionsTest do
   @moduledoc false
 
-  use BlockScoutWeb.FeatureCase,
-    # ETS tables are shared in `Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter`
-    async: false
+  use BlockScoutWeb.FeatureCase, async: true
 
   alias BlockScoutWeb.{AddressPage, TransactionListPage, TransactionLogsPage, TransactionPage}
   alias Explorer.Chain.Wei
-  alias Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter
 
   setup do
     block =
@@ -142,8 +139,6 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.ViewingTransactionsTest do
       session: session,
       transaction: transaction
     } do
-      start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
       session
       |> TransactionLogsPage.visit_page(transaction)
       |> TransactionLogsPage.click_address(lincoln)
diff --git a/apps/explorer/config/config.exs b/apps/explorer/config/config.exs
index eb554e74c2..0c1240079e 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/config/config.exs
+++ b/apps/explorer/config/config.exs
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.AddressesWithBalanceCounter, enabled: true,
 
 config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.TokenHoldersCounter, enabled: true, enable_consolidation: true
 
-config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter, enabled: true, enable_consolidation: true
-
 config :explorer, Explorer.ExchangeRates, enabled: true, store: :ets
 
 config :explorer, Explorer.Integrations.EctoLogger, query_time_ms_threshold: :timer.seconds(2)
diff --git a/apps/explorer/config/test.exs b/apps/explorer/config/test.exs
index 29ab6b0fb6..fff39c6b25 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/config/test.exs
+++ b/apps/explorer/config/test.exs
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ config :explorer, Explorer.ExchangeRates, enabled: false, store: :ets
 
 config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.AddressesWithBalanceCounter, enabled: false, enable_consolidation: false
 
-config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter, enabled: false, enable_consolidation: true
-
-config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter, enabled: false, enable_consolidation: false
-
 config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.TokenHoldersCounter, enabled: false, enable_consolidation: false
 
 config :explorer, Explorer.Market.History.Cataloger, enabled: false
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/application.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/application.ex
index 7032e4c3f7..eafe31cdd4 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/application.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/application.ex
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ defmodule Explorer.Application do
       configure(Explorer.ExchangeRates),
       configure(Explorer.Market.History.Cataloger),
       configure(Explorer.Counters.TokenHoldersCounter),
-      configure(Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter),
       configure(Explorer.Counters.AddressesWithBalanceCounter),
       configure(Explorer.Validator.MetadataProcessor)
     ]
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain.ex
index c85e9e948d..aa389cbde0 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain.ex
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain do
 
   alias Explorer.Counters.{
     AddressesWithBalanceCounter,
-    BlockValidationCounter,
     TokenHoldersCounter
   }
 
@@ -988,7 +987,9 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain do
   """
   @spec address_to_validation_count(Address.t()) :: non_neg_integer()
   def address_to_validation_count(%Address{hash: hash}) do
-    BlockValidationCounter.fetch(hash)
+    query = from(block in Block, where: block.miner_hash == ^hash, select: fragment("COUNT(*)"))
+
+    Repo.one(query)
   end
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/counters/block_validation_counter.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/counters/block_validation_counter.ex
deleted file mode 100644
index 22b3935106..0000000000
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/counters/block_validation_counter.ex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-defmodule Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter do
-  use GenServer
-
-  @moduledoc """
-  Module responsible for fetching and consolidating the number of
-  validations from an address.
-  """
-
-  alias Explorer.Chain
-  alias Explorer.Chain.Hash
-
-  @table :block_validation_counter
-
-  def table_name do
-    @table
-  end
-
-  # It is undesirable to automatically start the consolidation in all environments.
-  # Consider the test environment: if the consolidation initiates but does not
-  # finish before a test ends, that test will fail. This way, hundreds of
-  # tests were failing before disabling the consolidation and the scheduler in
-  # the test env.
-  config = Application.get_env(:explorer, Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter)
-  @enable_consolidation Keyword.get(config, :enable_consolidation)
-
-  @doc """
-  Creates a process to continually monitor the validation counts.
-  """
-  @spec start_link(term()) :: GenServer.on_start()
-  def start_link(_) do
-    GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, :ok, name: __MODULE__)
-  end
-
-  ## Server
-  @impl true
-  def init(args) do
-    create_table()
-
-    if enable_consolidation?() do
-      Task.start_link(&consolidate_blocks/0)
-    end
-
-    Chain.subscribe_to_events(:blocks)
-
-    {:ok, args}
-  end
-
-  def create_table do
-    opts = [
-      :set,
-      :named_table,
-      :public,
-      read_concurrency: true
-    ]
-
-    :ets.new(table_name(), opts)
-  end
-
-  @doc """
-  Consolidates the number of block validations grouped by `address_hash`.
-  """
-  def consolidate_blocks do
-    Chain.each_address_block_validation_count(fn {address_hash, total} ->
-      insert_or_update_counter(address_hash, total)
-    end)
-  end
-
-  @doc """
-  Fetches the number of validations related to an `address_hash`.
-  """
-  @spec fetch(Hash.Address.t()) :: non_neg_integer
-  def fetch(addr_hash) do
-    do_fetch(:ets.lookup(table_name(), to_string(addr_hash)))
-  end
-
-  defp do_fetch([{_, result} | _]), do: result
-  defp do_fetch([]), do: 0
-
-  @impl true
-  def handle_info({:chain_event, :blocks, _type, blocks}, state) do
-    blocks
-    |> Enum.map(& &1.miner_hash)
-    |> Enum.each(&insert_or_update_counter(&1, 1))
-
-    {:noreply, state}
-  end
-
-  @doc """
-  Inserts a new item into the `:ets` table.
-
-  When the record exist, the counter will be incremented by one. When the
-  record does not exist, the counter will be inserted with a default value.
-  """
-  @spec insert_or_update_counter(Hash.Address.t(), non_neg_integer) :: term()
-  def insert_or_update_counter(addr_hash, number) do
-    string_addr = to_string(addr_hash)
-    default = {string_addr, 0}
-
-    :ets.update_counter(table_name(), string_addr, number, default)
-  end
-
-  @doc """
-  Returns a boolean that indicates whether consolidation is enabled
-
-  In order to choose whether or not to enable the scheduler and the initial
-  consolidation, change the following Explorer config:
-
-  `config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter, enable_consolidation: true`
-
-  to:
-
-  `config :explorer, Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter, enable_consolidation: false`
-  """
-  def enable_consolidation?, do: @enable_consolidation
-end
diff --git a/apps/explorer/priv/repo/migrations/20181221143000_create_blocks_miner_hash_index.exs b/apps/explorer/priv/repo/migrations/20181221143000_create_blocks_miner_hash_index.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd59932295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/explorer/priv/repo/migrations/20181221143000_create_blocks_miner_hash_index.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+defmodule Explorer.Repo.Migrations.CreateBlocksMinerHashIndex do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def change do
+    create(index(:blocks, [:miner_hash]))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/apps/explorer/test/explorer/counters/block_validation_counter_test.exs b/apps/explorer/test/explorer/counters/block_validation_counter_test.exs
deleted file mode 100644
index ac1345e2a8..0000000000
--- a/apps/explorer/test/explorer/counters/block_validation_counter_test.exs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-defmodule Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounterTest do
-  use Explorer.DataCase
-
-  alias Explorer.Counters.BlockValidationCounter
-
-  setup do
-    start_supervised!(BlockValidationCounter)
-
-    :ok
-  end
-
-  describe "consolidate/0" do
-    test "loads the address' validations consolidated info" do
-      address = insert(:address)
-
-      insert(:block, miner: address, miner_hash: address.hash)
-      insert(:block, miner: address, miner_hash: address.hash)
-
-      another_address = insert(:address)
-
-      insert(:block, miner: another_address, miner_hash: another_address.hash)
-
-      BlockValidationCounter.consolidate_blocks()
-
-      assert BlockValidationCounter.fetch(address.hash) == 2
-      assert BlockValidationCounter.fetch(another_address.hash) == 1
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe "fetch/1" do
-    test "fetches the total block validations by a given address" do
-      address = insert(:address)
-      another_address = insert(:address)
-
-      assert BlockValidationCounter.fetch(address.hash) == 0
-      assert BlockValidationCounter.fetch(another_address.hash) == 0
-
-      BlockValidationCounter.insert_or_update_counter(address.hash, 1)
-      BlockValidationCounter.insert_or_update_counter(another_address.hash, 10)
-
-      assert BlockValidationCounter.fetch(address.hash) == 1
-      assert BlockValidationCounter.fetch(another_address.hash) == 10
-    end
-  end
-end