diff --git a/client/api/src/in_mem.rs b/client/api/src/in_mem.rs
index 58add087074b6..144aa352f5533 100644
--- a/client/api/src/in_mem.rs
+++ b/client/api/src/in_mem.rs
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ impl<Block: BlockT> HeaderBackend<Block> for Blockchain<Block> {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn status(&self, id: BlockId<Block>) -> sp_blockchain::Result<BlockStatus> {
-		match self.id(id).map_or(false, |hash| self.storage.read().blocks.contains_key(&hash)) {
+	fn status(&self, hash: Block::Hash) -> sp_blockchain::Result<BlockStatus> {
+		match self.storage.read().blocks.contains_key(&hash) {
 			true => Ok(BlockStatus::InChain),
 			false => Ok(BlockStatus::Unknown),
 		}
diff --git a/client/authority-discovery/src/worker/tests.rs b/client/authority-discovery/src/worker/tests.rs
index ea0c16eca8063..ce55728a1bfa6 100644
--- a/client/authority-discovery/src/worker/tests.rs
+++ b/client/authority-discovery/src/worker/tests.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<Block: BlockT> HeaderBackend<Block> for TestApi {
 
 	fn status(
 		&self,
-		_id: BlockId<Block>,
+		_hash: Block::Hash,
 	) -> std::result::Result<sc_client_api::blockchain::BlockStatus, sp_blockchain::Error> {
 		Ok(sc_client_api::blockchain::BlockStatus::Unknown)
 	}
diff --git a/client/consensus/babe/src/lib.rs b/client/consensus/babe/src/lib.rs
index 9134da0b83d52..1d5d4b5fe5413 100644
--- a/client/consensus/babe/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/consensus/babe/src/lib.rs
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ where
 
 		// early exit if block already in chain, otherwise the check for
 		// epoch changes will error when trying to re-import an epoch change
-		match self.client.status(BlockId::Hash(hash)) {
+		match self.client.status(hash) {
 			Ok(sp_blockchain::BlockStatus::InChain) => {
 				// When re-importing existing block strip away intermediates.
 				let _ = block.remove_intermediate::<BabeIntermediate<Block>>(INTERMEDIATE_KEY);
diff --git a/client/db/src/lib.rs b/client/db/src/lib.rs
index b1f5a6edcd52f..3e6332732d672 100644
--- a/client/db/src/lib.rs
+++ b/client/db/src/lib.rs
@@ -553,12 +553,8 @@ impl<Block: BlockT> sc_client_api::blockchain::HeaderBackend<Block> for Blockcha
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn status(&self, id: BlockId<Block>) -> ClientResult<sc_client_api::blockchain::BlockStatus> {
-		let exists = match id {
-			BlockId::Hash(hash) => self.header(hash)?.is_some(),
-			BlockId::Number(n) => n <= self.meta.read().best_number,
-		};
-		match exists {
+	fn status(&self, hash: Block::Hash) -> ClientResult<sc_client_api::blockchain::BlockStatus> {
+		match self.header(hash)?.is_some() {
 			true => Ok(sc_client_api::blockchain::BlockStatus::InChain),
 			false => Ok(sc_client_api::blockchain::BlockStatus::Unknown),
 		}
@@ -1223,7 +1219,7 @@ impl<Block: BlockT> Backend<Block> {
 		}
 
 		let parent_exists =
-			self.blockchain.status(BlockId::Hash(route_to))? == sp_blockchain::BlockStatus::InChain;
+			self.blockchain.status(route_to)? == sp_blockchain::BlockStatus::InChain;
 
 		// Cannot find tree route with empty DB or when imported a detached block.
 		if meta.best_hash != Default::default() && parent_exists {
diff --git a/client/finality-grandpa/src/import.rs b/client/finality-grandpa/src/import.rs
index 1359110132c55..ed6e4a0fa2e9f 100644
--- a/client/finality-grandpa/src/import.rs
+++ b/client/finality-grandpa/src/import.rs
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ where
 
 		// early exit if block already in chain, otherwise the check for
 		// authority changes will error when trying to re-import a change block
-		match self.inner.status(BlockId::Hash(hash)) {
+		match self.inner.status(hash) {
 			Ok(BlockStatus::InChain) => {
 				// Strip justifications when re-importing an existing block.
 				let _justifications = block.justifications.take();
diff --git a/client/merkle-mountain-range/src/test_utils.rs b/client/merkle-mountain-range/src/test_utils.rs
index 1bc7a9bd5bbac..39570e0d2384f 100644
--- a/client/merkle-mountain-range/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/client/merkle-mountain-range/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ impl HeaderBackend<Block> for MockClient {
 		self.client.lock().info()
 	}
 
-	fn status(&self, id: BlockId<Block>) -> sc_client_api::blockchain::Result<BlockStatus> {
-		self.client.lock().status(id)
+	fn status(&self, hash: Hash) -> sc_client_api::blockchain::Result<BlockStatus> {
+		self.client.lock().status(hash)
 	}
 
 	fn number(&self, hash: Hash) -> sc_client_api::blockchain::Result<Option<BlockNumber>> {
diff --git a/client/service/src/client/client.rs b/client/service/src/client/client.rs
index bf25e803f5ab4..493fd320b7b23 100644
--- a/client/service/src/client/client.rs
+++ b/client/service/src/client/client.rs
@@ -552,9 +552,9 @@ where
 			CoreApi<Block> + ApiExt<Block, StateBackend = B::State>,
 	{
 		let parent_hash = *import_headers.post().parent_hash();
-		let status = self.backend.blockchain().status(BlockId::Hash(hash))?;
-		let parent_exists = self.backend.blockchain().status(BlockId::Hash(parent_hash))? ==
-			blockchain::BlockStatus::InChain;
+		let status = self.backend.blockchain().status(hash)?;
+		let parent_exists =
+			self.backend.blockchain().status(parent_hash)? == blockchain::BlockStatus::InChain;
 		match (import_existing, status) {
 			(false, blockchain::BlockStatus::InChain) => return Ok(ImportResult::AlreadyInChain),
 			(false, blockchain::BlockStatus::Unknown) => {},
@@ -1572,8 +1572,8 @@ where
 		self.backend.blockchain().info()
 	}
 
-	fn status(&self, id: BlockId<Block>) -> sp_blockchain::Result<blockchain::BlockStatus> {
-		self.backend.blockchain().status(id)
+	fn status(&self, hash: Block::Hash) -> sp_blockchain::Result<blockchain::BlockStatus> {
+		self.backend.blockchain().status(hash)
 	}
 
 	fn number(
@@ -1624,8 +1624,8 @@ where
 		self.backend.blockchain().info()
 	}
 
-	fn status(&self, id: BlockId<Block>) -> sp_blockchain::Result<blockchain::BlockStatus> {
-		(**self).status(id)
+	fn status(&self, hash: Block::Hash) -> sp_blockchain::Result<blockchain::BlockStatus> {
+		(**self).status(hash)
 	}
 
 	fn number(
diff --git a/primitives/blockchain/src/backend.rs b/primitives/blockchain/src/backend.rs
index 6199fd25d0fca..ec9c8ac0d5780 100644
--- a/primitives/blockchain/src/backend.rs
+++ b/primitives/blockchain/src/backend.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub trait HeaderBackend<Block: BlockT>: Send + Sync {
 	/// Get blockchain info.
 	fn info(&self) -> Info<Block>;
 	/// Get block status.
-	fn status(&self, id: BlockId<Block>) -> Result<BlockStatus>;
+	fn status(&self, hash: Block::Hash) -> Result<BlockStatus>;
 	/// Get block number by hash. Returns `None` if the header is not in the chain.
 	fn number(
 		&self,