diff --git a/rpctest/rpc_harness.go b/rpctest/rpc_harness.go
index 26074da2..3a97b6c5 100644
--- a/rpctest/rpc_harness.go
+++ b/rpctest/rpc_harness.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ const (
 	maxPeerPort = 35000
 	minRPCPort  = maxPeerPort
 	maxRPCPort  = 60000
+
+	// BlockVersion is the default block version used when generating
+	// blocks.
+	BlockVersion = 4
 )
 
 var (
@@ -377,7 +381,7 @@ func (h *Harness) GenerateAndSubmitBlock(txns []*btcutil.Tx, blockVersion int32,
 	defer h.Unlock()
 
 	if blockVersion == -1 {
-		blockVersion = wire.BlockVersion
+		blockVersion = BlockVersion
 	}
 
 	prevBlockHash, prevBlockHeight, err := h.Node.GetBestBlock()
diff --git a/rpctest/rpc_harness_test.go b/rpctest/rpc_harness_test.go
index b1048b91..c3fc18b4 100644
--- a/rpctest/rpc_harness_test.go
+++ b/rpctest/rpc_harness_test.go
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ func testGenerateAndSubmitBlock(r *Harness, t *testing.T) {
 			"expected %v, got %v", numTxns+1, numBlocksTxns)
 	}
 	blockVersion := block.MsgBlock().Header.Version
-	if blockVersion != wire.BlockVersion {
+	if blockVersion != BlockVersion {
 		t.Fatalf("block version is not default: expected %v, got %v",
-			wire.BlockVersion, blockVersion)
+			BlockVersion, blockVersion)
 	}
 
 	// Next generate a block with a "non-standard" block version along with