diff --git a/src/context/connection_status.rs b/src/context/connection_status.rs
index 703adc869..df5d429e2 100644
--- a/src/context/connection_status.rs
+++ b/src/context/connection_status.rs
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ impl ConnectionStatus {
         *last_update = now;
 
         self.refresh_zmq_and_spv(app_context);
+        // SPV mode does not use RPC chain lock polling.
+        if self.backend_mode() == CoreBackendMode::Spv {
+            return AppAction::None;
+        }
         AppAction::BackendTask(BackendTask::CoreTask(CoreTask::GetBestChainLocks))
     }