diff --git a/mysticeti/validator.nim b/mysticeti/validator.nim
index 302fbc1..6e7dedb 100644
--- a/mysticeti/validator.nim
+++ b/mysticeti/validator.nim
@@ -96,14 +96,6 @@ func status*(validator: Validator, blck: Block): ?SlotStatus =
 func status*(validator: Validator, proposal: SignedBlock): ?SlotStatus =
   validator.status(proposal.blck)
 
-func searchBackwards(round: Round, blockId: BlockId): auto =
-  if found =? round.find(blockId.round):
-    let slot = found[blockId.author]
-    for proposal in slot.proposals:
-      let blck = proposal.blck
-      if blck.id == blockId:
-        return some blck
-
 func updateIndirect(validator: Validator, slot: ProposerSlot, round: Round) =
   without anchor =? round.findAnchor():
     return
@@ -118,7 +110,7 @@ func updateIndirect(validator: Validator, slot: ProposerSlot, round: Round) =
       if parent in slotProposal.certificates:
         slotProposal.certify(anchorProposal)
         return
-      without parentBlock =? round.searchBackwards(parent):
+      without parentBlock =? round.find(parent):
         discard
       todo.add(parentBlock.parents)
   slot.skip()
diff --git a/mysticeti/validator/rounds.nim b/mysticeti/validator/rounds.nim
index bea9eba..2acd74a 100644
--- a/mysticeti/validator/rounds.nim
+++ b/mysticeti/validator/rounds.nim
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ func find*(round: Round, number: uint64): ?Round =
         return none Round
       current = previous
 
+func find*(round: Round, blockId: BlockId): auto =
+  if found =? round.find(blockId.round):
+    let slot = found[blockId.author]
+    for proposal in slot.proposals:
+      let blck = proposal.blck
+      if blck.id == blockId:
+        return some blck
+
 func findAnchor*(round: Round): auto =
   var next = round.find(round.number + 3)
   while current =? next: