diff --git a/action/protocol/staking/handlers_test.go b/action/protocol/staking/handlers_test.go
index 272a8bc3cd..40b194b1ee 100644
--- a/action/protocol/staking/handlers_test.go
+++ b/action/protocol/staking/handlers_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestProtocol_HandleCreateStake(t *testing.T) {
 	p, err := NewProtocol(depositGas, &BuilderConfig{
 		Staking:                  genesis.Default.Staking,
 		PersistStakingPatchBlock: math.MaxUint64,
-	}, nil, &emptyContractStakingIndexer{}, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
+	}, nil, nil, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
 	// set up candidate
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ func initAll(t *testing.T, ctrl *gomock.Controller) (protocol.StateManager, *Pro
 	p, err := NewProtocol(depositGas, &BuilderConfig{
 		Staking:                  genesis.Default.Staking,
 		PersistStakingPatchBlock: math.MaxUint64,
-	}, nil, &emptyContractStakingIndexer{}, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
+	}, nil, nil, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
 	// set up candidate
diff --git a/action/protocol/staking/protocol.go b/action/protocol/staking/protocol.go
index f3b0db9267..72b707373a 100644
--- a/action/protocol/staking/protocol.go
+++ b/action/protocol/staking/protocol.go
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func (p *Protocol) ActiveCandidates(ctx context.Context, sr protocol.StateReader
 	list := c.AllCandidates()
 	cand := make(CandidateList, 0, len(list))
 	for i := range list {
-		if ok && featureCtx.AddContractStakingVotes {
+		if p.contractStakingIndexer != nil && ok && featureCtx.AddContractStakingVotes {
 			list[i].Votes.Add(list[i].Votes, p.contractStakingIndexer.CandidateVotes(list[i].Owner))
 		}
 		if list[i].SelfStake.Cmp(p.config.RegistrationConsts.MinSelfStake) >= 0 {
diff --git a/action/protocol/staking/protocol_test.go b/action/protocol/staking/protocol_test.go
index 43cf1ed5f8..1167bce3a3 100644
--- a/action/protocol/staking/protocol_test.go
+++ b/action/protocol/staking/protocol_test.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestProtocol(t *testing.T) {
 	stk, err := NewProtocol(nil, &BuilderConfig{
 		Staking:                  genesis.Default.Staking,
 		PersistStakingPatchBlock: math.MaxUint64,
-	}, nil, &emptyContractStakingIndexer{}, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
+	}, nil, nil, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
 	r.NotNil(stk)
 	r.NoError(err)
 	buckets, _, err := csr.getAllBuckets()
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func TestCreatePreStates(t *testing.T) {
 	p, err := NewProtocol(nil, &BuilderConfig{
 		Staking:                  genesis.Default.Staking,
 		PersistStakingPatchBlock: math.MaxUint64,
-	}, nil, &emptyContractStakingIndexer{}, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
+	}, nil, nil, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
 	require.NoError(err)
 	ctx := protocol.WithBlockCtx(
 		genesis.WithGenesisContext(context.Background(), genesis.Default),
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func Test_CreatePreStatesWithRegisterProtocol(t *testing.T) {
 	p, err := NewProtocol(nil, &BuilderConfig{
 		Staking:                  genesis.Default.Staking,
 		PersistStakingPatchBlock: math.MaxUint64,
-	}, cbi, &emptyContractStakingIndexer{}, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
+	}, cbi, nil, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
 	rol := rolldpos.NewProtocol(23, 4, 3)
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func Test_CreateGenesisStates(t *testing.T) {
 		p, err := NewProtocol(nil, &BuilderConfig{
 			Staking:                  cfg,
 			PersistStakingPatchBlock: math.MaxUint64,
-		}, nil, &emptyContractStakingIndexer{}, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
+		}, nil, nil, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
 		require.NoError(err)
 
 		v, err := p.Start(ctx, sm)
diff --git a/action/protocol/staking/staking_statereader.go b/action/protocol/staking/staking_statereader.go
index 3379edc9cb..0114671573 100644
--- a/action/protocol/staking/staking_statereader.go
+++ b/action/protocol/staking/staking_statereader.go
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateBuckets(ctx context.Context, req
 			return nil, 0, err
 		}
 	}
+
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		buckets.Buckets = getPageOfArray(buckets.Buckets, int(req.GetPagination().GetOffset()), int(req.GetPagination().GetLimit()))
+		return buckets, height, nil
+	}
+
 	// read LSD buckets
 	lsdBuckets, err := c.contractIndexer.Buckets()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -81,9 +87,9 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateBuckets(ctx context.Context, req
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
-
 	// merge native and LSD buckets
 	buckets.Buckets = append(buckets.Buckets, lsdIoTeXBuckets.Buckets...)
+
 	buckets.Buckets = getPageOfArray(buckets.Buckets, int(req.GetPagination().GetOffset()), int(req.GetPagination().GetLimit()))
 	return buckets, height, err
 }
@@ -94,6 +100,10 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateBucketsByVoter(ctx context.Contex
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		buckets.Buckets = getPageOfArray(buckets.Buckets, int(req.GetPagination().GetOffset()), int(req.GetPagination().GetLimit()))
+		return buckets, height, err
+	}
 
 	// read LSD buckets
 	lsdBuckets, err := c.contractIndexer.Buckets()
@@ -105,9 +115,9 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateBucketsByVoter(ctx context.Contex
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
-
 	// merge native and LSD buckets
 	buckets.Buckets = append(buckets.Buckets, lsdIoTeXBuckets.Buckets...)
+
 	buckets.Buckets = getPageOfArray(buckets.Buckets, int(req.GetPagination().GetOffset()), int(req.GetPagination().GetLimit()))
 	return buckets, height, err
 }
@@ -118,6 +128,12 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateBucketsByCandidate(ctx context.Co
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
+
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		buckets.Buckets = getPageOfArray(buckets.Buckets, int(req.GetPagination().GetOffset()), int(req.GetPagination().GetLimit()))
+		return buckets, height, err
+	}
+
 	// read LSD buckets
 	candidate := c.nativeSR.GetCandidateByName(req.GetCandName())
 	if candidate == nil {
@@ -133,6 +149,7 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateBucketsByCandidate(ctx context.Co
 	}
 	// merge native and LSD buckets
 	buckets.Buckets = append(buckets.Buckets, lsdIoTeXBuckets.Buckets...)
+
 	buckets.Buckets = getPageOfArray(buckets.Buckets, int(req.GetPagination().GetOffset()), int(req.GetPagination().GetLimit()))
 	return buckets, height, err
 }
@@ -143,6 +160,10 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateBucketByIndices(ctx context.Conte
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		return buckets, height, nil
+	}
+
 	// read LSD buckets
 	lsdBuckets, err := c.contractIndexer.BucketsByIndices(req.GetIndex())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -154,6 +175,7 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateBucketByIndices(ctx context.Conte
 	}
 	// merge native and LSD buckets
 	buckets.Buckets = append(buckets.Buckets, lsbIoTeXBuckets.Buckets...)
+
 	return buckets, height, nil
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +184,9 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateBucketCount(ctx context.Context,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		return bucketCnt, height, nil
+	}
 	buckets, err := c.contractIndexer.Buckets()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
@@ -204,6 +229,9 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateCandidates(ctx context.Context, r
 		}
 	}
 
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		return candidates, height, nil
+	}
 	for _, candidate := range candidates.Candidates {
 		if err = addContractStakingVotes(candidate, c.contractIndexer); err != nil {
 			return nil, 0, err
@@ -217,6 +245,9 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateCandidateByName(ctx context.Conte
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		return candidate, height, nil
+	}
 	if !protocol.MustGetFeatureCtx(ctx).AddContractStakingVotes {
 		return candidate, height, nil
 	}
@@ -231,6 +262,9 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateCandidateByAddress(ctx context.Co
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
 	}
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		return candidate, height, nil
+	}
 	if !protocol.MustGetFeatureCtx(ctx).AddContractStakingVotes {
 		return candidate, height, nil
 	}
@@ -250,7 +284,9 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateTotalStakingAmount(ctx context.Co
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, 0, errors.Errorf("invalid balance %s", accountMeta.Balance)
 	}
-
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		return accountMeta, height, nil
+	}
 	// add contract staking amount
 	buckets, err := c.contractIndexer.Buckets()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -265,6 +301,9 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateTotalStakingAmount(ctx context.Co
 }
 
 func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateContractStakingBucketTypes(ctx context.Context, _ *iotexapi.ReadStakingDataRequest_ContractStakingBucketTypes) (*iotextypes.ContractStakingBucketTypeList, uint64, error) {
+	if !c.isContractStakingEnabled() {
+		return &iotextypes.ContractStakingBucketTypeList{}, c.nativeSR.Height(), nil
+	}
 	bts, err := c.contractIndexer.BucketTypes()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
@@ -279,6 +318,10 @@ func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) readStateContractStakingBucketTypes(ctx co
 	return &iotextypes.ContractStakingBucketTypeList{BucketTypes: pbBts}, c.nativeSR.Height(), nil
 }
 
+func (c *compositeStakingStateReader) isContractStakingEnabled() bool {
+	return c.contractIndexer != nil
+}
+
 func addContractStakingVotes(candidate *iotextypes.CandidateV2, contractStakingSR ContractStakingIndexer) error {
 	votes, ok := big.NewInt(0).SetString(candidate.TotalWeightedVotes, 10)
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/action/protocol/staking/validations_test.go b/action/protocol/staking/validations_test.go
index 32c2660966..4dfef6498e 100644
--- a/action/protocol/staking/validations_test.go
+++ b/action/protocol/staking/validations_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func initTestProtocol(t *testing.T) (*Protocol, []*Candidate) {
 	p, err := NewProtocol(nil, &BuilderConfig{
 		Staking:                  genesis.Default.Staking,
 		PersistStakingPatchBlock: math.MaxUint64,
-	}, nil, &emptyContractStakingIndexer{}, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
+	}, nil, nil, genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
 	var cans []*Candidate
diff --git a/action/protocol/staking/vote_reviser_test.go b/action/protocol/staking/vote_reviser_test.go
index 7931e47249..b6691c8bec 100644
--- a/action/protocol/staking/vote_reviser_test.go
+++ b/action/protocol/staking/vote_reviser_test.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func TestVoteReviser(t *testing.T) {
 			PersistStakingPatchBlock: math.MaxUint64,
 		},
 		nil,
-		&emptyContractStakingIndexer{},
+		nil,
 		genesis.Default.OkhotskBlockHeight,
 		genesis.Default.HawaiiBlockHeight,
 		genesis.Default.GreenlandBlockHeight,
diff --git a/chainservice/builder.go b/chainservice/builder.go
index cd9dd6b535..9ab1b56a87 100644
--- a/chainservice/builder.go
+++ b/chainservice/builder.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (builder *Builder) buildContractStakingIndexer(forTest bool) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if forTest {
-		builder.cs.contractStakingIndexer = contractstaking.NewDummyContractStakingIndexer()
+		builder.cs.contractStakingIndexer = nil
 	} else {
 		dbConfig := builder.cfg.DB
 		dbConfig.DbPath = builder.cfg.Chain.ContractStakingIndexDBPath