diff --git a/api/api_common.go b/api/api_common.go
index 910c25143..f8f20fd37 100644
--- a/api/api_common.go
+++ b/api/api_common.go
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 )
 
-type ChainIO interface {
-	ChainReadObj(context.Context, cid.Cid) ([]byte, error)
-	ChainHasObj(context.Context, cid.Cid) (bool, error)
-}
-
 type Common interface {
 
 	// MethodGroup: Auth
diff --git a/api/api_full.go b/api/api_full.go
index 12b3ecf63..294fb3c1c 100644
--- a/api/api_full.go
+++ b/api/api_full.go
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
 )
 
+// ChainIO abstracts operations for accessing raw IPLD objects.
+type ChainIO interface {
+	ChainReadObj(context.Context, cid.Cid) ([]byte, error)
+	ChainHasObj(context.Context, cid.Cid) (bool, error)
+}
+
 // FullNode API is a low-level interface to the Filecoin network full node
 type FullNode interface {
 	Common
diff --git a/blockstore/blockstore.go b/blockstore/blockstore.go
index a69d31fe0..5d4578777 100644
--- a/blockstore/blockstore.go
+++ b/blockstore/blockstore.go
@@ -59,5 +59,8 @@ func (a *adaptedBlockstore) View(cid cid.Cid, callback func([]byte) error) error
 // View proxies over to Get and calls the callback with the value supplied by Get.
 // Sync noops.
 func Adapt(bs blockstore.Blockstore) Blockstore {
+	if ret, ok := bs.(Blockstore); ok {
+		return ret
+	}
 	return &adaptedBlockstore{bs}
 }