diff --git a/libraries/chain/block_schedule.cpp b/libraries/chain/block_schedule.cpp
index 40acdb75c55a9bbc9a6e4f2f00aee8aa7fca6ed1..447eb69bc5a02bb78995c317a9868d2c307688f0 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/block_schedule.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/block_schedule.cpp
@@ -289,4 +289,23 @@ block_schedule block_schedule::by_cycling_conflicts(
    return from_entries(schedule);
 }
 
+block_schedule block_schedule::in_single_thread(
+    const vector<pending_transaction>& transactions,
+    const global_property_object& properties
+    )
+{
+   auto skipper = make_skipper(properties);
+   thread_schedule thread;
+   thread.transactions.reserve(transactions.size());
+   for(const auto& t: transactions) {
+      if (skipper.should_skip(t)) {
+         break;
+      }
+
+      thread.transactions.push_back(t);
+   }
+
+   return block_schedule { { { thread } } };
+}
+
 } /* namespace chain */ } /* namespace eos */
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/block_schedule.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/block_schedule.hpp
index 983e7b6989b5d2c9f6368e64f5dd904107ed4dba..fe25f5e7c8ccdf5917b88334d68132106158c404 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/block_schedule.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/block_schedule.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ namespace eos { namespace chain {
        * @return the block scheduler
        */
       static block_schedule by_cycling_conflicts(const vector<pending_transaction>& transactions, const global_property_object& properties);
+
+      /**
+       * A reference scheduler that puts all transactions in a single thread (FIFO)
+       * @return the block scheduler
+       */
+      static block_schedule in_single_thread(const vector<pending_transaction>& transactions, const global_property_object& properties);
+     
    };
 
    struct scope_extracting_visitor : public fc::visitor<std::set<AccountName>> {
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/chain_controller.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/chain_controller.hpp
index 6e3a31ba797d40de0d8b4a03303910d35414e12b..c6b5162030adc87a86ec6d1d82e44e5b621c5bbc 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/chain_controller.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/eos/chain/chain_controller.hpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace eos { namespace chain {
             fc::time_point_sec when,
             const AccountName& producer,
             const fc::ecc::private_key& block_signing_private_key,
-            block_schedule::factory scheduler = block_schedule::by_threading_conflicts,
+            block_schedule::factory scheduler = block_schedule::in_single_thread,
             uint32_t skip = skip_nothing
             );
          signed_block _generate_block(
diff --git a/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp b/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp
index b6ded71b8929fc6e5c9e1d88cf6db4f0de0e979d..a328d2ea4bd62f740bb58fc47f21731c5aecd498 100644
--- a/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/producer_plugin/producer_plugin.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
    bool _production_enabled = false;
    uint32_t _required_producer_participation = 33 * config::Percent1;
    uint32_t _production_skip_flags = eos::chain::chain_controller::skip_nothing;
-   eos::chain::block_schedule::factory _production_scheduler = eos::chain::block_schedule::by_threading_conflicts;
+   eos::chain::block_schedule::factory _production_scheduler = eos::chain::block_schedule::in_single_thread;
 
    std::map<chain::public_key_type, fc::ecc::private_key> _private_keys;
    std::set<types::AccountName> _producers;
diff --git a/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp b/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp
index bdd61c5e1ab16cba5eb216b1f4e0ee8677d071b8..e6b841388ad283590c6a50beab1e20a2bd88ef14 100644
--- a/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp
+++ b/tests/common/database_fixture.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void testing_blockchain::produce_blocks(uint32_t count, uint32_t blocks_to_miss)
       auto slot = blocks_to_miss + 1;
       auto producer = get_producer(get_scheduled_producer(slot));
       auto private_key = fixture.get_private_key(producer.signing_key);
-      generate_block(get_slot_time(slot), producer.owner, private_key, block_schedule::by_threading_conflicts, 
+      generate_block(get_slot_time(slot), producer.owner, private_key, block_schedule::in_single_thread, 
                      skip_trx_sigs? chain_controller::skip_transaction_signatures : 0);
    }
 }