diff --git a/node/builder_chain.go b/node/builder_chain.go
index 340a5e8e035..8672fa56803 100644
--- a/node/builder_chain.go
+++ b/node/builder_chain.go
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ func ConfigFullNode(c interface{}) Option {
 			Override(ConsensusReporterKey, modules.RunConsensusFaultReporter(cfg.FaultReporter)),
 		),
 
+		ApplyIf(isLiteNode,
+			Override(new(full.ChainIndexerAPI), func() full.ChainIndexerAPI { return nil }),
+		),
+
 		ApplyIf(isFullNode,
 			Override(new(index.Indexer), modules.ChainIndexer(cfg.ChainIndexer)),
 			Override(new(full.ChainIndexerAPI), modules.ChainIndexHandler(cfg.ChainIndexer)),