diff --git a/core/txindexer.go b/core/txindexer.go
index 600e8034d7..80831ed56c 100644
--- a/core/txindexer.go
+++ b/core/txindexer.go
@@ -176,12 +176,9 @@ func (indexer *txIndexer) loop(chain *BlockChain) {
 
 // report returns the tx indexing progress.
 func (indexer *txIndexer) report(head uint64, tail *uint64) TxIndexProgress {
-	if head == 0 {
-		return TxIndexProgress{}
-	}
 	total := indexer.limit
 	if indexer.limit == 0 || total > head {
-		total = head + 1 // genesis included
+		total = head
 	}
 	var indexed uint64
 	if tail != nil {