diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
index 7bf360ff65..93b18dbed8 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
@@ -438,9 +438,6 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) SetGasTip(tip *big.Int) {
 // Nonce returns the next nonce of an account, with all transactions executable
 // by the pool already applied on top.
 func (pool *LegacyPool) Nonce(addr common.Address) uint64 {
-	pool.mu.RLock()
-	defer pool.mu.RUnlock()
-
 	return pool.pendingNonces.get(addr)
 }