diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 52dfa759ee..e21e760d60 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state/pruner"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/blobpool"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/legacypool"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
@@ -259,14 +258,13 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	if config.BlobPool.Datadir != "" {
 		config.BlobPool.Datadir = stack.ResolvePath(config.BlobPool.Datadir)
 	}
-	blobPool := blobpool.New(config.BlobPool, eth.blockchain)
 
 	if config.TxPool.Journal != "" {
 		config.TxPool.Journal = stack.ResolvePath(config.TxPool.Journal)
 	}
 	legacyPool := legacypool.New(config.TxPool, eth.blockchain)
 
-	eth.txPool, err = txpool.New(new(big.Int).SetUint64(config.TxPool.PriceLimit), eth.blockchain, []txpool.SubPool{legacyPool, blobPool})
+	eth.txPool, err = txpool.New(new(big.Int).SetUint64(config.TxPool.PriceLimit), eth.blockchain, []txpool.SubPool{legacyPool})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}