diff --git a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
index ec47963646..08e3515f6b 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args.go
@@ -189,9 +189,7 @@ func (args *TransactionArgs) setFeeDefaults(ctx context.Context, b Backend) erro
 	if args.BlobFeeCap != nil && args.BlobFeeCap.ToInt().Sign() == 0 {
 		return errors.New("maxFeePerBlobGas, if specified, must be non-zero")
 	}
-	if err := args.setCancunFeeDefaults(head); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	args.setCancunFeeDefaults(head)
 	// If both gasPrice and at least one of the EIP-1559 fee parameters are specified, error.
 	if args.GasPrice != nil && (args.MaxFeePerGas != nil || args.MaxPriorityFeePerGas != nil) {
 		return errors.New("both gasPrice and (maxFeePerGas or maxPriorityFeePerGas) specified")