diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/evictheap.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/evictheap.go
index 722a71bc9b..a519b0c5ee 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/evictheap.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/evictheap.go
@@ -95,13 +95,7 @@ func (h *evictHeap) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	lastJ := txsJ[len(txsJ)-1]
 
 	prioI := evictionPriority(h.basefeeJumps, lastI.evictionExecFeeJumps, h.blobfeeJumps, lastI.evictionBlobFeeJumps)
-	if prioI > 0 {
-		prioI = 0
-	}
 	prioJ := evictionPriority(h.basefeeJumps, lastJ.evictionExecFeeJumps, h.blobfeeJumps, lastJ.evictionBlobFeeJumps)
-	if prioJ > 0 {
-		prioJ = 0
-	}
 	if prioI == prioJ {
 		return lastI.evictionExecTip.Lt(lastJ.evictionExecTip)
 	}
diff --git a/core/txpool/blobpool/priority.go b/core/txpool/blobpool/priority.go
index 7ae7f92def..0fa9986c60 100644
--- a/core/txpool/blobpool/priority.go
+++ b/core/txpool/blobpool/priority.go
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ func evictionPriority(basefeeJumps float64, txBasefeeJumps, blobfeeJumps, txBlob
 		basefeePriority = evictionPriority1D(basefeeJumps, txBasefeeJumps)
 		blobfeePriority = evictionPriority1D(blobfeeJumps, txBlobfeeJumps)
 	)
-	if basefeePriority < blobfeePriority {
-		return basefeePriority
-	}
-	return blobfeePriority
+	return min(0, basefeePriority, blobfeePriority)
 }
 
 // evictionPriority1D calculates the eviction priority based on the algorithm