diff --git a/eth/filters/filter.go b/eth/filters/filter.go
index 02399bc801..422e5cd67b 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter.go
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ type ReceiptWithTx struct {
 // In addition to returning receipts, it also returns the corresponding transactions.
 // This is because receipts only contain low-level data, while user-facing data
 // may require additional information from the Transaction.
-func filterReceipts(txHashes []common.Hash, ev core.ChainEvent) []*ReceiptWithTx {
+func filterReceipts(txHashes map[common.Hash]bool, ev core.ChainEvent) []*ReceiptWithTx {
 	var ret []*ReceiptWithTx
 
 	receipts := ev.Receipts
@@ -583,27 +583,9 @@ func filterReceipts(txHashes []common.Hash, ev core.ChainEvent) []*ReceiptWithTx
 				Transaction: txs[i],
 			}
 		}
-	} else if len(txHashes) == 1 {
-		// Filter by single transaction hash.
-		// This is a common case, so we distinguish it from filtering by multiple tx hashes and made a small optimization.
-		for i, receipt := range receipts {
-			if receipt.TxHash == txHashes[0] {
-				ret = append(ret, &ReceiptWithTx{
-					Receipt:     receipt,
-					Transaction: txs[i],
-				})
-				break
-			}
-		}
 	} else {
-		// Filter by multiple transaction hashes.
-		txHashMap := make(map[common.Hash]bool, len(txHashes))
-		for _, hash := range txHashes {
-			txHashMap[hash] = true
-		}
-
 		for i, receipt := range receipts {
-			if txHashMap[receipt.TxHash] {
+			if txHashes[receipt.TxHash] {
 				ret = append(ret, &ReceiptWithTx{
 					Receipt:     receipt,
 					Transaction: txs[i],
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system.go b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
index 02783fa5ec..f10e6a277b 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ type subscription struct {
 	txs       chan []*types.Transaction
 	headers   chan *types.Header
 	receipts  chan []*ReceiptWithTx
-	txHashes  []common.Hash // contains transaction hashes for transactionReceipts subscription filtering
-	installed chan struct{} // closed when the filter is installed
-	err       chan error    // closed when the filter is uninstalled
+	txHashes  map[common.Hash]bool // contains transaction hashes for transactionReceipts subscription filtering
+	installed chan struct{}        // closed when the filter is installed
+	err       chan error           // closed when the filter is uninstalled
 }
 
 // EventSystem creates subscriptions, processes events and broadcasts them to the
@@ -403,6 +403,10 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribePendingTxs(txs chan []*types.Transaction) *Subsc
 // transactions when they are included in blocks. If txHashes is provided, only receipts
 // for those specific transaction hashes will be delivered.
 func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeTransactionReceipts(txHashes []common.Hash, receipts chan []*ReceiptWithTx) *Subscription {
+	hashSet := make(map[common.Hash]bool)
+	for _, h := range txHashes {
+		hashSet[h] = true
+	}
 	sub := &subscription{
 		id:        rpc.NewID(),
 		typ:       TransactionReceiptsSubscription,
@@ -411,7 +415,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeTransactionReceipts(txHashes []common.Hash, rece
 		txs:       make(chan []*types.Transaction),
 		headers:   make(chan *types.Header),
 		receipts:  receipts,
-		txHashes:  txHashes,
+		txHashes:  hashSet,
 		installed: make(chan struct{}),
 		err:       make(chan error),
 	}