diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
index c70e169c84..48462063fe 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) reset(oldHead, newHead *types.Header) {
 // invalidated transactions (low nonce, low balance) are deleted.
 func (pool *LegacyPool) promoteExecutables(accounts []common.Address) []*types.Transaction {
 	gasLimit := pool.currentHead.Load().GasLimit
-	promotable, dropped := pool.queue.promoteExecutables(accounts, gasLimit, pool.currentState, pool.pendingNonces)
+	promotable, dropped, removedAddresses := pool.queue.promoteExecutables(accounts, gasLimit, pool.currentState, pool.pendingNonces)
 	promoted := make([]*types.Transaction, 0, len(promotable))
 
 	// promote all promoteable transactions
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) promoteExecutables(accounts []common.Address) []*types.T
 	}
 
 	// release all accounts that have no more transactions in the pool
-	for _, addr := range accounts {
+	for _, addr := range removedAddresses {
 		_, hasPending := pool.pending[addr]
 		_, hasQueued := pool.queue.get(addr)
 		if !hasPending && !hasQueued {
diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/queue.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/queue.go
index a9e4f0de15..3fcb964bf1 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/queue.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/queue.go
@@ -149,12 +149,14 @@ func (q *queue) add(hash common.Hash, tx *types.Transaction) (*common.Hash, erro
 // for promotion any that are now executable. It also drops any transactions that are
 // deemed too old (nonce too low) or too costly (insufficient funds or over gas limit).
 //
-// Returns two lists: all transactions that were removed from the queue and selected
-// for promotion; all other transactions that were removed from the queue and dropped.
-func (q *queue) promoteExecutables(accounts []common.Address, gasLimit uint64, currentState *state.StateDB, nonces *noncer) ([]*types.Transaction, []common.Hash) {
+// Returns three lists: all transactions that were removed from the queue and selected
+// for promotion; all other transactions that were removed from the queue and dropped;
+// the list of addresses removed.
+func (q *queue) promoteExecutables(accounts []common.Address, gasLimit uint64, currentState *state.StateDB, nonces *noncer) ([]*types.Transaction, []common.Hash, []common.Address) {
 	// Track the promotable transactions to broadcast them at once
 	var promotable []*types.Transaction
 	var dropped []common.Hash
+	var removedAddresses []common.Address
 
 	// Iterate over all accounts and promote any executable transactions
 	for _, addr := range accounts {
@@ -196,9 +198,10 @@ func (q *queue) promoteExecutables(accounts []common.Address, gasLimit uint64, c
 		if list.Empty() {
 			delete(q.queued, addr)
 			delete(q.beats, addr)
+			removedAddresses = append(removedAddresses, addr)
 		}
 	}
-	return promotable, dropped
+	return promotable, dropped, removedAddresses
 }
 
 // truncate drops the oldest transactions from the queue until the total