diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
index ceedc74a53..f7bb2d2908 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) stats() (int, int) {
 // Content retrieves the data content of the transaction pool, returning all the
 // pending as well as queued transactions, grouped by account and sorted by nonce.
 func (pool *LegacyPool) Content() (map[common.Address][]*types.Transaction, map[common.Address][]*types.Transaction) {
-	pool.mu.Lock()
+	pool.mu.RLock()
 	defer pool.mu.Unlock()
 
 	pending := make(map[common.Address][]*types.Transaction, len(pool.pending))
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) Pending(filter txpool.PendingFilter) map[common.Address]
 	if filter.BlobTxs {
 		return nil
 	}
-	pool.mu.Lock()
+	pool.mu.RLock()
 	defer pool.mu.Unlock()
 
 	pending := make(map[common.Address][]*txpool.LazyTransaction, len(pool.pending))