diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/AbstractTransactionsLayer.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/AbstractTransactionsLayer.java
index 72f3024f627..a3632a14583 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/AbstractTransactionsLayer.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/transactions/layered/AbstractTransactionsLayer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.TransactionAddedResult.REJECTED_UNDERPRICED_REPLACEMENT;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.TransactionAddedResult.TRY_NEXT_LAYER;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.TransactionsLayer.AddReason.MOVE;
+import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.TransactionsLayer.AddReason.NEW;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.TransactionsLayer.RemovalReason.CONFIRMED;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.TransactionsLayer.RemovalReason.CROSS_LAYER_REPLACED;
 import static org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.transactions.layered.TransactionsLayer.RemovalReason.EVICTED;
@@ -184,7 +185,11 @@ public TransactionAddedResult add(
     }
 
     if (addStatus.isSuccess()) {
-      processAdded(pendingTransaction.detachedCopy());
+      if (addReason.equals(NEW)) {
+        // only make a copy of new pending tx, since when moving internally they have already been
+        // copied
+        processAdded(pendingTransaction.detachedCopy());
+      }
       addStatus.maybeReplacedTransaction().ifPresent(this::replaced);
 
       nextLayer.notifyAdded(pendingTransaction);