diff --git a/txpool/pool.go b/txpool/pool.go
index d4ec6a99a..8d66310d5 100644
--- a/txpool/pool.go
+++ b/txpool/pool.go
@@ -289,14 +289,14 @@ func calcProtocolBaseFee(baseFee uint64) uint64 {
 type TxPool struct {
 	_chainDB               kv.RoDB // remote db - use it wisely
 	_stateCache            kvcache.Cache
-	lock                   *sync.RWMutex
+	lock                   *sync.Mutex
 	recentlyConnectedPeers *recentlyConnectedPeers // all txs will be propagated to this peers eventually, and clear list
 	senders                *sendersBatch
 	// batch processing of remote transactions
 	// handling works fast without batching, but batching allow:
 	//   - reduce amount of _chainDB transactions
 	//   - batch notifications about new txs (reduce P2P spam to other nodes about txs propagation)
-	//   - and as a result reducing pool.RWLock contention
+	//   - and as a result reducing lock contention
 	unprocessedRemoteTxs    *types.TxSlots
 	unprocessedRemoteByHash map[string]int     // to reject duplicates
 	byHash                  map[string]*metaTx // tx_hash => tx : only not committed to db yet records
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func New(newTxs chan types.Hashes, coreDB kv.RoDB, cfg Config, cache kvcache.Cac
 		tracedSenders[sender] = struct{}{}
 	}
 	return &TxPool{
-		lock:                    &sync.RWMutex{},
+		lock:                    &sync.Mutex{},
 		byHash:                  map[string]*metaTx{},
 		isLocalLRU:              localsHistory,
 		discardReasonsLRU:       discardHistory,
@@ -539,14 +539,14 @@ func (p *TxPool) getRlpLocked(tx kv.Tx, hash []byte) (rlpTxn []byte, sender []by
 	return v[20:], v[:20], txn != nil && txn.subPool&IsLocal > 0, nil
 }
 func (p *TxPool) GetRlp(tx kv.Tx, hash []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	rlpTx, _, _, err := p.getRlpLocked(tx, hash)
 	return common.Copy(rlpTx), err
 }
 func (p *TxPool) AppendLocalHashes(buf []byte) []byte {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	for hash, txn := range p.byHash {
 		if txn.subPool&IsLocal == 0 {
 			continue
@@ -556,8 +556,8 @@ func (p *TxPool) AppendLocalHashes(buf []byte) []byte {
 	return buf
 }
 func (p *TxPool) AppendRemoteHashes(buf []byte) []byte {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 
 	for hash, txn := range p.byHash {
 		if txn.subPool&IsLocal != 0 {
@@ -576,8 +576,8 @@ func (p *TxPool) AppendAllHashes(buf []byte) []byte {
 	return buf
 }
 func (p *TxPool) IdHashKnown(tx kv.Tx, hash []byte) (bool, error) {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	if _, ok := p.discardReasonsLRU.Get(string(hash)); ok {
 		return true, nil
 	}
@@ -590,8 +590,8 @@ func (p *TxPool) IdHashKnown(tx kv.Tx, hash []byte) (bool, error) {
 	return tx.Has(kv.PoolTransaction, hash)
 }
 func (p *TxPool) IsLocal(idHash []byte) bool {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	return p.isLocalLRU.Contains(string(idHash))
 }
 func (p *TxPool) AddNewGoodPeer(peerID types.PeerID) { p.recentlyConnectedPeers.AddPeer(peerID) }
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ func (p *TxPool) Best(n uint16, txs *types.TxsRlp, tx kv.Tx, onTopOf uint64) (bo
 	var toRemove []*metaTx
 
 	success, err := func() (bool, error) {
-		p.lock.RLock()
-		defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+		p.lock.Lock()
+		defer p.lock.Unlock()
 
 		best := p.pending.best
 		for i := 0; j < int(n) && i < len(best.ms); i++ {
@@ -647,8 +647,8 @@ func (p *TxPool) Best(n uint16, txs *types.TxsRlp, tx kv.Tx, onTopOf uint64) (bo
 }
 
 func (p *TxPool) CountContent() (int, int, int) {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	return p.pending.Len(), p.baseFee.Len(), p.queued.Len()
 }
 func (p *TxPool) AddRemoteTxs(_ context.Context, newTxs types.TxSlots) {
@@ -871,14 +871,14 @@ func (p *TxPool) AddLocalTxs(ctx context.Context, newTransactions types.TxSlots,
 }
 
 func (p *TxPool) coreDB() kv.RoDB {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	return p._chainDB
 }
 
 func (p *TxPool) cache() kvcache.Cache {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	return p._stateCache
 }
 
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ func (p *TxPool) addLocked(mt *metaTx) DiscardReason {
 
 	if replaced := p.all.replaceOrInsert(mt); replaced != nil {
 		if ASSERT {
-			panic("must neve happen")
+			panic("must never happen")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1094,8 +1094,8 @@ func (p *TxPool) discardLocked(mt *metaTx, reason DiscardReason) {
 }
 
 func (p *TxPool) NonceFromAddress(addr [20]byte) (nonce uint64, inPool bool) {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	senderID, found := p.senders.getID(addr[:])
 	if !found {
 		return 0, false
@@ -1700,8 +1700,8 @@ func (p *TxPool) logStats() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 
 	var m runtime.MemStats
 	common.ReadMemStats(&m)
@@ -1724,8 +1724,8 @@ func (p *TxPool) logStats() {
 
 // Deprecated need switch to streaming-like
 func (p *TxPool) deprecatedForEach(_ context.Context, f func(rlp, sender []byte, t SubPoolType), tx kv.Tx) {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
 	p.all.ascendAll(func(mt *metaTx) bool {
 		slot := mt.Tx
 		slotRlp := slot.Rlp
@@ -1794,7 +1794,7 @@ var PoolPendingBaseFeeKey = []byte("pending_base_fee")
 // it doesn't track if peer disconnected, it's fine
 type recentlyConnectedPeers struct {
 	peers []types.PeerID
-	lock  sync.RWMutex
+	lock  sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func (l *recentlyConnectedPeers) AddPeer(p types.PeerID) {