diff --git a/nimbus/sync/handlers.nim b/nimbus/sync/handlers.nim
index 6f3a81a0b..51b2e1298 100644
--- a/nimbus/sync/handlers.nim
+++ b/nimbus/sync/handlers.nim
@@ -392,7 +392,6 @@ method getPooledTxs*(ctx: EthWireRef, hashes: openArray[Hash256]): seq[Transacti
     if res.isOk:
       result.add res.value.tx
     else:
-      result.add Transaction()
       trace "handlers.getPooledTxs: tx not found", txHash
 
 method getBlockBodies*(ctx: EthWireRef, hashes: openArray[Hash256]): seq[BlockBody] {.gcsafe.} =