diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 88308a795..12639a34d 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -2540,49 +2540,49 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) ValidatePayload(block *types.Block, feeRecipient common.Ad
 			}
 			log.Warn("proposer payment not enough, trying last tx payment validation", "expected", expectedProfit, "actual", feeRecipientBalanceDelta)
 		}
+	}
 
-		if len(receipts) == 0 {
-			return errors.New("no proposer payment receipt")
-		}
+	if len(receipts) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("no proposer payment receipt")
+	}
 
-		lastReceipt := receipts[len(receipts)-1]
-		if lastReceipt.Status != types.ReceiptStatusSuccessful {
-			return errors.New("proposer payment not successful")
-		}
-		txIndex := lastReceipt.TransactionIndex
-		if txIndex+1 != uint(len(block.Transactions())) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("proposer payment index not last transaction in the block (%d of %d)", txIndex, len(block.Transactions())-1)
-		}
+	lastReceipt := receipts[len(receipts)-1]
+	if lastReceipt.Status != types.ReceiptStatusSuccessful {
+		return errors.New("proposer payment not successful")
+	}
+	txIndex := lastReceipt.TransactionIndex
+	if txIndex+1 != uint(len(block.Transactions())) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("proposer payment index not last transaction in the block (%d of %d)", txIndex, len(block.Transactions())-1)
+	}
 
-		paymentTx := block.Transaction(lastReceipt.TxHash)
-		if paymentTx == nil {
-			return errors.New("payment tx not in the block")
-		}
+	paymentTx := block.Transaction(lastReceipt.TxHash)
+	if paymentTx == nil {
+		return errors.New("payment tx not in the block")
+	}
 
-		paymentTo := paymentTx.To()
-		if paymentTo == nil || *paymentTo != feeRecipient {
-			return fmt.Errorf("payment tx not to the proposers fee recipient (%v)", paymentTo)
-		}
+	paymentTo := paymentTx.To()
+	if paymentTo == nil || *paymentTo != feeRecipient {
+		return fmt.Errorf("payment tx not to the proposers fee recipient (%v)", paymentTo)
+	}
 
-		if paymentTx.Value().Cmp(expectedProfit) != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("inaccurate payment %s, expected %s", paymentTx.Value().String(), expectedProfit.String())
-		}
+	if paymentTx.Value().Cmp(expectedProfit) != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inaccurate payment %s, expected %s", paymentTx.Value().String(), expectedProfit.String())
+	}
 
-		if len(paymentTx.Data()) != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("malformed proposer payment, contains calldata")
-		}
+	if len(paymentTx.Data()) != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("malformed proposer payment, contains calldata")
+	}
 
-		if paymentTx.GasPrice().Cmp(block.BaseFee()) != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("malformed proposer payment, gas price not equal to base fee")
-		}
+	if paymentTx.GasPrice().Cmp(block.BaseFee()) != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("malformed proposer payment, gas price not equal to base fee")
+	}
 
-		if paymentTx.GasTipCap().Cmp(block.BaseFee()) != 0 && paymentTx.GasTipCap().Sign() != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("malformed proposer payment, unexpected gas tip cap")
-		}
+	if paymentTx.GasTipCap().Cmp(block.BaseFee()) != 0 && paymentTx.GasTipCap().Sign() != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("malformed proposer payment, unexpected gas tip cap")
+	}
 
-		if paymentTx.GasFeeCap().Cmp(block.BaseFee()) != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("malformed proposer payment, unexpected gas fee cap")
-		}
+	if paymentTx.GasFeeCap().Cmp(block.BaseFee()) != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("malformed proposer payment, unexpected gas fee cap")
 	}
 
 	return nil