diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
index 2c4b5f651..d69f6fe9d 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
@@ -651,7 +651,15 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) Pending(filter txpool.PendingFilter) map[common.Address]
 	var (
 		minTipBig  *big.Int
 		baseFeeBig *big.Int
+
+		blockNumber      uint64      = 0
+		blockHash        common.Hash = common.Hash{}
+		nonceTooLowCount             = 0
+		staled                       = make(map[common.Hash]struct{})
 	)
+	defer func() {
+		log.Debug("perf-trace txpool-trace  Pending() nonce too low", "blockNumber", blockNumber, "blockHash", blockHash, "nonceTooLowCount", nonceTooLowCount, "staled", len(staled))
+	}()
 	if filter.MinTip != nil {
 		minTipBig = filter.MinTip.ToBig()
 	}
@@ -659,7 +667,28 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) Pending(filter txpool.PendingFilter) map[common.Address]
 		baseFeeBig = filter.BaseFee.ToBig()
 	}
 	pending := make(map[common.Address][]*txpool.LazyTransaction, len(pool.pending))
+	if currHeader := pool.chain.CurrentBlock(); currHeader != nil {
+		blockNumber = currHeader.Number.Uint64()
+		blockHash = currHeader.Hash()
+		currBlock := pool.chain.GetBlock(blockHash, currHeader.Number.Uint64())
+		staled = make(map[common.Hash]struct{}, len(currBlock.Transactions()))
+		for _, tx := range currBlock.Transactions() {
+			staled[tx.Hash()] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
 	for addr, txs := range pool.pendingCache.dump() {
+		// remove nonce too low transactions
+		if len(staled) > 0 {
+			noncetoolow := -1
+			for i, tx := range txs {
+				if _, hit := staled[tx.Hash()]; !hit {
+					break
+				}
+				noncetoolow = i
+			}
+			nonceTooLowCount += noncetoolow + 1
+			txs = txs[noncetoolow+1:]
+		}
 
 		// If the miner requests tip enforcement, cap the lists now
 		if minTipBig != nil && !pool.locals.contains(addr) {
diff --git a/miner/worker_builder.go b/miner/worker_builder.go
index 61a5672c2..2055f67cc 100644
--- a/miner/worker_builder.go
+++ b/miner/worker_builder.go
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ package miner
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	mapset "github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip4844"
-	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 	"math/big"
 	"slices"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	mapset "github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip4844"
+	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func (w *worker) fillTransactionsAndBundles(interrupt *atomic.Int32, env *enviro
 	pendingBlobTxs := w.eth.TxPool().Pending(filter)
 
 	packFromTxpoolTimer.UpdateSince(start)
-	log.Debug("packFromTxpoolTimer", "duration", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)), "hash", env.header.Hash())
+	log.Debug("packFromTxpoolTimer", "duration", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(start)), "hash", env.header.Hash(), "txs", len(pendingPlainTxs))
 
 	// Split the pending transactions into locals and remotes.
 	localPlainTxs, remotePlainTxs := make(map[common.Address][]*txpool.LazyTransaction), pendingPlainTxs