diff --git a/core/quorum/block_maker.go b/core/quorum/block_maker.go
index 233621023..a5e6b0aaf 100755
--- a/core/quorum/block_maker.go
+++ b/core/quorum/block_maker.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type pendingState struct {
 	gp                        *core.GasPool
 	ownedAccounts             *set.Set
 	txs                       types.Transactions // set of transactions
-	txsHashes                 *set.Set
 	lowGasTxs                 types.Transactions
 	failedTxs                 types.Transactions
 	parent                    *types.Block
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ func (ps *pendingState) applyTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, bc *core.BlockCh
 		return err, nil
 	}
 	ps.txs = append(ps.txs, tx)
-	ps.txsHashes.Add(tx.Hash())
 	ps.receipts = append(ps.receipts, receipt)
 
 	return nil, logs
@@ -75,11 +73,6 @@ func (ps *pendingState) applyTransactions(txs *types.TransactionsByPriorityAndNo
 		if tx == nil {
 			break
 		}
-
-		if ps.txsHashes.Has(tx.Hash()) {
-			continue
-		}
-
 		// Error may be ignored here. The error has already been checked
 		// during transaction acceptance is the transaction pool.
 		from, _ := tx.From()
diff --git a/core/quorum/block_voting.go b/core/quorum/block_voting.go
index 8271cb7df..ea30c467b 100755
--- a/core/quorum/block_voting.go
+++ b/core/quorum/block_voting.go
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ func (bv *BlockVoting) resetPendingState(parent *types.Block) {
 		header:        bv.makeHeader(parent),
 		gp:            new(core.GasPool),
 		ownedAccounts: accountAddressesSet(bv.am.Accounts()),
-		txsHashes:     set.New(),
 	}
 
 	ps.gp.AddGas(ps.header.GasLimit)
@@ -311,11 +310,9 @@ func (bv *BlockVoting) createBlock() (*types.Block, error) {
 
 	ch, err := bv.canonHash(bv.pState.header.Number.Uint64())
 	if err != nil {
-		bv.resetPendingState(bv.bc.CurrentFastBlock())
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	if ch != bv.pState.parent.Hash() {
-		bv.resetPendingState(bv.bc.CurrentFastBlock())
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid canonical hash, expected %s got %s", ch.Hex(), bv.pState.header.Hash().Hex())
 	}