diff --git a/core/tx_noncer.go b/core/tx_noncer.go
index d6d220077507..257beffa06c6 100644
--- a/core/tx_noncer.go
+++ b/core/tx_noncer.go
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ func (txn *txNoncer) get(addr common.Address) uint64 {
 	defer txn.lock.Unlock()
 
 	if _, ok := txn.nonces[addr]; !ok {
-		txn.nonces[addr] = txn.fallback.GetNonce(addr)
+		if nonce := txn.fallback.GetNonce(addr); nonce != 0 {
+			txn.nonces[addr] = nonce
+		}
 	}
 	return txn.nonces[addr]
 }
@@ -64,13 +66,15 @@ func (txn *txNoncer) set(addr common.Address, nonce uint64) {
 }
 
 // setIfLower updates a new virtual nonce into the virtual state database if the
-// the new one is lower.
+// new one is lower.
 func (txn *txNoncer) setIfLower(addr common.Address, nonce uint64) {
 	txn.lock.Lock()
 	defer txn.lock.Unlock()
 
 	if _, ok := txn.nonces[addr]; !ok {
-		txn.nonces[addr] = txn.fallback.GetNonce(addr)
+		if nonce := txn.fallback.GetNonce(addr); nonce != 0 {
+			txn.nonces[addr] = nonce
+		}
 	}
 	if txn.nonces[addr] <= nonce {
 		return
diff --git a/core/tx_pool.go b/core/tx_pool.go
index 1c25442dd9c5..8ef0f5fff673 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool.go
@@ -463,9 +463,6 @@ func (pool *TxPool) SetGasPrice(price *big.Int) {
 // Nonce returns the next nonce of an account, with all transactions executable
 // by the pool already applied on top.
 func (pool *TxPool) Nonce(addr common.Address) uint64 {
-	pool.mu.RLock()
-	defer pool.mu.RUnlock()
-
 	return pool.pendingNonces.get(addr)
 }