diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index d319055b1..909d7815e 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -345,8 +345,7 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context) (chain *core.ChainManager, blockDB, stateDB, ex
 	eventMux := new(event.TypeMux)
 	pow := ethash.New()
 	chain = core.NewChainManager(blockDB, stateDB, pow, eventMux)
-	txpool := core.NewTxPool(eventMux, chain.State, chain.GasLimit)
-	proc := core.NewBlockProcessor(stateDB, extraDB, pow, txpool, chain, eventMux)
+	proc := core.NewBlockProcessor(stateDB, extraDB, pow, chain, eventMux)
 	chain.SetProcessor(proc)
 	return chain, blockDB, stateDB, extraDB
 }
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 98939b1fa..724763a52 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func New(config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	eth.chainManager = core.NewChainManager(blockDb, stateDb, eth.pow, eth.EventMux())
 	eth.downloader = downloader.New(eth.EventMux(), eth.chainManager.HasBlock, eth.chainManager.GetBlock)
 	eth.txPool = core.NewTxPool(eth.EventMux(), eth.chainManager.State, eth.chainManager.GasLimit)
-	eth.blockProcessor = core.NewBlockProcessor(stateDb, extraDb, eth.pow, eth.txPool, eth.chainManager, eth.EventMux())
+	eth.blockProcessor = core.NewBlockProcessor(stateDb, extraDb, eth.pow, eth.chainManager, eth.EventMux())
 	eth.chainManager.SetProcessor(eth.blockProcessor)
 	eth.miner = miner.New(eth, eth.EventMux(), eth.pow)
 	eth.miner.SetGasPrice(config.GasPrice)