diff --git a/core/tx_pool.go b/core/tx_pool.go
index 5c70cf170..4f627fcb9 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool.go
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func (pool *TxPool) ContentFrom(addr common.Address) (types.Transactions, types.
 // The enforceTips parameter can be used to do an extra filtering on the pending
 // transactions and only return those whose **effective** tip is large enough in
 // the next pending execution environment.
-func (pool *TxPool) Pending(enforceTips bool) (map[common.Address]types.Transactions, error) {
+func (pool *TxPool) Pending(enforceTips bool) map[common.Address]types.Transactions {
 	pool.mu.Lock()
 	defer pool.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ func (pool *TxPool) Pending(enforceTips bool) (map[common.Address]types.Transact
 			pending[addr] = txs
 		}
 	}
-	return pending, nil
+	return pending
 }
 
 // Locals retrieves the accounts currently considered local by the pool.
diff --git a/core/tx_pool_test.go b/core/tx_pool_test.go
index 9b5208de3..1406c8df0 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool_test.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool_test.go
@@ -255,10 +255,6 @@ func TestStateChangeDuringTransactionPoolReset(t *testing.T) {
 	trigger = true
 	<-pool.requestReset(nil, nil)
 
-	_, err := pool.Pending(false)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Could not fetch pending transactions: %v", err)
-	}
 	nonce = pool.Nonce(address)
 	if nonce != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("Invalid nonce, want 2, got %d", nonce)
diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 621473d70..01e68f678 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -240,10 +240,7 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) SendTx(ctx context.Context, signedTx *types.Transaction)
 }
 
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetPoolTransactions() (types.Transactions, error) {
-	pending, err := b.eth.txPool.Pending(false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	pending := b.eth.txPool.Pending(false)
 	var txs types.Transactions
 	for _, batch := range pending {
 		txs = append(txs, batch...)
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api.go b/eth/catalyst/api.go
index ea5414bd4..3913da757 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api.go
@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ func (api *consensusAPI) AssembleBlock(params assembleBlockParams) (*executableD
 		time.Sleep(wait)
 	}
 
-	pending, err := pool.Pending(true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	pending := pool.Pending(true)
 
 	coinbase, err := api.eth.Etherbase()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 06a8088bf..41d89c5fb 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ type txPool interface {
 
 	// Pending should return pending transactions.
 	// The slice should be modifiable by the caller.
-	Pending(enforceTips bool) (map[common.Address]types.Transactions, error)
+	Pending(enforceTips bool) map[common.Address]types.Transactions
 
 	// SubscribeNewTxsEvent should return an event subscription of
 	// NewTxsEvent and send events to the given channel.
diff --git a/eth/handler_test.go b/eth/handler_test.go
index 090bd9239..b2f00b797 100644
--- a/eth/handler_test.go
+++ b/eth/handler_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (p *testTxPool) AddRemotes(txs []*types.Transaction) []error {
 }
 
 // Pending returns all the transactions known to the pool
-func (p *testTxPool) Pending(enforceTips bool) (map[common.Address]types.Transactions, error) {
+func (p *testTxPool) Pending(enforceTips bool) map[common.Address]types.Transactions {
 	p.lock.RLock()
 	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (p *testTxPool) Pending(enforceTips bool) (map[common.Address]types.Transac
 	for _, batch := range batches {
 		sort.Sort(types.TxByNonce(batch))
 	}
-	return batches, nil
+	return batches
 }
 
 // SubscribeNewTxsEvent should return an event subscription of NewTxsEvent and
diff --git a/eth/sync.go b/eth/sync.go
index d156c144e..aaac6bef9 100644
--- a/eth/sync.go
+++ b/eth/sync.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (h *handler) syncTransactions(p *eth.Peer) {
 	//
 	// TODO(karalabe): Figure out if we could get away with random order somehow
 	var txs types.Transactions
-	pending, _ := h.txpool.Pending(false)
+	pending := h.txpool.Pending(false)
 	for _, batch := range pending {
 		txs = append(txs, batch...)
 	}
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 8a34ac117..5399adf1d 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -987,11 +987,7 @@ func (w *worker) commitNewWork(interrupt *int32, noempty bool, timestamp int64)
 	}
 
 	// Fill the block with all available pending transactions.
-	pending, err := w.eth.TxPool().Pending(true)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to fetch pending transactions", "err", err)
-		return
-	}
+	pending := w.eth.TxPool().Pending(true)
 	// Short circuit if there is no available pending transactions.
 	// But if we disable empty precommit already, ignore it. Since
 	// empty block is necessary to keep the liveness of the network.