diff --git a/core/block_processor.go b/core/block_processor.go
index 9a013b280..190e72694 100644
--- a/core/block_processor.go
+++ b/core/block_processor.go
@@ -38,14 +38,12 @@ type BlockProcessor struct {
 	// Proof of work used for validating
 	Pow pow.PoW
 
-	txpool *TxPool
-
 	events event.Subscription
 
 	eventMux *event.TypeMux
 }
 
-func NewBlockProcessor(db, extra common.Database, pow pow.PoW, txpool *TxPool, chainManager *ChainManager, eventMux *event.TypeMux) *BlockProcessor {
+func NewBlockProcessor(db, extra common.Database, pow pow.PoW, chainManager *ChainManager, eventMux *event.TypeMux) *BlockProcessor {
 	sm := &BlockProcessor{
 		db:       db,
 		extraDb:  extra,
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ func NewBlockProcessor(db, extra common.Database, pow pow.PoW, txpool *TxPool, c
 		Pow:      pow,
 		bc:       chainManager,
 		eventMux: eventMux,
-		txpool:   txpool,
 	}
 
 	return sm
diff --git a/core/block_processor_test.go b/core/block_processor_test.go
index 72b173a71..b52c3d3f8 100644
--- a/core/block_processor_test.go
+++ b/core/block_processor_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func proc() (*BlockProcessor, *ChainManager) {
 	var mux event.TypeMux
 
 	chainMan := NewChainManager(db, db, thePow(), &mux)
-	return NewBlockProcessor(db, db, ezp.New(), nil, chainMan, &mux), chainMan
+	return NewBlockProcessor(db, db, ezp.New(), chainMan, &mux), chainMan
 }
 
 func TestNumber(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index 44f17cc33..3039e52da 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ func newChainManager(block *types.Block, eventMux *event.TypeMux, db common.Data
 // block processor with fake pow
 func newBlockProcessor(db common.Database, cman *ChainManager, eventMux *event.TypeMux) *BlockProcessor {
 	chainMan := newChainManager(nil, eventMux, db)
-	txpool := NewTxPool(eventMux, chainMan.State, chainMan.GasLimit)
-	bman := NewBlockProcessor(db, db, FakePow{}, txpool, chainMan, eventMux)
+	bman := NewBlockProcessor(db, db, FakePow{}, chainMan, eventMux)
 	return bman
 }
 
diff --git a/core/chain_manager_test.go b/core/chain_manager_test.go
index 7dc7358c0..560e85f77 100644
--- a/core/chain_manager_test.go
+++ b/core/chain_manager_test.go
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ func TestChainInsertions(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var eventMux event.TypeMux
 	chainMan := NewChainManager(db, db, thePow(), &eventMux)
-	txPool := NewTxPool(&eventMux, chainMan.State, func() *big.Int { return big.NewInt(100000000) })
-	blockMan := NewBlockProcessor(db, db, nil, txPool, chainMan, &eventMux)
+	blockMan := NewBlockProcessor(db, db, nil, chainMan, &eventMux)
 	chainMan.SetProcessor(blockMan)
 
 	const max = 2
@@ -313,8 +312,7 @@ func TestChainMultipleInsertions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	var eventMux event.TypeMux
 	chainMan := NewChainManager(db, db, thePow(), &eventMux)
-	txPool := NewTxPool(&eventMux, chainMan.State, func() *big.Int { return big.NewInt(100000000) })
-	blockMan := NewBlockProcessor(db, db, nil, txPool, chainMan, &eventMux)
+	blockMan := NewBlockProcessor(db, db, nil, chainMan, &eventMux)
 	chainMan.SetProcessor(blockMan)
 	done := make(chan bool, max)
 	for i, chain := range chains {