diff --git a/src/consensus2/proto/protocol_sync.rs b/src/consensus2/proto/protocol_sync.rs
index 3f1731841..70a61cb86 100644
--- a/src/consensus2/proto/protocol_sync.rs
+++ b/src/consensus2/proto/protocol_sync.rs
@@ -76,11 +76,13 @@ impl ProtocolSync {
             // TODO: The following code should be executed only by replicators, not
             // consensus nodes.
 
-            // Node stores finalized flock, if it doesn't exist (checking by slot).
+            // Node stores finalized flock, if it doesn't exist (checking by slot),
+            // and removes its transactions from the unconfirmed_txs vector.
             // Extra validations can be added here.
             let info_copy = (*info).clone();
             if !self.state.read().await.blockchain.has_block(&info_copy)? {
                 self.state.write().await.blockchain.add(&[info_copy.clone()])?;
+                self.state.write().await.remove_txs(info_copy.txs.clone())?;
                 self.p2p.broadcast(info_copy).await?;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/consensus2/proto/protocol_tx.rs b/src/consensus2/proto/protocol_tx.rs
index d9f2e9c86..c5a2e44cd 100644
--- a/src/consensus2/proto/protocol_tx.rs
+++ b/src/consensus2/proto/protocol_tx.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ impl ProtocolTx {
             debug!("ProtocolTx::handle_receive_tx() recv: {:?}", tx);
 
             let tx_copy = (*tx).clone();
+
+            // Nodes use unconfirmed_txs vector as seen_txs pool.
             if self.state.write().await.append_tx(tx_copy.clone()) {
                 self.p2p.broadcast(tx_copy).await?;
             }
diff --git a/src/consensus2/state.rs b/src/consensus2/state.rs
index 2595adfe9..187d2a803 100644
--- a/src/consensus2/state.rs
+++ b/src/consensus2/state.rs
@@ -456,6 +456,17 @@ impl ValidatorState {
         Ok(None)
     }
 
+    /// Remove provided transactions vector from unconfirmed_txs if they exist.
+    pub fn remove_txs(&mut self, transactions: Vec<Tx>) -> Result<()> {
+        for tx in transactions {
+            if let Some(pos) = self.unconfirmed_txs.iter().position(|txs| *txs == tx) {
+                self.unconfirmed_txs.remove(pos);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Provided an index, the node checks if the chain can be finalized.
     /// Consensus finalization logic:
     /// - If the node has observed the notarization of 3 consecutive
@@ -496,11 +507,6 @@ impl ValidatorState {
         for proposal in &mut chain.proposals[..(consecutive - 1)] {
             proposal.block.sm.finalized = true;
             finalized.push(proposal.clone().into());
-            for tx in proposal.block.txs.clone() {
-                if let Some(pos) = self.unconfirmed_txs.iter().position(|txs| *txs == tx) {
-                    self.unconfirmed_txs.remove(pos);
-                }
-            }
         }
 
         chain.proposals.drain(0..(consecutive - 1));
@@ -514,6 +520,10 @@ impl ValidatorState {
             }
         };
 
+        for proposal in &finalized {
+            self.remove_txs(proposal.txs.clone())?;
+        }
+
         let last_block = *blockhashes.last().unwrap();
         let last_sl = finalized.last().unwrap().sl;