diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/error.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/error.rs
index 8a4f971b32..25226b8f26 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/error.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/error.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! Transaction pool errors
 
-use reth_primitives::{Address, BlockID, TxHash, U256};
+use reth_primitives::{Address, TxHash, U256};
 
 /// Transaction pool result type.
 pub type PoolResult<T> = Result<T, PoolError>;
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/identifier.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/identifier.rs
index df31fc7eb7..07098b68a1 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/identifier.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/identifier.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use fnv::FnvHashMap;
 use reth_primitives::Address;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, ops::Bound};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 /// An internal mapping of addresses.
 ///
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub struct SenderIdentifiers {
 
 impl SenderIdentifiers {
     /// Returns the address for the given identifier.
+    #[allow(unused)]
     pub fn address(&self, id: &SenderId) -> Option<&Address> {
         self.sender_to_address.get(id)
     }
@@ -56,8 +57,9 @@ pub struct SenderId(u64);
 
 impl SenderId {
     /// Returns a `Bound` for `TransactionId` starting with nonce `0`
-    pub(crate) fn start_bound(self) -> Bound<TransactionId> {
-        Bound::Included(TransactionId::new(self, 0))
+    #[cfg(test)]
+    pub(crate) fn start_bound(self) -> std::ops::Bound<TransactionId> {
+        std::ops::Bound::Included(TransactionId::new(self, 0))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs
index 78ab42c4d0..f0b9a9ef80 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #![warn(missing_docs)]
 // unreachable_pub, missing_debug_implementations
-#![allow(unused)] // TODO(mattsse) remove after progress was made
 #![deny(unused_must_use, rust_2018_idioms)]
 #![doc(test(
     no_crate_inject,
@@ -86,11 +85,11 @@ pub use crate::{
 };
 use crate::{
     error::PoolResult,
-    pool::{OnNewBlockOutcome, PoolInner},
-    traits::{NewTransactionEvent, PoolStatus, TransactionOrigin},
+    pool::PoolInner,
+    traits::{NewTransactionEvent, PoolSize, TransactionOrigin},
     validate::ValidPoolTransaction,
 };
-use reth_primitives::{BlockID, TxHash, U256, U64};
+use reth_primitives::{TxHash, U256};
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
 
@@ -128,6 +127,11 @@ where
         &self.pool
     }
 
+    /// Get the config the pool was configured with.
+    pub fn config(&self) -> &PoolConfig {
+        self.inner().config()
+    }
+
     /// Returns future that validates all transaction in the given iterator.
     async fn validate_all(
         &self,
@@ -178,8 +182,8 @@ where
 {
     type Transaction = T::Transaction;
 
-    fn status(&self) -> PoolStatus {
-        self.pool.status()
+    fn status(&self) -> PoolSize {
+        self.pool.size()
     }
 
     fn on_new_block(&self, event: OnNewBlockEvent) {
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/listener.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/listener.rs
index 3491288652..6fa38a1475 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/listener.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/listener.rs
@@ -2,25 +2,28 @@
 
 use crate::{pool::events::TransactionEvent, traits::PropagateKind};
 use reth_primitives::{rpc::TxHash, H256};
-use std::{collections::HashMap, hash};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
 
-type EventSink = UnboundedSender<TransactionEvent>;
+type EventBroadcast = UnboundedSender<TransactionEvent>;
 
-/// Transaction pool event listeners.
+/// A type that broadcasts [`TransactionEvent`] to installed listeners.
+///
+/// This is essentially a multi-producer, multi-consumer channel where each event is broadcasted to
+/// all active receivers.
 #[derive(Default)]
-pub(crate) struct PoolEventListener {
+pub(crate) struct PoolEventBroadcast {
     /// All listeners for certain transaction events.
-    listeners: HashMap<TxHash, PoolEventNotifier>,
+    broadcasters: HashMap<TxHash, PoolEventBroadcaster>,
 }
 
-impl PoolEventListener {
-    /// Calls the notification callback with the `PoolEventListenerSender` that belongs to the hash.
-    fn notify_with<F>(&mut self, hash: &TxHash, callback: F)
+impl PoolEventBroadcast {
+    /// Calls the broadcast callback with the `PoolEventBroadcaster` that belongs to the hash.
+    fn broadcast_with<F>(&mut self, hash: &TxHash, callback: F)
     where
-        F: FnOnce(&mut PoolEventNotifier),
+        F: FnOnce(&mut PoolEventBroadcaster),
     {
-        let is_done = if let Some(sink) = self.listeners.get_mut(hash) {
+        let is_done = if let Some(sink) = self.broadcasters.get_mut(hash) {
             callback(sink);
             sink.is_done()
         } else {
@@ -28,53 +31,55 @@ impl PoolEventListener {
         };
 
         if is_done {
-            self.listeners.remove(hash);
+            self.broadcasters.remove(hash);
         }
     }
 
     /// Notify listeners about a transaction that was added to the pending queue.
     pub(crate) fn pending(&mut self, tx: &TxHash, replaced: Option<&TxHash>) {
-        self.notify_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.pending());
+        self.broadcast_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.pending());
 
         if let Some(replaced) = replaced {
             // notify listeners that this transaction was replaced
-            self.notify_with(replaced, |notifier| notifier.replaced(*tx));
+            self.broadcast_with(replaced, |notifier| notifier.replaced(*tx));
         }
     }
 
     /// Notify listeners about a transaction that was added to the queued pool.
     pub(crate) fn queued(&mut self, tx: &TxHash) {
-        self.notify_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.queued());
+        self.broadcast_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.queued());
     }
 
     /// Notify listeners about a transaction that was propagated.
     pub(crate) fn propagated(&mut self, tx: &TxHash, peers: Vec<PropagateKind>) {
-        self.notify_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.propagated(peers));
+        self.broadcast_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.propagated(peers));
     }
 
     /// Notify listeners about a transaction that was discarded.
     pub(crate) fn discarded(&mut self, tx: &TxHash) {
-        self.notify_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.discarded());
+        self.broadcast_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.discarded());
     }
 
     /// Notify listeners that the transaction was mined
     pub(crate) fn mined(&mut self, tx: &TxHash, block_hash: H256) {
-        self.notify_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.mined(block_hash));
+        self.broadcast_with(tx, |notifier| notifier.mined(block_hash));
     }
 }
 
-/// Sender half(s) of the event channels for a specific transaction
+/// All Sender half(s) of the event channels for a specific transaction.
+///
+/// This mimics [tokio::sync::broadcast] but uses separate channels.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct PoolEventNotifier {
+struct PoolEventBroadcaster {
     /// Tracks whether the transaction this notifier can stop because the transaction was
     /// completed, or removed.
     is_done: bool,
     /// Corresponding sender half(s) for event listener channel
-    senders: Vec<EventSink>,
+    senders: Vec<EventBroadcast>,
 }
 
-impl PoolEventNotifier {
-    fn notify(&mut self, event: TransactionEvent) {
+impl PoolEventBroadcaster {
+    fn broadcast(&mut self, event: TransactionEvent) {
         self.senders.retain(|sender| sender.send(event.clone()).is_ok())
     }
 
@@ -84,34 +89,34 @@ impl PoolEventNotifier {
 
     /// Transaction was moved to the pending queue.
     fn pending(&mut self) {
-        self.notify(TransactionEvent::Pending)
+        self.broadcast(TransactionEvent::Pending)
     }
 
     /// Transaction was moved to the queued pool
     fn queued(&mut self) {
-        self.notify(TransactionEvent::Queued)
+        self.broadcast(TransactionEvent::Queued)
     }
 
     /// Transaction was replaced with the given transaction
     fn replaced(&mut self, hash: TxHash) {
-        self.notify(TransactionEvent::Replaced(hash));
+        self.broadcast(TransactionEvent::Replaced(hash));
         self.is_done = true;
     }
 
     /// Transaction was mined.
     fn mined(&mut self, block_hash: H256) {
-        self.notify(TransactionEvent::Mined(block_hash));
+        self.broadcast(TransactionEvent::Mined(block_hash));
         self.is_done = true;
     }
 
     /// Transaction was propagated.
     fn propagated(&mut self, peers: Vec<PropagateKind>) {
-        self.notify(TransactionEvent::Propagated(peers));
+        self.broadcast(TransactionEvent::Propagated(peers));
     }
 
     /// Transaction was replaced with the given transaction
     fn discarded(&mut self) {
-        self.notify(TransactionEvent::Discarded);
+        self.broadcast(TransactionEvent::Discarded);
         self.is_done = true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/mod.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/mod.rs
index 99f47a90e4..766a75e809 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/mod.rs
@@ -65,25 +65,23 @@
 //!    transactions are _currently_ waiting for state changes that eventually move them into
 //!    category (2.) and become pending.
 
+#![allow(dead_code)] // TODO(mattsse): remove once remaining checks implemented
+
 use crate::{
     error::{PoolError, PoolResult},
     identifier::{SenderId, SenderIdentifiers, TransactionId},
-    pool::{listener::PoolEventListener, state::SubPool, txpool::TxPool},
+    pool::{listener::PoolEventBroadcast, state::SubPool, txpool::TxPool},
     traits::{
-        NewTransactionEvent, PoolStatus, PoolTransaction, PropagatedTransactions, TransactionOrigin,
+        NewTransactionEvent, PoolSize, PoolTransaction, PropagatedTransactions, TransactionOrigin,
     },
     validate::{TransactionValidationOutcome, ValidPoolTransaction},
-    OnNewBlockEvent, PoolConfig, TransactionOrdering, TransactionValidator, U256,
+    OnNewBlockEvent, PoolConfig, TransactionOrdering, TransactionValidator,
 };
 use best::BestTransactions;
 pub use events::TransactionEvent;
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
 use reth_primitives::{Address, TxHash, H256};
-use std::{
-    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
-    sync::Arc,
-    time::Instant,
-};
+use std::{collections::HashSet, sync::Arc, time::Instant};
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tracing::warn;
 
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ pub struct PoolInner<V: TransactionValidator, T: TransactionOrdering> {
     /// Pool settings.
     config: PoolConfig,
     /// Manages listeners for transaction state change events.
-    event_listener: RwLock<PoolEventListener>,
+    event_listener: RwLock<PoolEventBroadcast>,
     /// Listeners for new ready transactions.
     pending_transaction_listener: Mutex<Vec<mpsc::Sender<TxHash>>>,
     /// Listeners for new transactions added to the pool.
@@ -136,9 +134,9 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns stats about the pool.
-    pub(crate) fn status(&self) -> PoolStatus {
-        self.pool.read().status()
+    /// Returns stats about the size of the pool.
+    pub(crate) fn size(&self) -> PoolSize {
+        self.pool.read().size()
     }
 
     /// Returns the internal `SenderId` for this address
@@ -146,13 +144,18 @@ where
         self.identifiers.write().sender_id_or_create(addr)
     }
 
+    /// Get the config the pool was configured with.
+    pub fn config(&self) -> &PoolConfig {
+        &self.config
+    }
+
     /// Get the validator reference.
     pub fn validator(&self) -> &V {
         &self.validator
     }
 
-    /// Adds a new transaction listener to the pool that gets notified about every new _ready_
-    /// transaction
+    /// Adds a new transaction listener to the pool that gets notified about every new _pending_
+    /// transaction.
     pub fn add_pending_listener(&self) -> mpsc::Receiver<TxHash> {
         const TX_LISTENER_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 2048;
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(TX_LISTENER_BUFFER_SIZE);
@@ -160,12 +163,6 @@ where
         rx
     }
 
-    /// Returns hashes of _all_ transactions in the pool.
-    pub(crate) fn pooled_transactions(&self) -> Vec<TxHash> {
-        let pool = self.pool.read();
-        pool.all().hashes_iter().collect()
-    }
-
     /// Adds a new transaction listener to the pool that gets notified about every new transaction
     pub fn add_transaction_listener(&self) -> mpsc::Receiver<NewTransactionEvent<T::Transaction>> {
         const TX_LISTENER_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 1024;
@@ -174,17 +171,18 @@ where
         rx
     }
 
-    /// Updates the entire pool after a new block was mined.
+    /// Returns hashes of _all_ transactions in the pool.
+    pub(crate) fn pooled_transactions(&self) -> Vec<TxHash> {
+        let pool = self.pool.read();
+        pool.all().hashes_iter().collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Updates the entire pool after a new block was executed.
     pub(crate) fn on_new_block(&self, block: OnNewBlockEvent) {
         let outcome = self.pool.write().on_new_block(block);
         self.notify_on_new_block(outcome);
     }
 
-    /// Resubmits transactions back into the pool.
-    pub fn resubmit(&self, _transactions: HashMap<TxHash, ValidPoolTransaction<T::Transaction>>) {
-        unimplemented!()
-    }
-
     /// Add a single validated transaction into the pool.
     ///
     /// Note: this is only used internally by [`Self::add_transactions()`], all new transaction(s)
@@ -224,8 +222,9 @@ where
 
                 Ok(hash)
             }
-            TransactionValidationOutcome::Invalid(_tx, err) => {
-                // TODO notify listeners about invalid
+            TransactionValidationOutcome::Invalid(tx, err) => {
+                let mut listener = self.event_listener.write();
+                listener.discarded(tx.hash());
                 Err(err)
             }
         }
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ where
                 if matches!(err, mpsc::error::TrySendError::Full(_)) {
                     warn!(
                         target: "txpool",
-                        "dropping full transaction listener",
+                        "skipping transaction on full transaction listener",
                     );
                     true
                 } else {
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/parked.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/parked.rs
index 038bb44ac9..3540326729 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/parked.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/parked.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ impl<T: ParkedOrd> ParkedPool<T> {
     }
 
     /// Whether the pool is empty
+    #[cfg(test)]
     pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.by_id.is_empty()
     }
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/size.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/size.rs
index 2c8d207cce..0c4a63a134 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/size.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/size.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ pub struct SizeTracker(isize);
 
 impl AddAssign<usize> for SizeTracker {
     fn add_assign(&mut self, rhs: usize) {
-        self.0 += (rhs as isize)
+        self.0 += rhs as isize
     }
 }
 
 impl SubAssign<usize> for SizeTracker {
     fn sub_assign(&mut self, rhs: usize) {
-        self.0 -= (rhs as isize)
+        self.0 -= rhs as isize
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/txpool.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/txpool.rs
index b55de1f7a6..7dc6fc430f 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/txpool.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/txpool.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{
         update::{Destination, PoolUpdate},
         AddedPendingTransaction, AddedTransaction, OnNewBlockOutcome,
     },
-    traits::{PoolStatus, StateDiff},
+    traits::{PoolSize, StateDiff},
     OnNewBlockEvent, PoolConfig, PoolResult, PoolTransaction, TransactionOrdering,
     ValidPoolTransaction, U256,
 };
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use fnv::FnvHashMap;
 use reth_primitives::{TxHash, H256};
 use std::{
     cmp::Ordering,
-    collections::{btree_map::Entry, hash_map, BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet},
+    collections::{btree_map::Entry, hash_map, BTreeMap, HashMap},
     fmt,
     ops::Bound::{Excluded, Unbounded},
     sync::Arc,
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ impl<T: TransactionOrdering> TxPool<T> {
         &self.all_transactions
     }
 
-    /// Returns stats about the pool.
-    pub(crate) fn status(&self) -> PoolStatus {
-        PoolStatus {
+    /// Returns stats about the size of pool.
+    pub(crate) fn size(&self) -> PoolSize {
+        PoolSize {
             pending: self.pending_pool.len(),
             pending_size: self.pending_pool.size(),
             basefee: self.basefee_pool.len(),
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ impl<T: TransactionOrdering> TxPool<T> {
             .or_default()
             .update(on_chain_nonce, on_chain_balance);
 
-        let hash = *tx.hash();
+        let _hash = *tx.hash();
 
         match self.all_transactions.insert_tx(tx, on_chain_balance, on_chain_nonce) {
             Ok(InsertOk { transaction, move_to, replaced_tx, updates, .. }) => {
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ impl<T: PoolTransaction> AllTransactions<T> {
     }
 
     /// Returns the internal transaction with additional metadata
+    #[cfg(test)]
     pub(crate) fn get(&self, id: &TransactionId) -> Option<&PoolInternalTransaction<T>> {
         self.txs.get(id)
     }
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ impl<T: PoolTransaction> AllTransactions<T> {
     pub(crate) fn update(
         &mut self,
         pending_block_base_fee: U256,
-        state_diffs: &StateDiff,
+        _state_diffs: &StateDiff,
     ) -> Vec<PoolUpdate> {
         // update new basefee
         self.pending_basefee = pending_block_base_fee;
@@ -636,6 +637,7 @@ impl<T: PoolTransaction> AllTransactions<T> {
     /// Returns an iterator over all transactions for the given sender, starting with the lowest
     /// nonce
     #[cfg(test)]
+    #[allow(unused)]
     pub(crate) fn txs_iter(
         &self,
         sender: SenderId,
@@ -648,6 +650,7 @@ impl<T: PoolTransaction> AllTransactions<T> {
     /// Returns a mutable iterator over all transactions for the given sender, starting with the
     /// lowest nonce
     #[cfg(test)]
+    #[allow(unused)]
     pub(crate) fn txs_iter_mut(
         &mut self,
         sender: SenderId,
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/update.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/update.rs
index f07972b168..6541e0a197 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/update.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/update.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 //! Support types for updating the pool.
-use crate::{
-    identifier::TransactionId,
-    pool::{state::SubPool, txpool::PoolInternalTransaction},
-    PoolTransaction,
-};
+use crate::{identifier::TransactionId, pool::state::SubPool};
 use reth_primitives::TxHash;
-use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
 /// A change of the transaction's location
 ///
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
index 2d8e85e0e9..f15092444e 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{error::PoolResult, pool::state::SubPool, validate::ValidPoolTransaction, BlockID};
+use crate::{error::PoolResult, pool::state::SubPool, validate::ValidPoolTransaction};
 use reth_primitives::{Address, FromRecoveredTransaction, PeerId, TxHash, H256, U256};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt, sync::Arc};
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub trait TransactionPool: Send + Sync + 'static {
     type Transaction: PoolTransaction;
 
     /// Returns stats about the pool.
-    fn status(&self) -> PoolStatus;
+    fn status(&self) -> PoolSize;
 
     /// Event listener for when a new block was mined.
     ///
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ pub trait PoolTransaction: fmt::Debug + Send + Sync + FromRecoveredTransaction {
 
 /// Represents the current status of the pool.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct PoolStatus {
+pub struct PoolSize {
     /// Number of transactions in the _pending_ sub-pool.
     pub pending: usize,
     /// Reported size of transactions in the _pending_ sub-pool.
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
index 20aa8e3e33..1d46c87905 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
     identifier::{SenderId, TransactionId},
     traits::{PoolTransaction, TransactionOrigin},
 };
-use reth_primitives::{rpc::Address, BlockID, TxHash, U256};
+use reth_primitives::{rpc::Address, TxHash, U256};
 use std::{fmt, time::Instant};
 
 /// A Result type returned after checking a transaction's validity.
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl<T: PoolTransaction> ValidPoolTransaction<T> {
     }
 
     /// Whether the transaction originated locally.
-    pub(crate) fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
         self.origin.is_local()
     }