diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/mod.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/mod.rs
index b1cf57aec7..a20ec09231 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use std::{
     future::Future,
     pin::Pin,
     sync::Arc,
-    task::{ready, Context, Poll},
+    task::{Context, Poll},
 };
 use tokio::sync::{
     mpsc::{unbounded_channel, UnboundedSender},
@@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Shrinks the queues but leaves some space for the next requests
+    fn shrink_queues(&mut self) {
+        let min_capacity = 2;
+        self.full_block_cache.shrink_to(min_capacity);
+        self.receipts_cache.shrink_to(min_capacity);
+        self.headers_cache.shrink_to(min_capacity);
+    }
+
     fn update_cached_metrics(&self) {
         self.full_block_cache.update_cached_metrics();
         self.receipts_cache.update_cached_metrics();
@@ -342,7 +350,13 @@ where
         let this = self.get_mut();
 
         loop {
-            match ready!(this.action_rx.poll_next_unpin(cx)) {
+            let Poll::Ready(action) = this.action_rx.poll_next_unpin(cx) else {
+                // shrink queues if we don't have any work to do
+                this.shrink_queues();
+                return Poll::Pending;
+            };
+
+            match action {
                 None => {
                     unreachable!("can't close")
                 }
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/multi_consumer.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/multi_consumer.rs
index d4ab4e07c2..2f5a46125a 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/multi_consumer.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-types/src/cache/multi_consumer.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Shrinks the capacity of the queue with a lower limit.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn shrink_to(&mut self, min_capacity: usize) {
+        self.queued.shrink_to(min_capacity);
+    }
+
     /// Update metrics for the inner cache.
     #[inline]
     pub fn update_cached_metrics(&self) {