diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs
index 01b3f6c1b7..17f33217f0 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-eth-api/src/helpers/transaction.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use alloy_dyn_abi::TypedData;
 use alloy_eips::{eip2718::Encodable2718, BlockId};
 use alloy_network::{TransactionBuilder, TransactionBuilder4844};
 use alloy_primitives::{Address, Bytes, TxHash, B256, U256};
-use alloy_rpc_types_eth::{BlockNumberOrTag, TransactionInfo};
+use alloy_rpc_types_eth::TransactionInfo;
 use futures::{Future, StreamExt};
 use reth_chain_state::CanonStateSubscriptions;
 use reth_primitives_traits::{
@@ -343,9 +343,7 @@ pub trait EthTransactions: LoadTransaction<Provider: BlockReaderIdExt> {
                 return Ok(None);
             }
 
-            let Ok(high) = self.provider().best_block_number() else {
-                return Err(EthApiError::HeaderNotFound(BlockNumberOrTag::Latest.into()).into());
-            };
+            let high = self.provider().best_block_number().map_err(Self::Error::from_eth_err)?;
 
             // Perform a binary search over the block range to find the block in which the sender's
             // nonce reached the requested nonce.