diff --git a/.changelog/tidy-stars-cry.md b/.changelog/tidy-stars-cry.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6746e1d308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/tidy-stars-cry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+reth-trie-sparse: patch
+---
+
+Fixed a bug where trie nodes could appear in both `updated_nodes` and `removed_nodes` simultaneously by removing entries from `removed_nodes` when a node is inserted as updated.
diff --git a/crates/trie/sparse/src/parallel.rs b/crates/trie/sparse/src/parallel.rs
index b8d413fb9d..23c02defc6 100644
--- a/crates/trie/sparse/src/parallel.rs
+++ b/crates/trie/sparse/src/parallel.rs
@@ -1869,6 +1869,7 @@ impl ParallelSparseTrie {
                     }
                     SparseTrieUpdatesAction::InsertUpdated(path, branch_node) => {
                         updates.updated_nodes.insert(path, branch_node);
+                        updates.removed_nodes.remove(&path);
                     }
                 }
             }