diff --git a/dot/core/service.go b/dot/core/service.go
index c5ec6bf35a..e9e8f2261f 100644
--- a/dot/core/service.go
+++ b/dot/core/service.go
@@ -381,21 +381,21 @@ func (s *Service) maintainTransactionPool(block *types.Block) {
 		s.transactionState.RemoveExtrinsic(ext)
 	}
 
+	//// get the best block corresponding runtime
+	bestBlockHash := s.blockState.BestBlockHash()
+	stateRoot, err := s.storageState.GetStateRootFromBlock(&bestBlockHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("could not get state root from block %s: %w", bestBlockHash, err)
+	}
+
+	ts, err := s.storageState.TrieState(stateRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf(err.Error())
+	}
+
 	// re-validate transactions in the pool and move them to the queue
 	txs := s.transactionState.PendingInPool()
 	for _, tx := range txs {
-		//// get the best block corresponding runtime
-		bestBlockHash := s.blockState.BestBlockHash()
-		stateRoot, err := s.storageState.GetStateRootFromBlock(&bestBlockHash)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("could not get state root from block %s: %w", bestBlockHash, err)
-		}
-
-		ts, err := s.storageState.TrieState(stateRoot)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf(err.Error())
-		}
-
 		rt, err := s.blockState.GetRuntime(&bestBlockHash)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Warnf("failed to get runtime to re-validate transactions in pool: %s", err)
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ func (s *Service) maintainTransactionPool(block *types.Block) {
 		txnValidity, err := rt.ValidateTransaction(externalExt)
 		if err != nil {
 			// hitting this case on old runtime
-			fmt.Println(err.Error())
 			s.transactionState.RemoveExtrinsic(tx.Extrinsic)
 			continue
 		}