diff --git a/lib/archethic/beacon_chain/subset/summary_cache.ex b/lib/archethic/beacon_chain/subset/summary_cache.ex
index 9e1e49a83..98c580550 100644
--- a/lib/archethic/beacon_chain/subset/summary_cache.ex
+++ b/lib/archethic/beacon_chain/subset/summary_cache.ex
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ defmodule Archethic.BeaconChain.Subset.SummaryCache do
       read_concurrency: true
     ])
 
-    :ok = recover_slots()
+    :ok = recover_slots(SummaryTimer.next_summary(DateTime.utc_now()))
 
     PubSub.register_to_current_epoch_of_slot_time()
 
@@ -39,38 +39,36 @@ defmodule Archethic.BeaconChain.Subset.SummaryCache do
   end
 
   def handle_info({:current_epoch_of_slot_timer, slot_time}, state) do
-    Enum.each(BeaconChain.list_subsets(), &ensure_clean_cache(&1, slot_time))
-    {:noreply, state}
-  end
-
-  defp ensure_clean_cache(subset, slot_time) do
     # Check if the slot in the first one of the summary interval
     previous_summary_time = SummaryTimer.previous_summary(slot_time)
-    previous_slot_time = SlotTimer.previous_slot(slot_time)
-    first_slot_time? = previous_slot_time == previous_summary_time
-
-    if first_slot_time? do
-      # Check if there are slots for the next summary
-      contains_next_summary_slots? =
-        subset
-        |> stream_current_slots()
-        |> Enum.any?(fn
-          {%Slot{slot_time: slot_time}, _} ->
-            DateTime.diff(slot_time, previous_summary_time) >= 0
-
-          %Slot{slot_time: slot_time} ->
-            DateTime.diff(slot_time, previous_summary_time) >= 0
-        end)
-
-      # Clean the slots if there is previous cache information
-      unless contains_next_summary_slots?, do: clean_slots(subset)
+    first_slot_time = SlotTimer.next_slot(previous_summary_time)
+
+    if slot_time == first_slot_time do
+      Enum.each(
+        BeaconChain.list_subsets(),
+        &clean_previous_summary_cache(&1, previous_summary_time)
+      )
+
+      File.rm(recover_path(previous_summary_time))
     end
+
+    {:noreply, state}
   end
 
-  defp clean_slots(subset) do
-    :ets.delete(@table_name, subset)
-    File.rm(recover_path())
-    :ok
+  defp clean_previous_summary_cache(subset, previous_summary_time) do
+    subset
+    |> stream_current_slots()
+    |> Stream.filter(fn
+      {%Slot{slot_time: slot_time}, _} ->
+        DateTime.compare(slot_time, previous_summary_time) == :lt
+
+      %Slot{slot_time: slot_time} ->
+        DateTime.compare(slot_time, previous_summary_time) == :lt
+    end)
+    |> Stream.map(fn item ->
+      :ets.delete_object(@table_name, {subset, item})
+    end)
+    |> Stream.run()
   end
 
   @doc """
@@ -98,23 +96,6 @@ defmodule Archethic.BeaconChain.Subset.SummaryCache do
     {slot, :ets.select(continuation)}
   end
 
-  @doc """
-  Extract all the entries in the cache
-  """
-  @spec pop_slots(subset :: binary()) :: list({Slot.t(), Crypto.key()})
-  def pop_slots(subset) do
-    recover_path() |> File.rm()
-
-    :ets.take(@table_name, subset)
-    |> Enum.map(fn
-      {_, {slot = %Slot{}, _}} ->
-        slot
-
-      {_, slot = %Slot{}} ->
-        slot
-    end)
-  end
-
   @doc """
   Add new beacon slots to the summary's cache
   """
@@ -124,20 +105,23 @@ defmodule Archethic.BeaconChain.Subset.SummaryCache do
     backup_slot(slot, node_public_key)
   end
 
-  defp recover_path(), do: Utils.mut_dir("slot_backup")
+  defp recover_path(summary_time = %DateTime{}),
+    do: Utils.mut_dir("slot_backup-#{DateTime.to_unix(summary_time)}")
 
-  defp backup_slot(slot, node_public_key) do
+  defp backup_slot(slot = %Slot{slot_time: slot_time}, node_public_key) do
     content = serialize(slot, node_public_key)
+    next_summary_time = SummaryTimer.next_summary(slot_time)
 
-    recover_path()
+    next_summary_time
+    |> recover_path()
     |> File.write!(content, [:append, :binary])
   end
 
-  defp recover_slots() do
-    if File.exists?(recover_path()) do
+  defp recover_slots(summary_time) do
+    if File.exists?(recover_path(summary_time)) do
       next_summary_time = DateTime.utc_now() |> SummaryTimer.next_summary() |> DateTime.to_unix()
 
-      content = File.read!(recover_path())
+      content = File.read!(recover_path(summary_time))
 
       deserialize(content, [])
       |> Enum.each(fn
diff --git a/test/archethic/beacon_chain/subset/summary_cache_test.exs b/test/archethic/beacon_chain/subset/summary_cache_test.exs
index 032448241..e0f84264a 100644
--- a/test/archethic/beacon_chain/subset/summary_cache_test.exs
+++ b/test/archethic/beacon_chain/subset/summary_cache_test.exs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ defmodule Archethic.BeaconChain.Subset.SummaryCacheTest do
   alias Archethic.BeaconChain.Subset.SummaryCache
 
   alias Archethic.BeaconChain.Slot
+  alias Archethic.BeaconChain.SlotTimer
   alias Archethic.BeaconChain.Slot.EndOfNodeSync
-
   alias Archethic.BeaconChain.SummaryTimer
 
   alias Archethic.Crypto
@@ -15,11 +15,48 @@ defmodule Archethic.BeaconChain.Subset.SummaryCacheTest do
 
   alias Archethic.TransactionChain.TransactionSummary
 
-  test "summary cache should backup a slot, recover it on restart and delete backup on pop_slots" do
+  test "should clean the previous summary slots after the new epoch event" do
+    {:ok, _pid} = SummaryTimer.start_link([interval: "0 0 * * * *"], [])
+    {:ok, _pid} = SlotTimer.start_link([interval: "10 * * * *"], [])
+    {:ok, pid} = SummaryCache.start_link()
+    File.mkdir_p!(Utils.mut_dir())
+
+    subset = <<0>>
+
+    slot_pre_summary = %Slot{
+      slot_time: ~U[2023-01-01 07:59:50Z],
+      subset: subset
+    }
+
+    slot_post_summary = %Slot{
+      slot_time: ~U[2023-01-01 08:00:20Z],
+      subset: subset
+    }
+
+    previous_summary_time = SummaryTimer.previous_summary(~U[2023-01-01 08:01:00Z])
+
+    first_slot_time = SlotTimer.next_slot(previous_summary_time)
+    SummaryCache.add_slot(subset, slot_pre_summary, "node_key")
+    SummaryCache.add_slot(subset, slot_post_summary, "node_key")
+
+    send(pid, {:current_epoch_of_slot_timer, first_slot_time})
+    Process.sleep(100)
+
+    assert [{^slot_post_summary, "node_key"}] =
+             subset
+             |> SummaryCache.stream_current_slots()
+             |> Enum.to_list()
+
+    recover_path = Utils.mut_dir("slot_backup-#{DateTime.to_unix(previous_summary_time)}")
+    assert !File.exists?(recover_path)
+  end
+
+  test "summary cache should backup a slot, recover it on restart" do
     {:ok, _pid} = SummaryTimer.start_link([interval: "0 0 * * * * *"], [])
     File.mkdir_p!(Utils.mut_dir())
 
-    path = Utils.mut_dir("slot_backup")
+    next_summary_time = SummaryTimer.next_summary(DateTime.utc_now())
+    path = Utils.mut_dir("slot_backup-#{DateTime.to_unix(next_summary_time)}")
 
     {:ok, pid} = SummaryCache.start_link()
 
@@ -74,9 +111,7 @@ defmodule Archethic.BeaconChain.Subset.SummaryCacheTest do
 
     {:ok, _} = SummaryCache.start_link()
 
-    slots = SummaryCache.pop_slots(<<0>>)
-    assert !File.exists?(path)
-
-    assert [^slot] = slots
+    slots = SummaryCache.stream_current_slots(<<0>>) |> Enum.to_list()
+    assert [{^slot, ^node_key}] = slots
   end
 end