diff --git a/txpool/pool.go b/txpool/pool.go
index 43bba5a20..d1d38747d 100644
--- a/txpool/pool.go
+++ b/txpool/pool.go
@@ -1190,13 +1190,10 @@ func (p *TxPool) setBaseFee(baseFee uint64) (uint64, bool) {
 	return p.pendingBaseFee.Load(), changed
 }
 
-func (p *TxPool) setBlobFee(blobFee uint64) (uint64, bool) {
-	changed := false
+func (p *TxPool) setBlobFee(blobFee uint64) {
 	if blobFee > 0 {
-		changed = blobFee != p.pendingBlobFee.Load()
 		p.pendingBaseFee.Store(blobFee)
 	}
-	return p.pendingBlobFee.Load(), changed
 }
 
 func (p *TxPool) addLocked(mt *metaTx, announcements *types.Announcements) txpoolcfg.DiscardReason {
@@ -1258,7 +1255,7 @@ func (p *TxPool) addLocked(mt *metaTx, announcements *types.Announcements) txpoo
 	}
 
 	// Don't add blob tx to queued if it's less than current pending blob base fee
-	if mt.Tx.Type == types.BlobTxType && mt.Tx.BlobFeeCap.Cmp(uint256.NewInt(p.pendingBlobFee.Load())) < 0 {
+	if mt.Tx.Type == types.BlobTxType && mt.Tx.BlobFeeCap.Uint64() < p.pendingBlobFee.Load() {
 		return txpoolcfg.FeeTooLow
 	}
 
@@ -1519,7 +1516,9 @@ func onSenderStateChange(senderID uint64, senderNonce uint64, senderBalance uint
 func promote(pending *PendingPool, baseFee, queued *SubPool, pendingBaseFee uint64, pendingBlobFee uint64, discard func(*metaTx, txpoolcfg.DiscardReason), announcements *types.Announcements,
 	logger log.Logger) {
 	// Demote worst transactions that do not qualify for pending sub pool anymore, to other sub pools, or discard
-	for worst := pending.Worst(); pending.Len() > 0 && (worst.subPool < BaseFeePoolBits || worst.minFeeCap.Cmp(uint256.NewInt(pendingBaseFee)) < 0 || (worst.Tx.Type == types.BlobTxType && worst.Tx.BlobFeeCap.Cmp(uint256.NewInt(pendingBlobFee)) < 0)); worst = pending.Worst() {
+	for worst := pending.Worst(); pending.Len() > 0 &&
+		(worst.subPool < BaseFeePoolBits || worst.minFeeCap.Uint64() < pendingBaseFee) ||
+		(worst.Tx.Type == types.BlobTxType && worst.Tx.BlobFeeCap.Uint64() < pendingBlobFee); worst = pending.Worst() {
 		if worst.subPool >= BaseFeePoolBits {
 			tx := pending.PopWorst()
 			announcements.Append(tx.Tx.Type, tx.Tx.Size, tx.Tx.IDHash[:])
@@ -1532,7 +1531,10 @@ func promote(pending *PendingPool, baseFee, queued *SubPool, pendingBaseFee uint
 	}
 
 	// Promote best transactions from base fee pool to pending pool while they qualify
-	for best := baseFee.Best(); baseFee.Len() > 0 && best.subPool >= BaseFeePoolBits && best.minFeeCap.Cmp(uint256.NewInt(pendingBaseFee)) >= 0 && (best.Tx.Type == types.BlobTxType && best.Tx.BlobFeeCap.Cmp(uint256.NewInt(pendingBlobFee)) >= 0 || best.Tx.Type != types.BlobTxType); best = baseFee.Best() {
+	for best := baseFee.Best(); baseFee.Len() > 0 && 
+	best.subPool >= BaseFeePoolBits && best.minFeeCap.Uint64() >= pendingBaseFee && 
+	(best.Tx.Type == types.BlobTxType && best.Tx.BlobFeeCap.Uint64() >= pendingBlobFee || 
+	best.Tx.Type != types.BlobTxType); best = baseFee.Best() {
 		tx := baseFee.PopBest()
 		announcements.Append(tx.Tx.Type, tx.Tx.Size, tx.Tx.IDHash[:])
 		pending.Add(tx, logger)