diff --git a/pool/pool.go b/pool/pool.go
index ae3f0dd..a020bad 100644
--- a/pool/pool.go
+++ b/pool/pool.go
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ func (p *Pool) Update(b *blockchain.Block, bc *blockchain.BlockChain) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// GetTxns returns the the largest of l or size of pool transactions.
-// It selects the highest priority transactions.
-func (p *Pool) GetTxns(l int) []*blockchain.Transaction {
+// PopTxns returns the the largest of l or size of pool transactions.
+// It selects the highest priority transactions, and removes them from the pool.
+func (p *Pool) PopTxns(l int) []*blockchain.Transaction {
 	if p.Len() == 0 {
 		return make([]*blockchain.Transaction, 0)
 	}
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ func (p *Pool) GetTxns(l int) []*blockchain.Transaction {
 	}
 	txns := make([]*blockchain.Transaction, l)
 	for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
-		txns[i] = p.GetN(i)
+		t := p.GetN(i)
+		txns[i] = t
+		p.Delete(t)
 	}
 	return txns
 }
diff --git a/pool/pool_test.go b/pool/pool_test.go
index 834a3f9..df09bf8 100644
--- a/pool/pool_test.go
+++ b/pool/pool_test.go
@@ -75,17 +75,20 @@ func TestGetTxns(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	nTxns := len(b.Transactions) + 12 // arbitrary.
-	txns := p.GetTxns(nTxns)
+	txns := p.PopTxns(nTxns)
 	for _, tr := range txns {
 		if ok, _ := b.ContainsTransaction(tr); !ok {
 			t.FailNow()
 		}
 	}
+	if p.Len() != 0 {
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGetNewBlockEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	p := New()
-	txns := p.GetTxns(305)
+	txns := p.PopTxns(305)
 	if len(txns) != 0 {
 		t.FailNow()
 	}