diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
index e844d249edf8..8e123acd7b8c 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) stats() (int, int) {
 // Content retrieves the data content of the transaction pool, returning all the
 // pending as well as queued transactions, grouped by account and sorted by nonce.
 func (pool *LegacyPool) Content() (map[common.Address][]*types.Transaction, map[common.Address][]*types.Transaction) {
-	pool.mu.Lock()
-	defer pool.mu.Unlock()
+	pool.mu.RLock()
+	defer pool.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	pending := make(map[common.Address][]*types.Transaction, len(pool.pending))
 	for addr, list := range pool.pending {
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) ContentFrom(addr common.Address) ([]*types.Transaction,
 // The transactions can also be pre-filtered by the dynamic fee components to
 // reduce allocations and load on downstream subsystems.
 func (pool *LegacyPool) Pending(filter txpool.PendingFilter) map[common.Address][]*txpool.LazyTransaction {
-	pool.mu.Lock()
-	defer pool.mu.Unlock()
+	pool.mu.RLock()
+	defer pool.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	pending := make(map[common.Address][]*txpool.LazyTransaction, len(pool.pending))
 	for addr, list := range pool.pending {