diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain.Test/Receipts/PersistentReceiptStorageTests.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain.Test/Receipts/PersistentReceiptStorageTests.cs
index 0ac8d76f9da4..6f8d35d04b17 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain.Test/Receipts/PersistentReceiptStorageTests.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain.Test/Receipts/PersistentReceiptStorageTests.cs
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public async Task When_NewHeadBlock_Remove_TxIndex_OfRemovedBlock_Unless_ItsAlso
     }
 
     [Test]
-    public void When_NewHeadBlock_ClearOldTxIndex()
+    public void When_NewHeadBlock_ClearOldTxIndex_And_KeepsReceipts()
     {
         _receiptConfig.TxLookupLimit = 1000;
         CreateStorage();
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ public void When_NewHeadBlock_ClearOldTxIndex()
             () => _receiptsDb.GetColumnDb(ReceiptsColumns.Transactions)[receipts[0].TxHash!.Bytes],
             Is.Null.After(1000, 100)
             );
+        Assert.That(_storage.HasBlock(receipts[0].BlockNumber, receipts[0].BlockHash!));
     }
 
     private (Block block, TxReceipt[] receipts) PrepareBlock(Block? block = null, bool isFinalized = false, long? headNumber = null)
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Receipts/PersistentReceiptStorage.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Receipts/PersistentReceiptStorage.cs
index 4fb8d05f1ee2..5d5715278943 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Receipts/PersistentReceiptStorage.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Blockchain/Receipts/PersistentReceiptStorage.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ private void BlockTreeOnBlockAddedToMain(object? sender, BlockReplacementEventAr
                     Block newOldTx = _blockTree.FindBlock(newMain.Number - _receiptConfig.TxLookupLimit.Value);
                     if (newOldTx is not null)
                     {
-                        RemoveReceipts(newOldTx);
+                        RemoveBlockTx(newOldTx);
                     }
                 }
             });
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ public void RemoveReceipts(Block block)
             GetBlockNumPrefixedKey(block.Number, block.Hash, blockNumPrefixed);
             _receiptsDb.Remove(blockNumPrefixed);
 
+            RemoveBlockTx(block);
+        }
+
+        private void RemoveBlockTx(Block block)
+        {
             using IWriteBatch writeBatch = _transactionDb.StartWriteBatch();
             foreach (Transaction tx in block.Transactions)
             {