diff --git a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
index a8230d655..fd6044864 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ reth-discv4 = { path = "../discv4", features = ["test-utils"] }
 reth-interfaces = { path = "../../interfaces", features = ["test-utils"] }
 reth-provider = { path = "../../storage/provider", features = ["test-utils"] }
 reth-tracing = { path = "../../tracing" }
+reth-transaction-pool = { path = "../../transaction-pool", features = ["test-utils"] }
+
 ethers-core = { git = "https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs", default-features = false }
 ethers-providers = { git = "https://github.com/gakonst/ethers-rs", default-features = false }
 
diff --git a/crates/net/network/src/transactions.rs b/crates/net/network/src/transactions.rs
index a3314e9cd..77d1510c6 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/src/transactions.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/src/transactions.rs
@@ -503,3 +503,44 @@ pub enum NetworkTransactionEvent {
         response: oneshot::Sender<RequestResult<PooledTransactions>>,
     },
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{NetworkConfig, NetworkManager};
+    use reth_interfaces::sync::{SyncState, SyncStateUpdater};
+    use reth_provider::test_utils::NoopProvider;
+    use reth_transaction_pool::test_utils::testing_pool;
+    use secp256k1::SecretKey;
+
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+    async fn test_ignored_tx_broadcasts_while_syncing() {
+        reth_tracing::init_tracing();
+
+        let secret_key = SecretKey::new(&mut rand::thread_rng());
+
+        let client = Arc::new(NoopProvider::default());
+        let pool = testing_pool();
+        let config = NetworkConfig::builder(Arc::clone(&client), secret_key).build();
+        let (handle, network, mut transactions, _) = NetworkManager::new(config)
+            .await
+            .unwrap()
+            .into_builder()
+            .transactions(pool.clone())
+            .split_with_handle();
+
+        tokio::task::spawn(network);
+
+        handle.update_sync_state(SyncState::Downloading { target_block: 100 });
+        assert!(handle.is_syncing());
+
+        let peer_id = PeerId::random();
+
+        transactions.on_network_tx_event(NetworkTransactionEvent::IncomingTransactions {
+            peer_id,
+            msg: Transactions(vec![TransactionSigned::default()]),
+        });
+
+        assert!(pool.is_empty());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/net/network/tests/it/connect.rs b/crates/net/network/tests/it/connect.rs
index e1c0642f2..995fbcfe5 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/tests/it/connect.rs
+++ b/crates/net/network/tests/it/connect.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 //! Connection tests
 
-use crate::{NetworkEventStream, PeerConfig};
-
 use super::testnet::Testnet;
+use crate::{NetworkEventStream, PeerConfig};
 use enr::{k256::ecdsa::SigningKey, Enr, EnrPublicKey};
 use ethers_core::utils::Geth;
 use ethers_providers::{Http, Middleware, Provider};
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml b/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
index 617ca1e72..7e4569d3f 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ bitflags = "1.3"
 # Using the uint! requires the crate to be imported
 ruint = "1.7.0"
 
+# testing
+rand = { version = "0.8", optional = true }
+paste = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
+
 [dev-dependencies]
 paste = "1.0"
 rand = "0.8"
+
+
+[features]
+test-utils = ["rand", "paste"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs
index 376fca8ad..284a3ee70 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ pub mod pool;
 mod traits;
 mod validate;
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test_util;
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-utils"))]
+/// Common test helpers for mocking A pool
+pub mod test_utils;
 
 /// A shareable, generic, customizable `TransactionPool` implementation.
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/best.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/best.rs
index 954538e4a..1b315bd78 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/best.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/best.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{
         pool::pending::PendingPool,
-        test_util::{MockOrdering, MockTransaction, MockTransactionFactory},
+        test_utils::{MockOrdering, MockTransaction, MockTransactionFactory},
     };
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/txpool.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/txpool.rs
index 9e9c2faba..0c5956280 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/txpool.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/pool/txpool.rs
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ impl<T: TransactionOrdering> TxPool<T> {
 }
 
 // Additional test impls
-#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "test-utils"))]
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 impl<T: TransactionOrdering> TxPool<T> {
     pub(crate) fn pending(&self) -> &PendingPool<T> {
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ impl SenderInfo {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{
-        test_util::{MockTransaction, MockTransactionFactory},
+        test_utils::{MockTransaction, MockTransactionFactory},
         traits::TransactionOrigin,
     };
 
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_util/mod.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_util/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ad126940f..000000000
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_util/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-//! Internal helpers for testing.
-#![allow(missing_docs, unused, missing_debug_implementations, unreachable_pub)]
-
-mod mock;
-mod pool;
-
-pub use mock::*;
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_util/mock.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mock.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from crates/transaction-pool/src/test_util/mock.rs
rename to crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mock.rs
index 85f611464..11b1ceec8 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_util/mock.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mock.rs
@@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ use rand::{
     prelude::Distribution,
 };
 use reth_primitives::{
-    Address, FromRecoveredTransaction, Transaction, TransactionSignedEcRecovered, TxEip1559,
-    TxHash, TxLegacy, H256, U256,
+    Address, FromRecoveredTransaction, IntoRecoveredTransaction, Transaction,
+    TransactionSignedEcRecovered, TxEip1559, TxHash, TxLegacy, H256, U256,
 };
 use std::{ops::Range, sync::Arc, time::Instant};
 
-pub type MockTxPool = TxPool<MockOrdering>;
+pub(crate) type MockTxPool = TxPool<MockOrdering>;
 
 pub type MockValidTx = ValidPoolTransaction<MockTransaction>;
 
 /// Create an empty `TxPool`
-pub fn mock_tx_pool() -> MockTxPool {
+pub(crate) fn mock_tx_pool() -> MockTxPool {
     MockTxPool::new(Arc::new(Default::default()), Default::default())
 }
 
@@ -384,6 +384,12 @@ impl FromRecoveredTransaction for MockTransaction {
     }
 }
 
+impl IntoRecoveredTransaction for MockTransaction {
+    fn to_recovered_transaction(&self) -> TransactionSignedEcRecovered {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct MockTransactionFactory {
     pub(crate) ids: SenderIdentifiers,
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mod.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..233ed1bec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+//! Internal helpers for testing.
+#![allow(missing_docs, unused, missing_debug_implementations, unreachable_pub)]
+
+mod mock;
+mod pool;
+
+use crate::{
+    Pool, PoolTransaction, TransactionOrigin, TransactionValidationOutcome, TransactionValidator,
+};
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+pub use mock::*;
+use std::{marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc};
+
+/// Returns a new [Pool] used for testing purposes
+pub fn testing_pool() -> Pool<NoopTransactionValidator<MockTransaction>, MockOrdering> {
+    Pool::new(
+        Arc::new(NoopTransactionValidator::default()),
+        Arc::new(MockOrdering::default()),
+        Default::default(),
+    )
+}
+
+// A [`TransactionValidator`] that does nothing.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
+pub struct NoopTransactionValidator<T>(PhantomData<T>);
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl<T: PoolTransaction> TransactionValidator for NoopTransactionValidator<T> {
+    type Transaction = T;
+
+    async fn validate_transaction(
+        &self,
+        origin: TransactionOrigin,
+        transaction: Self::Transaction,
+    ) -> TransactionValidationOutcome<Self::Transaction> {
+        TransactionValidationOutcome::Valid {
+            balance: Default::default(),
+            state_nonce: 0,
+            transaction,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Default for NoopTransactionValidator<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        NoopTransactionValidator(PhantomData::default())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_util/pool.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/pool.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from crates/transaction-pool/src/test_util/pool.rs
rename to crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/pool.rs
index a90868a9d..9e6f3cdb9 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_util/pool.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/test_utils/pool.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use crate::{
     error::PoolResult,
     pool::{txpool::TxPool, AddedTransaction},
-    test_util::{
+    test_utils::{
         MockOrdering, MockTransaction, MockTransactionDistribution, MockTransactionFactory,
     },
     TransactionOrdering,
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
index 78881ee6b..3170ece56 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub enum TransactionValidationOutcome<T: PoolTransaction> {
 
 /// Provides support for validating transaction at any given state of the chain
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
-pub trait TransactionValidator: Send + Sync + 'static {
+pub trait TransactionValidator: Send + Sync {
     /// The transaction type to validate.
     type Transaction: PoolTransaction;