diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/client.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/client.rs
index 9e367bc8c..0e1d9b4d7 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/client.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
 //! Provides access to the chain's storage
 
-use crate::{
-    error::{PoolError, PoolResult},
-    validate::TransactionValidator,
-};
-use reth_primitives::{BlockID, U64};
+use crate::{error::PoolError, validate::TransactionValidator};
 
 /// The interface used to interact with the blockchain and access storage.
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 pub trait PoolClient: Send + Sync + TransactionValidator {
     /// Error type that can be converted to the crate's internal Error.
     type Error: Into<PoolError>;
-
-    /// Returns the block number for the given block identifier.
-    fn convert_block_id(&self, block_id: &BlockID) -> PoolResult<Option<U64>>;
-
-    /// Same as [`PoolClient::convert_block_id()`] but returns an error if no matching block number
-    /// was found
-    fn ensure_block_number(&self, block_id: &BlockID) -> PoolResult<U64> {
-        self.convert_block_id(block_id)
-            .and_then(|number| number.ok_or_else(|| PoolError::BlockNumberNotFound(*block_id)))
-    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs
index 4d7039de3..d3cb2d53c 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/lib.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ pub use crate::{
 };
 use crate::{error::PoolResult, pool::PoolInner, validate::ValidPoolTransaction};
 use futures::channel::mpsc::Receiver;
-
 use reth_primitives::{BlockID, TxHash, U256, U64};
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
@@ -123,27 +122,17 @@ where
         &self.pool
     }
 
-    /// Returns the actual block number for the block id
-    fn resolve_block_number(&self, block_id: &BlockID) -> PoolResult<U64> {
-        self.pool.client().ensure_block_number(block_id)
-    }
-
     /// Returns future that validates all transaction in the given iterator at the block the
     /// `block_id` points to.
     async fn validate_all(
         &self,
-        block_id: &BlockID,
         transactions: impl IntoIterator<Item = P::Transaction>,
     ) -> PoolResult<HashMap<TxHash, TransactionValidationOutcome<P::Transaction>>> {
-        // get the actual block number which is required to validate the transactions
-        let block_number = self.resolve_block_number(block_id)?;
-
-        let outcome = futures::future::join_all(
-            transactions.into_iter().map(|tx| self.validate(block_id, block_number, tx)),
-        )
-        .await
-        .into_iter()
-        .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
+        let outcome =
+            futures::future::join_all(transactions.into_iter().map(|tx| self.validate(tx)))
+                .await
+                .into_iter()
+                .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>();
 
         Ok(outcome)
     }
@@ -151,13 +140,11 @@ where
     /// Validates the given transaction at the given block
     async fn validate(
         &self,
-        block_id: &BlockID,
-        _block_number: U64,
         transaction: P::Transaction,
     ) -> (TxHash, TransactionValidationOutcome<P::Transaction>) {
         let _hash = *transaction.hash();
         // TODO this is where additional validate checks would go, like banned senders etc...
-        let _res = self.pool.client().validate_transaction(block_id, transaction).await;
+        let _res = self.pool.client().validate_transaction(transaction).await;
 
         // TODO blockstamp the transaction
 
@@ -189,23 +176,16 @@ where
         todo!()
     }
 
-    async fn add_transaction(
-        &self,
-        block_id: BlockID,
-        transaction: Self::Transaction,
-    ) -> PoolResult<TxHash> {
-        self.add_transactions(block_id, vec![transaction])
-            .await?
-            .pop()
-            .expect("transaction exists; qed")
+    async fn add_transaction(&self, transaction: Self::Transaction) -> PoolResult<TxHash> {
+        let (_, tx) = self.validate(transaction).await;
+        self.pool.add_transactions(std::iter::once(tx)).pop().expect("exists; qed")
     }
 
     async fn add_transactions(
         &self,
-        block_id: BlockID,
         transactions: Vec<Self::Transaction>,
     ) -> PoolResult<Vec<PoolResult<TxHash>>> {
-        let validated = self.validate_all(&block_id, transactions).await?;
+        let validated = self.validate_all(transactions).await?;
         let transactions = self.pool.add_transactions(validated.into_values());
         Ok(transactions)
     }
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
index 034bfce00..3a1052339 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/traits.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ pub trait TransactionPool: Send + Sync {
     /// Adds an _unvalidated_ transaction into the pool.
     ///
     /// Consumer: RPC
-    async fn add_transaction(
-        &self,
-        block_id: BlockID,
-        transaction: Self::Transaction,
-    ) -> PoolResult<TxHash>;
+    async fn add_transaction(&self, transaction: Self::Transaction) -> PoolResult<TxHash>;
 
     /// Adds the given _unvalidated_ transaction into the pool.
     ///
@@ -36,7 +32,6 @@ pub trait TransactionPool: Send + Sync {
     /// Consumer: RPC
     async fn add_transactions(
         &self,
-        block_id: BlockID,
         transactions: Vec<Self::Transaction>,
     ) -> PoolResult<Vec<PoolResult<TxHash>>>;
 
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
index 4b3891806..024303a1f 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/src/validate.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ pub trait TransactionValidator: Send + Sync {
     /// transactions for the sender.
     async fn validate_transaction(
         &self,
-        _block_id: &BlockID,
         _transaction: Self::Transaction,
     ) -> TransactionValidationOutcome<Self::Transaction> {
         unimplemented!()