diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index 852f0dcc6..204b11f62 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -757,7 +757,6 @@ export default class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     Updates the memStore in transaction controller
   */
   _updateMemstore () {
-    this.pendingTxTracker.updatePendingTxs()
     const unapprovedTxs = this.txStateManager.getUnapprovedTxList()
     const currentNetworkTxList = this.txStateManager.getFilteredTxList({
       metamaskNetworkId: this.getNetwork(),
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 42464a9d9..b2a25b81d 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       await this.diagnostics.reportMultipleKeyrings(nonSimpleKeyrings)
     }
 
-    await this.txController.pendingTxTracker.updatePendingTxs()
+    await this.blockTracker.checkForLatestBlock()
 
     try {
       const threeBoxSyncingAllowed = this.threeBoxController.getThreeBoxSyncingState()