diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index a829d03027..3fba7a24c3 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ type StateDB struct {
 	hasher     crypto.KeccakState
 	snaps      *snapshot.Tree    // Nil if snapshot is not available
 	snap       snapshot.Snapshot // Nil if snapshot is not available
+	snapLock   sync.Mutex        // make the snap account multi-thread safe
 
 	// originalRoot is the pre-state root, before any changes were made.
 	// It will be updated when the Commit is called.
@@ -572,7 +573,11 @@ func (s *StateDB) getDeletedStateObject(addr common.Address) *stateObject {
 	var data *types.StateAccount
 	if s.snap != nil {
 		start := time.Now()
-		acc, err := s.snap.Account(crypto.HashData(s.hasher, addr.Bytes()))
+		// hasher need to be locked for multi-thread safe.
+		s.snapLock.Lock()
+		addrHash := crypto.HashData(s.hasher, addr.Bytes())
+		s.snapLock.Unlock()
+		acc, err := s.snap.Account(addrHash)
 		if metrics.EnabledExpensive {
 			s.SnapshotAccountReads += time.Since(start)
 		}
diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
index d2e64614d9..c9941ba284 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
@@ -563,8 +563,6 @@ func (pool *LegacyPool) SetGasTip(tip *big.Int) {
 // Nonce returns the next nonce of an account, with all transactions executable
 // by the pool already applied on top.
 func (pool *LegacyPool) Nonce(addr common.Address) uint64 {
-	pool.mu.RLock()
-	defer pool.mu.RUnlock()
 	defer func(t0 time.Time) {
 		nonceDurationTimer.Update(time.Since(t0))
 	}(time.Now())
diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/noncer.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/noncer.go
index 2c65dd2cae..fc08ee86c7 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/noncer.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/noncer.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 type noncer struct {
 	fallback *state.StateDB
 	nonces   map[common.Address]uint64
-	lock     sync.Mutex
+	lock     sync.RWMutex
 }
 
 // newNoncer creates a new virtual state database to track the pool nonces.
@@ -45,15 +45,19 @@ func newNoncer(statedb *state.StateDB) *noncer {
 func (txn *noncer) get(addr common.Address) uint64 {
 	// We use mutex for get operation is the underlying
 	// state will mutate db even for read access.
-	txn.lock.Lock()
-	defer txn.lock.Unlock()
+	txn.lock.RLock()
+	nonce, ok := txn.nonces[addr]
+	txn.lock.RUnlock()
 
-	if _, ok := txn.nonces[addr]; !ok {
+	if !ok {
+		// GetNonce is so heavy that we don't want to hold the lock while calling it.
 		if nonce := txn.fallback.GetNonce(addr); nonce != 0 {
+			txn.lock.Lock()
 			txn.nonces[addr] = nonce
+			txn.lock.Unlock()
 		}
 	}
-	return txn.nonces[addr]
+	return nonce
 }
 
 // set inserts a new virtual nonce into the virtual state database to be returned
@@ -68,18 +72,13 @@ func (txn *noncer) set(addr common.Address, nonce uint64) {
 // setIfLower updates a new virtual nonce into the virtual state database if the
 // new one is lower.
 func (txn *noncer) setIfLower(addr common.Address, nonce uint64) {
-	txn.lock.Lock()
-	defer txn.lock.Unlock()
-
-	if _, ok := txn.nonces[addr]; !ok {
-		if nonce := txn.fallback.GetNonce(addr); nonce != 0 {
-			txn.nonces[addr] = nonce
-		}
-	}
-	if txn.nonces[addr] <= nonce {
+	currNonce := txn.get(addr)
+	if currNonce <= nonce {
 		return
 	}
+	txn.lock.Lock()
 	txn.nonces[addr] = nonce
+	txn.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 // setAll sets the nonces for all accounts to the given map.