diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index b61adab8365f..978e803174e6 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func (env *Work) commitTransactions(mux *event.TypeMux, txs *types.TransactionsB
 			// Strange error, discard the transaction and get the next in line (note, the
 			// nonce-too-high clause will prevent us from executing in vain).
 			log.Warn("Transaction failed, account skipped", "hash", tx.Hash(), "err", err)
-			txs.Shift()
+			txs.Pop()
 		}
 	}