diff --git a/internal/blocksync/pool.go b/internal/blocksync/pool.go
index 1f69a03e0..b662773f1 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/pool.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/pool.go
@@ -205,16 +205,6 @@ func (pool *BlockPool) IsCaughtUp() bool {
 	return pool.height >= (pool.maxPeerHeight - 1)
 }
 
-func (pool *BlockPool) PeekBlock() (first *types.Block) {
-	pool.mtx.RLock()
-	defer pool.mtx.RUnlock()
-
-	if r := pool.requesters[pool.height]; r != nil {
-		first = r.getBlock()
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 // PeekTwoBlocks returns blocks at pool.height and pool.height+1.
 // We need to see the second block's Commit to validate the first block.
 // So we peek two blocks at a time.
diff --git a/internal/blocksync/pool_test.go b/internal/blocksync/pool_test.go
index ae29b205e..1cb8cca40 100644
--- a/internal/blocksync/pool_test.go
+++ b/internal/blocksync/pool_test.go
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ func TestBlockPoolBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			if !pool.IsRunning() {
 				return
 			}
-			first := pool.PeekBlock()
-			if first != nil {
+			first, second := pool.PeekTwoBlocks()
+			if first != nil && second != nil {
 				pool.PopRequest()
 			} else {
 				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ func TestBlockPoolTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 			if !pool.IsRunning() {
 				return
 			}
-			first := pool.PeekBlock()
-			if first != nil {
+			first, second := pool.PeekTwoBlocks()
+			if first != nil && second != nil {
 				pool.PopRequest()
 			} else {
 				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)