diff --git a/internal/mempool/v0/clist_mempool.go b/internal/mempool/v0/clist_mempool.go
index 7816730c1..0e7fcd058 100644
--- a/internal/mempool/v0/clist_mempool.go
+++ b/internal/mempool/v0/clist_mempool.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
@@ -451,10 +450,12 @@ func (mem *CListMempool) resCbRecheck(req *abci.Request, res *abci.Response) {
 		tx := req.GetCheckTx().Tx
 		memTx := mem.recheckCursor.Value.(*mempoolTx)
 		if !bytes.Equal(tx, memTx.tx) {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf(
-				"Unexpected tx response from proxy during recheck\nExpected %X, got %X",
-				memTx.tx,
-				tx))
+			mem.logger.Error(
+				"re-CheckTx transaction mismatch",
+				"got", tx,
+				"expected", memTx.tx,
+			)
+			return
 		}
 		var postCheckErr error
 		if mem.postCheck != nil {
diff --git a/internal/mempool/v1/mempool.go b/internal/mempool/v1/mempool.go
index a12fbc51b..e90e17238 100644
--- a/internal/mempool/v1/mempool.go
+++ b/internal/mempool/v1/mempool.go
@@ -643,7 +643,12 @@ func (txmp *TxMempool) defaultTxCallback(req *abci.Request, res *abci.Response)
 		tx := req.GetCheckTx().Tx
 		wtx := txmp.recheckCursor.Value.(*WrappedTx)
 		if !bytes.Equal(tx, wtx.tx) {
-			panic(fmt.Sprintf("re-CheckTx transaction mismatch; got: %X, expected: %X", wtx.tx.Hash(), types.Tx(tx).Key()))
+			txmp.logger.Error(
+				"re-CheckTx transaction mismatch",
+				"got", wtx.tx.Hash(),
+				"expected", types.Tx(tx).Key(),
+			)
+			return
 		}
 
 		// Only evaluate transactions that have not been removed. This can happen