diff --git a/core/chains/evm/txmgr/finalizer.go b/core/chains/evm/txmgr/finalizer.go
index 8d0de1116fa..74e23c7b77d 100644
--- a/core/chains/evm/txmgr/finalizer.go
+++ b/core/chains/evm/txmgr/finalizer.go
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ type evmFinalizer struct {
 	resumeCallback                 resumeCallback
 
 	attemptsCache         []TxAttempt
-	attemptsCacheMu       sync.Mutex
 	attemptsCacheHitCount int
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +131,7 @@ func NewEvmFinalizer(
 		headTracker:       headTracker,
 		mb:                mailbox.NewSingle[*types.Head](),
 		resumeCallback:    nil,
+		attemptsCacheHitCount: attemptsCacheRefreshThreshold, // start hit count at threshold to refresh cache on first run
 	}
 }
 
@@ -680,10 +680,8 @@ func (f *evmFinalizer) buildTxHashList(finalizedReceipts []*types.Receipt) []com
 // Attempts are cached and used for subsequent fetches to reduce the load of the query.
 // The attempts cache is refreshed every 3 requests.
 func (f *evmFinalizer) fetchAttemptsRequiringReceiptFetch(ctx context.Context) ([]TxAttempt, error) {
-	f.attemptsCacheMu.Lock()
-	defer f.attemptsCacheMu.Unlock()
 	// Return attempts from attempts cache if it is populated and the hit count has not reached the threshold for refresh
-	if len(f.attemptsCache) != 0 && f.attemptsCacheHitCount < attemptsCacheRefreshThreshold {
+	if f.attemptsCacheHitCount < attemptsCacheRefreshThreshold {
 		f.attemptsCacheHitCount++
 		return f.attemptsCache, nil
 	}
@@ -700,8 +698,6 @@ func (f *evmFinalizer) fetchAttemptsRequiringReceiptFetch(ctx context.Context) (
 
 // filterAttemptsCache removes attempts from the cache if a receipt was found for their transaction's ID
 func (f *evmFinalizer) filterAttemptsCache(receipts []*types.Receipt) {
-	f.attemptsCacheMu.Lock()
-	defer f.attemptsCacheMu.Unlock()
 	// Skip method if no receipts found
 	if len(receipts) == 0 {
 		return