diff --git a/libs/tendermint/mempool/clist_mempool.go b/libs/tendermint/mempool/clist_mempool.go
index dde2eea2ed..bf63262b20 100644
--- a/libs/tendermint/mempool/clist_mempool.go
+++ b/libs/tendermint/mempool/clist_mempool.go
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ func (mem *CListMempool) validatePeerCount(txInfo TxInfo) error {
 }
 
 func (mem *CListMempool) resetPeerCount() {
+	if cfg.DynamicConfig.GetMaxTxLimitPerPeer() == 0 {
+		return
+	}
 	mem.peersTxCountMtx.Lock()
 	defer mem.peersTxCountMtx.Unlock()
 	for key := range mem.peersTxCount {