diff --git a/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/send_transaction.go b/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/send_transaction.go
index 9452e88b3d5..7dae0081dae 100644
--- a/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/send_transaction.go
+++ b/cmd/rpcdaemon/commands/send_transaction.go
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common/hexutility"
 	txPoolProto "github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/gointerfaces/txpool"
 
-	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/types"
-	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/crypto"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/params"
 )
@@ -32,27 +30,16 @@ func (api *APIImpl) SendRawTransaction(ctx context.Context, encodedTx hexutility
 	if !txn.Protected() {
 		return common.Hash{}, errors.New("only replay-protected (EIP-155) transactions allowed over RPC")
 	}
-	hash := txn.Hash()
-	res, err := api.txPool.Add(ctx, &txPoolProto.AddRequest{RlpTxs: [][]byte{encodedTx}})
-	if err != nil {
-		return common.Hash{}, err
-	}
-
-	if res.Imported[0] != txPoolProto.ImportResult_SUCCESS {
-		return hash, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", txPoolProto.ImportResult_name[int32(res.Imported[0])], res.Errors[0])
-	}
 
+	// this has been moved to prior to adding of transactions to capture the
+	// pre state of the db - which is used for logging in the messages below
 	tx, err := api.db.BeginRo(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return common.Hash{}, err
 	}
+
 	defer tx.Rollback()
 
-	// Print a log with full txn details for manual investigations and interventions
-	blockNum := rawdb.ReadCurrentBlockNumber(tx)
-	if blockNum == nil {
-		return common.Hash{}, err
-	}
 	cc, err := api.chainConfig(tx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return common.Hash{}, err
@@ -65,17 +52,14 @@ func (api *APIImpl) SendRawTransaction(ctx context.Context, encodedTx hexutility
 		return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid chain id, expected: %d got: %d", chainId, *txnChainId)
 	}
 
-	signer := types.MakeSigner(cc, *blockNum)
-	from, err := txn.Sender(*signer)
+	hash := txn.Hash()
+	res, err := api.txPool.Add(ctx, &txPoolProto.AddRequest{RlpTxs: [][]byte{encodedTx}})
 	if err != nil {
 		return common.Hash{}, err
 	}
 
-	if txn.GetTo() == nil {
-		addr := crypto.CreateAddress(from, txn.GetNonce())
-		api.logger.Info("Submitted contract creation", "hash", txn.Hash().Hex(), "from", from, "nonce", txn.GetNonce(), "contract", addr.Hex(), "value", txn.GetValue())
-	} else {
-		api.logger.Info("Submitted transaction", "hash", txn.Hash().Hex(), "from", from, "nonce", txn.GetNonce(), "recipient", txn.GetTo(), "value", txn.GetValue())
+	if res.Imported[0] != txPoolProto.ImportResult_SUCCESS {
+		return hash, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", txPoolProto.ImportResult_name[int32(res.Imported[0])], res.Errors[0])
 	}
 
 	return txn.Hash(), nil