diff --git a/stackslib/src/core/mempool.rs b/stackslib/src/core/mempool.rs
index 9b917b608a..28560d9a80 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/core/mempool.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/core/mempool.rs
@@ -2015,21 +2015,7 @@ impl MemPoolDB {
         nonce: u64,
     ) -> Result<Option<MemPoolTxMetadata>, db_error> {
         let sql = format!(
-            "SELECT
-                          txid,
-                          origin_address,
-                          origin_nonce,
-                          sponsor_address,
-                          sponsor_nonce,
-                          tx_fee,
-                          length,
-                          consensus_hash,
-                          block_header_hash,
-                          height,
-                          accept_time,
-                          last_known_sponsor_nonce,
-                          last_known_origin_nonce
-                          FROM mempool WHERE {0}_address = ?1 AND {0}_nonce = ?2",
+            "SELECT * FROM mempool WHERE {0}_address = ?1 AND {0}_nonce = ?2",
             if is_origin { "origin" } else { "sponsor" }
         );
         let args = params![addr.to_string(), u64_to_sql(nonce)?];
diff --git a/stackslib/src/core/tests/mod.rs b/stackslib/src/core/tests/mod.rs
index 72b29cc097..01fcac9e89 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/core/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/core/tests/mod.rs
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ fn mempool_do_not_replace_tx() {
     .unwrap_err();
     assert!(match err_resp {
         MemPoolRejection::ConflictingNonceInMempool => true,
-        _ => false,
+        e => panic!("Failed: {e:?}"),
     });
 
     assert!(MemPoolDB::db_has_tx(&mempool_tx, &prior_txid).unwrap());