diff --git a/src/message_pool/msgpool/mod.rs b/src/message_pool/msgpool/mod.rs
index eddb2dbce5d..2dba45cf89d 100644
--- a/src/message_pool/msgpool/mod.rs
+++ b/src/message_pool/msgpool/mod.rs
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ pub mod tests {
 
         assert_eq!(mpool.get_sequence(&sender).unwrap(), 4);
 
-        let (p, _) = mpool.pending().unwrap();
+        let (p, _) = mpool.pending();
         assert_eq!(p.len(), 3);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/message_pool/msgpool/msg_pool.rs b/src/message_pool/msgpool/msg_pool.rs
index bdc55a99200..c5ffd39b871 100644
--- a/src/message_pool/msgpool/msg_pool.rs
+++ b/src/message_pool/msgpool/msg_pool.rs
@@ -586,21 +586,22 @@ where
 
     /// Return a tuple that contains a vector of all signed messages and the
     /// current tipset for self.
-    pub fn pending(&self) -> Result<(Vec<SignedMessage>, Tipset), Error> {
-        let mut out: Vec<SignedMessage> = Vec::new();
+    pub fn pending(&self) -> (Vec<SignedMessage>, Tipset) {
         let pending = self.pending.read().clone();
-
-        for (addr, _) in pending {
-            out.append(
-                self.pending_for(&addr)
-                    .ok_or(Error::InvalidFromAddr)?
-                    .as_mut(),
-            )
+        let len = pending.values().map(|mset| mset.msgs.len()).sum();
+        let mut out = Vec::with_capacity(len);
+
+        for mset in pending.into_values() {
+            out.extend(
+                mset.msgs
+                    .into_values()
+                    .sorted_unstable_by_key(|m| m.message().sequence),
+            );
         }
 
         let cur_ts = self.current_tipset();
 
-        Ok((out, cur_ts))
+        (out, cur_ts)
     }
 
     /// Return a Vector of signed messages for a given from address. This vector
diff --git a/src/rpc/methods/eth.rs b/src/rpc/methods/eth.rs
index 3966c8e5b7b..b98f4b3bb7f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/methods/eth.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/methods/eth.rs
@@ -2485,7 +2485,7 @@ async fn get_eth_transaction_by_hash(
     }
 
     // If not found, try to get it from the mempool
-    let (pending, _) = ctx.mpool.pending()?;
+    let (pending, _) = ctx.mpool.pending();
 
     if let Some(smsg) = pending.iter().find(|item| item.cid() == message_cid) {
         // We only return pending eth-account messages because we can't guarantee
diff --git a/src/rpc/methods/mpool.rs b/src/rpc/methods/mpool.rs
index c03b773be96..cea8afa3d0a 100644
--- a/src/rpc/methods/mpool.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/methods/mpool.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl RpcMethod<1> for MpoolPending {
             .chain_store()
             .load_required_tipset_or_heaviest(&tipset_key)?;
 
-        let (mut pending, mpts) = ctx.mpool.pending()?;
+        let (mut pending, mpts) = ctx.mpool.pending();
 
         let mut have_cids = HashSet::new();
         for item in pending.iter() {