diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index b331ae1434bb..74db91130cb2 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) SendTx(ctx context.Context, signedTx *types.Transaction)
 	return b.eth.txPool.Add([]*types.Transaction{signedTx}, true, false)[0]
 }
 
+func (b *EthAPIBackend) RemoveTx(txHash common.Hash) {
+	b.eth.txPool.RemoveTx(txHash, true, true)
+}
+
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetPoolTransactions() (types.Transactions, error) {
 	pending := b.eth.txPool.Pending(false)
 	var txs types.Transactions
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index a7fb71f65de1..f5a41c333dce 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ func (s *TxPoolAPI) Status() map[string]hexutil.Uint {
 	}
 }
 
+// RemoveTransactionByHash evicts a transaction from the pool.
+func (s *TxPoolAPI) RemoveTransactionByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) {
+	s.b.RemoveTx(hash)
+}
+
 // Inspect retrieves the content of the transaction pool and flattens it into an
 // easily inspectable list.
 func (s *TxPoolAPI) Inspect() map[string]map[string]map[string]string {
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
index 6cc8433c18f9..9df3a6d787a0 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ func (b testBackend) ServiceFilter(ctx context.Context, session *bloombits.Match
 func (b testBackend) StateAt(root common.Hash) (*state.StateDB, error) {
 	return b.chain.StateAt(root)
 }
+func (b testBackend) RemoveTx(txHash common.Hash) {}
 
 func TestEstimateGas(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/backend.go b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
index 6030b98e15d6..19945e0ddc55 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/backend.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/backend.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 
 	// Transaction pool API
 	SendTx(ctx context.Context, signedTx *types.Transaction) error
+	RemoveTx(txHash common.Hash)
 	GetTransaction(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (*types.Transaction, common.Hash, uint64, uint64, error)
 	GetPoolTransactions() (types.Transactions, error)
 	GetPoolTransaction(txHash common.Hash) *types.Transaction
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
index 41b3160ff1cd..3616da0e9063 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
@@ -362,3 +362,5 @@ func (b *backendMock) Engine() consensus.Engine { return nil }
 func (b *backendMock) StateAt(root common.Hash) (*state.StateDB, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
+
+func (b *backendMock) RemoveTx(txHash common.Hash) {}
diff --git a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
index 3e6110e4b031..dc0c95ef6c23 100644
--- a/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
+++ b/internal/web3ext/web3ext.go
@@ -800,6 +800,11 @@ web3._extend({
 			call: 'txpool_contentFrom',
 			params: 1,
 		}),
+		new web3._extend.Method({
+			name: 'removeTransactionByHash',
+			call: 'txpool_removeTransactionByHash',
+			params: 1
+		}),
 	]
 });
 `