diff --git a/core/worker.go b/core/worker.go
index 1228f698c..1b28b566e 100644
--- a/core/worker.go
+++ b/core/worker.go
@@ -1326,15 +1326,8 @@ func (w *worker) commitTransactions(env *environment, primeTerminus *types.WorkO
 				qiTxsToRemove = append(qiTxsToRemove, &hash)
 				continue
 			}
-			if env.gasPool.Gas() < txGas {
-				w.logger.WithFields(log.Fields{
-					"have": env.gasPool,
-					"want": txGas,
-				}).Trace("Not enough gas for further transactions")
-				break
-			}
 			if err := w.processQiTx(tx, env, primeTerminus, parent, firstQiTx); err != nil {
-				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "emits too many") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "double spends") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "combine smaller denominations") {
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "emits too many") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "double spends") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "combine smaller denominations") || strings.Contains(err.Error(), "uses too much gas") {
 					// This is not an invalid tx, our block is just full of ETXs
 					// Alternatively, a tx double spends a cached deleted UTXO, likely replaced-by-fee
 					txs.PopNoSort()
@@ -2039,9 +2032,6 @@ func (w *worker) processQiTx(tx *types.Transaction, env *environment, primeTermi
 	if err := env.gasPool.SubGas(intrinsicGas); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if gasUsed > env.wo.GasLimit() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("tx %032x uses too much gas, have used %d out of %d", tx.Hash(), gasUsed, env.wo.GasLimit())
-	}
 
 	addresses := make(map[common.AddressBytes]struct{})
 	totalQitIn := big.NewInt(0)
@@ -2237,6 +2227,9 @@ func (w *worker) processQiTx(tx *types.Transaction, env *environment, primeTermi
 			txFeeInQit.Sub(txFeeInQit, txFeeInQit) // Fee goes entirely to gas to pay for conversion
 		}
 	}
+	if gasUsed > env.wo.GasLimit() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tx %032x uses too much gas, have used %d out of %d", tx.Hash(), gasUsed, env.wo.GasLimit())
+	}
 	env.wo.Header().SetGasUsed(gasUsed)
 	env.etxRLimit -= ETXRCount
 	env.etxPLimit -= ETXPCount