diff --git a/crates/starknet_mempool/src/mempool.rs b/crates/starknet_mempool/src/mempool.rs
index 313ccfd9021..0d03eb2d321 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_mempool/src/mempool.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_mempool/src/mempool.rs
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ impl Mempool {
     }
 
     fn remove_expired_txs(&mut self) {
-        let removed_txs = self.tx_pool.remove_txs_older_than(self.config.transaction_ttl);
+        let removed_txs =
+            self.tx_pool.remove_txs_older_than(self.config.transaction_ttl, &self.state.staged);
         self.tx_queue.remove_txs(&removed_txs);
         metric_count_expired_txs(removed_txs.len());
     }
diff --git a/crates/starknet_mempool/src/mempool_test.rs b/crates/starknet_mempool/src/mempool_test.rs
index da169de23ec..16213dccba2 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_mempool/src/mempool_test.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_mempool/src/mempool_test.rs
@@ -1118,3 +1118,34 @@ fn test_register_metrics() {
         assert_eq!(get_metric_counter_txs_dropped(&metrics, drop_reason), 0);
     }
 }
+
+#[rstest]
+fn expired_staged_txs_are_not_deleted() {
+    // Create a mempool with a fake clock.
+    let fake_clock = Arc::new(FakeClock::default());
+    let mut mempool = Mempool::new(
+        MempoolConfig { transaction_ttl: Duration::from_secs(60), ..Default::default() },
+        fake_clock.clone(),
+    );
+
+    // Add 2 transactions to the mempool, and stage one.
+    let staged_tx =
+        add_tx_input!(tx_hash: 1, address: "0x0", tx_nonce: 0, account_nonce: 0, tip: 100);
+    let nonstaged_tx =
+        add_tx_input!(tx_hash: 2, address: "0x0", tx_nonce: 1, account_nonce: 0, tip: 100);
+    add_tx(&mut mempool, &staged_tx);
+    add_tx(&mut mempool, &nonstaged_tx);
+    assert_eq!(mempool.get_txs(1).unwrap(), vec![staged_tx.tx.clone()]);
+
+    // Advance the clock beyond the TTL.
+    fake_clock.advance(mempool.config.transaction_ttl + Duration::from_secs(5));
+
+    // Add another transaction to trigger the cleanup, and verify the staged tx is still in the
+    // mempool. The non-staged tx should be removed.
+    let another_tx =
+        add_tx_input!(tx_hash: 3, address: "0x1", tx_nonce: 0, account_nonce: 0, tip: 100);
+    add_tx(&mut mempool, &another_tx);
+    let expected_mempool_content =
+        MempoolTestContentBuilder::new().with_pool([staged_tx.tx, another_tx.tx]).build();
+    expected_mempool_content.assert_eq(&mempool.content());
+}
diff --git a/crates/starknet_mempool/src/transaction_pool.rs b/crates/starknet_mempool/src/transaction_pool.rs
index b8aba5d0736..5ed75127b90 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_mempool/src/transaction_pool.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_mempool/src/transaction_pool.rs
@@ -100,8 +100,12 @@ impl TransactionPool {
         removed_txs.len()
     }
 
-    pub fn remove_txs_older_than(&mut self, duration: Duration) -> Vec<TransactionReference> {
-        let removed_txs = self.txs_by_submission_time.remove_txs_older_than(duration);
+    pub fn remove_txs_older_than(
+        &mut self,
+        duration: Duration,
+        exclude_txs: &HashMap<ContractAddress, Nonce>,
+    ) -> Vec<TransactionReference> {
+        let removed_txs = self.txs_by_submission_time.remove_txs_older_than(duration, exclude_txs);
 
         self.remove_from_main_mapping(&removed_txs);
         self.remove_from_account_mapping(&removed_txs);
@@ -331,19 +335,31 @@ impl TimedTransactionMap {
     }
 
     /// Removes all transactions that were submitted to the pool before the given duration.
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    pub fn remove_txs_older_than(&mut self, duration: Duration) -> Vec<TransactionReference> {
+    /// Transactions for accounts listed in exclude_txs with nonces lower than the specified nonce
+    /// are preserved.
+    pub fn remove_txs_older_than(
+        &mut self,
+        duration: Duration,
+        exclude_txs: &HashMap<ContractAddress, Nonce>,
+    ) -> Vec<TransactionReference> {
         let split_off_value = SubmissionID {
             submission_time: self.clock.now() - duration,
             tx_hash: Default::default(),
         };
-        let removed_txs: Vec<_> =
-            self.txs_by_submission_time.split_off(&split_off_value).into_values().collect();
-
-        for tx in removed_txs.iter() {
-            self.hash_to_submission_id.remove(&tx.tx_hash).expect(
-                "Transaction should have a submission ID if it is in the timed transaction map.",
-            );
+        let old_txs = self.txs_by_submission_time.split_off(&split_off_value);
+
+        let mut removed_txs = Vec::new();
+        for (submission_id, tx) in old_txs.into_iter() {
+            if exclude_txs.get(&tx.address).is_some_and(|nonce| tx.nonce < *nonce) {
+                // The transaction should be preserved. Add it back.
+                self.txs_by_submission_time.insert(submission_id, tx);
+            } else {
+                self.hash_to_submission_id.remove(&tx.tx_hash).expect(
+                    "Transaction should have a submission ID if it is in the timed transaction \
+                     map.",
+                );
+                removed_txs.push(tx);
+            }
         }
 
         removed_txs