diff --git a/consensus/view_change_construct.go b/consensus/view_change_construct.go
index fcf025e74..5d2553175 100644
--- a/consensus/view_change_construct.go
+++ b/consensus/view_change_construct.go
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ func (vc *viewChange) InitPayload(
 	if !inited {
 		viewIDBytes := make([]byte, 8)
 		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(viewIDBytes, viewID)
-		vc.getLogger().Info().Uint64("viewID", viewID).Uint64("blockNum", blockNum).Msg("[InitPayload] add my M3 (ViewID) type messaage")
+		vc.getLogger().Info().Uint64("viewID", viewID).Uint64("blockNum", blockNum).Msg("[InitPayload] add my M3 (ViewID) type message")
 		for _, key := range privKeys {
 			if _, ok := vc.viewIDBitmap[viewID]; !ok {
 				viewIDBitmap := bls_cosi.NewMask(members)
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index 9ccb256a7..38be4184a 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"time"
 
-	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
-
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
@@ -40,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/staking/effective"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/staking/slash"
 	staking "github.com/harmony-one/harmony/staking/types"
+	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -319,6 +318,7 @@ func ApplyTransaction(bc ChainContext, author *common.Address, gp *GasPool, stat
 			balance = a.String()
 		}
 		return nil, nil, nil, 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "apply failed from='%s' to='%s' balance='%s'", msg.From().Hex(), to, balance)
+
 	}
 	// Update the state with pending changes
 	var root []byte
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 841d6330d..f80c502a0 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -1178,6 +1178,45 @@ func New(
 
 	node.serviceManager = service.NewManager()
 
+	// delete old pending crosslinks
+	if node.Blockchain().ShardID() == shard.BeaconChainShardID {
+		ten := big.NewInt(10)
+		crossLinkEpochThreshold := new(big.Int).Sub(node.Blockchain().CurrentHeader().Epoch(), ten)
+
+		invalidToDelete := make([]types.CrossLink, 0, 1000)
+		allPending, err := node.Blockchain().ReadPendingCrossLinks()
+		if err == nil {
+			for _, pending := range allPending {
+				// if pending crosslink is older than 10 epochs, delete it
+				if pending.EpochF.Cmp(crossLinkEpochThreshold) <= 0 {
+					invalidToDelete = append(invalidToDelete, pending)
+					utils.Logger().Info().
+						Uint32("shard", pending.ShardID()).
+						Int64("epoch", pending.Epoch().Int64()).
+						Uint64("blockNum", pending.BlockNum()).
+						Int64("viewID", pending.ViewID().Int64()).
+						Interface("hash", pending.Hash()).
+						Msg("[PendingCrossLinksOnInit] delete old pending cross links")
+				}
+			}
+
+			if n, err := node.Blockchain().DeleteFromPendingCrossLinks(invalidToDelete); err != nil {
+				utils.Logger().Error().
+					Err(err).
+					Msg("[PendingCrossLinksOnInit] deleting old pending cross links failed")
+			} else if len(invalidToDelete) > 0 {
+				utils.Logger().Info().
+					Int("not-deleted", n).
+					Int("deleted", len(invalidToDelete)).
+					Msg("[PendingCrossLinksOnInit] deleted old pending cross links")
+			}
+		} else {
+			utils.Logger().Error().
+				Err(err).
+				Msg("[PendingCrossLinksOnInit] read pending cross links failed")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &node
 }
 
diff --git a/node/node_newblock.go b/node/node_newblock.go
index fdca8b741..bafb340a8 100644
--- a/node/node_newblock.go
+++ b/node/node_newblock.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package node
 
 import (
+	"math/big"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -226,11 +227,18 @@ func (node *Node) ProposeNewBlock(commitSigs chan []byte) (*types.Block, error)
 	utils.AnalysisStart("proposeNewBlockVerifyCrossLinks")
 	// Prepare cross links and slashing messages
 	var crossLinksToPropose types.CrossLinks
+	ten := big.NewInt(10)
+	crossLinkEpochThreshold := new(big.Int).Sub(currentHeader.Epoch(), ten)
 	if isBeaconchainInCrossLinkEra {
 		allPending, err := node.Blockchain().ReadPendingCrossLinks()
 		invalidToDelete := []types.CrossLink{}
 		if err == nil {
 			for _, pending := range allPending {
+				// if pending crosslink is older than 10 epochs, delete it and continue. this logic is also applied when the node starts
+				if pending.EpochF.Cmp(crossLinkEpochThreshold) <= 0 {
+					invalidToDelete = append(invalidToDelete, pending)
+					continue
+				}
 				// ReadCrossLink beacon chain usage.
 				exist, err := node.Blockchain().ReadCrossLink(pending.ShardID(), pending.BlockNum())
 				if err == nil || exist != nil {
@@ -263,7 +271,16 @@ func (node *Node) ProposeNewBlock(commitSigs chan []byte) (*types.Block, error)
 				len(allPending),
 			)
 		}
-		node.Blockchain().DeleteFromPendingCrossLinks(invalidToDelete)
+		if n, err := node.Blockchain().DeleteFromPendingCrossLinks(invalidToDelete); err != nil {
+			utils.Logger().Error().
+				Err(err).
+				Msg("[ProposeNewBlock] invalid pending cross links failed")
+		} else if len(invalidToDelete) > 0 {
+			utils.Logger().Info().
+				Int("not-deleted", n).
+				Int("deleted", len(invalidToDelete)).
+				Msg("[ProposeNewBlock] deleted invalid pending cross links")
+		}
 	}
 	utils.AnalysisEnd("proposeNewBlockVerifyCrossLinks")