diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 53c6f79d5..2eedcc8fc 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) DeleteFromPendingSlashingCandidates(
 	bc.pendingSlashingCandidatesMU.Lock()
 	defer bc.pendingSlashingCandidatesMU.Unlock()
 	current := bc.ReadPendingSlashingCandidates()
-	bc.pendingSlashes = current.SetDifference(processed)
+	bc.pendingSlashes = processed.SetDifference(current)
 	return bc.writeSlashes(bc.pendingSlashes)
 }
 
diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_offchain.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_offchain.go
index 537e4cd83..b3c9294c0 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_offchain.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_offchain.go
@@ -79,17 +79,6 @@ func WritePendingCrossLinks(db DatabaseWriter, bytes []byte) error {
 	return db.Put(pendingCrosslinkKey, bytes)
 }
 
-// DeletePendingCrossLinks stores last pending crosslinks into database.
-func DeletePendingCrossLinks(db DatabaseDeleter) error {
-	return db.Delete(pendingCrosslinkKey)
-}
-
-// ReadPendingSlashingCandidates retrieves last pending slashing candidates
-// TODO(audit): the pending slashes written in DB is never used.
-func ReadPendingSlashingCandidates(db DatabaseReader) ([]byte, error) {
-	return db.Get(pendingSlashingKey)
-}
-
 // WritePendingSlashingCandidates stores last pending slashing candidates into database.
 func WritePendingSlashingCandidates(db DatabaseWriter, bytes []byte) error {
 	return db.Put(pendingSlashingKey, bytes)
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index 12b198f7c..6664f5056 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ func ApplyStakingTransaction(
 	receipt.TxHash = tx.Hash()
 	receipt.GasUsed = gas
 
-	// TODO(audit): add more log to staking txns; expose them in block explorer.
 	if config.IsReceiptLog(header.Epoch()) {
 		receipt.Logs = statedb.GetLogs(tx.Hash())
 		utils.Logger().Info().Interface("CollectReward", receipt.Logs)
diff --git a/node/worker/worker.go b/node/worker/worker.go
index f43a05092..5da32f2cb 100644
--- a/node/worker/worker.go
+++ b/node/worker/worker.go
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ func (w *Worker) verifySlashes(
 				Interface("slashRecord", d[i]).
 				Msg("Slash failed verification")
 			failures = append(failures, d[i])
+			continue
 		}
 		successes = append(successes, d[i])
 	}