diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
index ed851fcc9..41ddc70ad 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/index.js
@@ -793,4 +793,5 @@ export default class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     const currentNetworkTxList = this.txStateManager.getTxList(MAX_MEMSTORE_TX_LIST_SIZE)
     this.memStore.updateState({ unapprovedTxs, currentNetworkTxList })
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager.js
index ca07d3e88..7992a1d02 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager.js
@@ -508,4 +508,14 @@ export default class TransactionStateManager extends EventEmitter {
     const transactionList = this.getFullTxList()
     this._saveTxList(transactionList.filter((txMeta) => txMeta.id !== txId))
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Filters out the unapproved transactions
+   */
+
+  clearUnapprovedTxs () {
+    const transactions = this.getFullTxList()
+    const nonUnapprovedTxs = transactions.filter((tx) => tx.status !== 'unapproved')
+    this._saveTxList(nonUnapprovedTxs)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 0b87206ca..c64e92ff2 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -631,6 +631,9 @@ export default class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       // clear permissions
       this.permissionsController.clearPermissions()
 
+      // clear unapproved transactions
+      this.txController.txStateManager.clearUnapprovedTxs()
+
       // create new vault
       const vault = await keyringController.createNewVaultAndRestore(password, seed)
 
diff --git a/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager-test.js b/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager-test.js
index 32acfb408..e4dd13515 100644
--- a/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/app/controllers/transactions/tx-state-manager-test.js
@@ -598,4 +598,23 @@ describe('TransactionStateManager', function () {
       assert.equal(txStateManager.getFullTxList()[0].id, 2, 'txList should have a id of 2')
     })
   })
+
+  describe('#clearUnapprovedTxs', function () {
+    it('removes unapproved transactions', function () {
+      const txMetas = [
+        { id: 0, status: 'unapproved', txParams: { from: '0xaa', to: '0xbb' }, metamaskNetworkId: currentNetworkId },
+        { id: 1, status: 'unapproved', txParams: { from: '0xaa', to: '0xbb' }, metamaskNetworkId: currentNetworkId },
+        { id: 2, status: 'confirmed', txParams: { from: '0xaa', to: '0xbb' }, metamaskNetworkId: otherNetworkId },
+        { id: 3, status: 'confirmed', txParams: { from: '0xaa', to: '0xbb' }, metamaskNetworkId: otherNetworkId },
+      ]
+
+      txMetas.forEach((txMeta) => txStateManager.addTx(txMeta, noop))
+
+      txStateManager.clearUnapprovedTxs()
+
+      const unapprovedTxList = txStateManager.getFullTxList().filter((tx) => tx.status === 'unapproved')
+
+      assert.equal(unapprovedTxList.length, 0)
+    })
+  })
 })