diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index 1e4f35ccd1..732e79f8ba 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -1280,41 +1280,13 @@ func (d *Downloader) fetchReceipts(from uint64, beaconMode bool) error {
 // keeps processing and scheduling them into the header chain and downloader's
 // queue until the stream ends or a failure occurs.
 func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64, td, ttd *big.Int, beaconMode bool) error {
-	// Keep a count of uncertain headers to roll back
 	var (
-		rollback    uint64 // Zero means no rollback (fine as you can't unroll the genesis)
-		rollbackErr error
-		mode        = d.getMode()
+		mode       = d.getMode()
+		gotHeaders = false // Wait for batches of headers to process
 	)
-	defer func() {
-		if rollback > 0 {
-			lastHeader, lastFastBlock, lastBlock := d.lightchain.CurrentHeader().Number, common.Big0, common.Big0
-			if mode != LightSync {
-				lastFastBlock = d.blockchain.CurrentSnapBlock().Number
-				lastBlock = d.blockchain.CurrentBlock().Number
-			}
-			if err := d.lightchain.SetHead(rollback - 1); err != nil { // -1 to target the parent of the first uncertain block
-				// We're already unwinding the stack, only print the error to make it more visible
-				log.Error("Failed to roll back chain segment", "head", rollback-1, "err", err)
-			}
-			curFastBlock, curBlock := common.Big0, common.Big0
-			if mode != LightSync {
-				curFastBlock = d.blockchain.CurrentSnapBlock().Number
-				curBlock = d.blockchain.CurrentBlock().Number
-			}
-			log.Warn("Rolled back chain segment",
-				"header", fmt.Sprintf("%d->%d", lastHeader, d.lightchain.CurrentHeader().Number),
-				"snap", fmt.Sprintf("%d->%d", lastFastBlock, curFastBlock),
-				"block", fmt.Sprintf("%d->%d", lastBlock, curBlock), "reason", rollbackErr)
-		}
-	}()
-	// Wait for batches of headers to process
-	gotHeaders := false
-
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-d.cancelCh:
-			rollbackErr = errCanceled
 			return errCanceled
 
 		case task := <-d.headerProcCh:
@@ -1363,8 +1335,6 @@ func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64, td, ttd *big.Int, beaconMode
 						}
 					}
 				}
-				// Disable any rollback and return
-				rollback = 0
 				return nil
 			}
 			// Otherwise split the chunk of headers into batches and process them
@@ -1375,7 +1345,6 @@ func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64, td, ttd *big.Int, beaconMode
 				// Terminate if something failed in between processing chunks
 				select {
 				case <-d.cancelCh:
-					rollbackErr = errCanceled
 					return errCanceled
 				default:
 				}
@@ -1422,29 +1391,11 @@ func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64, td, ttd *big.Int, beaconMode
 					}
 					if len(chunkHeaders) > 0 {
 						if n, err := d.lightchain.InsertHeaderChain(chunkHeaders); err != nil {
-							rollbackErr = err
-
-							// If some headers were inserted, track them as uncertain
-							if mode == SnapSync && n > 0 && rollback == 0 {
-								rollback = chunkHeaders[0].Number.Uint64()
-							}
 							log.Warn("Invalid header encountered", "number", chunkHeaders[n].Number, "hash", chunkHashes[n], "parent", chunkHeaders[n].ParentHash, "err", err)
 							return fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", errInvalidChain, err)
 						}
-						// All verifications passed, track all headers within the allowed limits
-						if mode == SnapSync {
-							head := chunkHeaders[len(chunkHeaders)-1].Number.Uint64()
-							if head-rollback > uint64(fsHeaderSafetyNet) {
-								rollback = head - uint64(fsHeaderSafetyNet)
-							} else {
-								rollback = 1
-							}
-						}
 					}
 					if len(rejected) != 0 {
-						// Merge threshold reached, stop importing, but don't roll back
-						rollback = 0
-
 						log.Info("Legacy sync reached merge threshold", "number", rejected[0].Number, "hash", rejected[0].Hash(), "td", td, "ttd", ttd)
 						return ErrMergeTransition
 					}
@@ -1455,7 +1406,6 @@ func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64, td, ttd *big.Int, beaconMode
 					for d.queue.PendingBodies() >= maxQueuedHeaders || d.queue.PendingReceipts() >= maxQueuedHeaders {
 						select {
 						case <-d.cancelCh:
-							rollbackErr = errCanceled
 							return errCanceled
 						case <-time.After(time.Second):
 						}
@@ -1463,7 +1413,6 @@ func (d *Downloader) processHeaders(origin uint64, td, ttd *big.Int, beaconMode
 					// Otherwise insert the headers for content retrieval
 					inserts := d.queue.Schedule(chunkHeaders, chunkHashes, origin)
 					if len(inserts) != len(chunkHeaders) {
-						rollbackErr = fmt.Errorf("stale headers: len inserts %v len(chunk) %v", len(inserts), len(chunkHeaders))
 						return fmt.Errorf("%w: stale headers", errBadPeer)
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
index 06c22afff0..ffe445ea88 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
@@ -878,86 +878,6 @@ func testShiftedHeaderAttack(t *testing.T, protocol uint, mode SyncMode) {
 	assertOwnChain(t, tester, len(chain.blocks))
 }
 
-// Tests that upon detecting an invalid header, the recent ones are rolled back
-// for various failure scenarios. Afterwards a full sync is attempted to make
-// sure no state was corrupted.
-func TestInvalidHeaderRollback66Snap(t *testing.T) { testInvalidHeaderRollback(t, eth.ETH66, SnapSync) }
-func TestInvalidHeaderRollback67Snap(t *testing.T) { testInvalidHeaderRollback(t, eth.ETH67, SnapSync) }
-
-func testInvalidHeaderRollback(t *testing.T, protocol uint, mode SyncMode) {
-	tester := newTester(t)
-	defer tester.terminate()
-
-	// Create a small enough block chain to download
-	targetBlocks := 3*fsHeaderSafetyNet + 256 + fsMinFullBlocks
-	chain := testChainBase.shorten(targetBlocks)
-
-	// Attempt to sync with an attacker that feeds junk during the fast sync phase.
-	// This should result in the last fsHeaderSafetyNet headers being rolled back.
-	missing := fsHeaderSafetyNet + MaxHeaderFetch + 1
-
-	fastAttacker := tester.newPeer("fast-attack", protocol, chain.blocks[1:])
-	fastAttacker.withholdHeaders[chain.blocks[missing].Hash()] = struct{}{}
-
-	if err := tester.sync("fast-attack", nil, mode); err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("succeeded fast attacker synchronisation")
-	}
-	if head := tester.chain.CurrentHeader().Number.Int64(); int(head) > MaxHeaderFetch {
-		t.Errorf("rollback head mismatch: have %v, want at most %v", head, MaxHeaderFetch)
-	}
-	// Attempt to sync with an attacker that feeds junk during the block import phase.
-	// This should result in both the last fsHeaderSafetyNet number of headers being
-	// rolled back, and also the pivot point being reverted to a non-block status.
-	missing = 3*fsHeaderSafetyNet + MaxHeaderFetch + 1
-
-	blockAttacker := tester.newPeer("block-attack", protocol, chain.blocks[1:])
-	fastAttacker.withholdHeaders[chain.blocks[missing].Hash()] = struct{}{} // Make sure the fast-attacker doesn't fill in
-	blockAttacker.withholdHeaders[chain.blocks[missing].Hash()] = struct{}{}
-
-	if err := tester.sync("block-attack", nil, mode); err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("succeeded block attacker synchronisation")
-	}
-	if head := tester.chain.CurrentHeader().Number.Int64(); int(head) > 2*fsHeaderSafetyNet+MaxHeaderFetch {
-		t.Errorf("rollback head mismatch: have %v, want at most %v", head, 2*fsHeaderSafetyNet+MaxHeaderFetch)
-	}
-	if mode == SnapSync {
-		if head := tester.chain.CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64(); head != 0 {
-			t.Errorf("fast sync pivot block #%d not rolled back", head)
-		}
-	}
-	// Attempt to sync with an attacker that withholds promised blocks after the
-	// fast sync pivot point. This could be a trial to leave the node with a bad
-	// but already imported pivot block.
-	withholdAttacker := tester.newPeer("withhold-attack", protocol, chain.blocks[1:])
-
-	tester.downloader.syncInitHook = func(uint64, uint64) {
-		for i := missing; i < len(chain.blocks); i++ {
-			withholdAttacker.withholdHeaders[chain.blocks[i].Hash()] = struct{}{}
-		}
-		tester.downloader.syncInitHook = nil
-	}
-	if err := tester.sync("withhold-attack", nil, mode); err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("succeeded withholding attacker synchronisation")
-	}
-	if head := tester.chain.CurrentHeader().Number.Int64(); int(head) > 2*fsHeaderSafetyNet+MaxHeaderFetch {
-		t.Errorf("rollback head mismatch: have %v, want at most %v", head, 2*fsHeaderSafetyNet+MaxHeaderFetch)
-	}
-	if mode == SnapSync {
-		if head := tester.chain.CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64(); head != 0 {
-			t.Errorf("fast sync pivot block #%d not rolled back", head)
-		}
-	}
-	// Synchronise with the valid peer and make sure sync succeeds. Since the last rollback
-	// should also disable fast syncing for this process, verify that we did a fresh full
-	// sync. Note, we can't assert anything about the receipts since we won't purge the
-	// database of them, hence we can't use assertOwnChain.
-	tester.newPeer("valid", protocol, chain.blocks[1:])
-	if err := tester.sync("valid", nil, mode); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to synchronise blocks: %v", err)
-	}
-	assertOwnChain(t, tester, len(chain.blocks))
-}
-
 // Tests that a peer advertising a high TD doesn't get to stall the downloader
 // afterwards by not sending any useful hashes.
 func TestHighTDStarvationAttack66Full(t *testing.T) {