diff --git a/vochain/app.go b/vochain/app.go
index 857a57471..66b95d55b 100644
--- a/vochain/app.go
+++ b/vochain/app.go
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ const (
 
 	// StateDataDir is the subdirectory inside app.DataDir where State data will be saved
 	StateDataDir = "vcstate"
-	// TxHandlerDataDir is the subdirectory inside app.DataDir where TransactionHandler data will be saved
-	TxHandlerDataDir = "txHandler"
-	// TxHandlerDataDir is the subdirectory inside app.DataDir where Snapshots data will be saved
+	// SnapshotsDataDir is the subdirectory inside app.DataDir where Snapshots data will be saved
 	SnapshotsDataDir = "snapshots"
 )
 
@@ -146,11 +144,7 @@ func NewBaseApplication(vochainCfg *config.VochainCfg) (*BaseApplication, error)
 	istc := ist.NewISTC(state)
 
 	// Create the transaction handler for checking and processing transactions
-	transactionHandler := transaction.NewTransactionHandler(
-		state,
-		istc,
-		filepath.Join(vochainCfg.DataDir, TxHandlerDataDir),
-	)
+	transactionHandler := transaction.NewTransactionHandler(state, istc)
 
 	snaps, err := snapshot.NewManager(filepath.Join(vochainCfg.DataDir, SnapshotsDataDir), vochainCfg.StateSyncChunkSize)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/vochain/cometbft.go b/vochain/cometbft.go
index 2f202d459..9ced5e90b 100644
--- a/vochain/cometbft.go
+++ b/vochain/cometbft.go
@@ -716,11 +716,7 @@ func (app *BaseApplication) RestoreStateFromSnapshot(snap *snapshot.Snapshot) er
 
 	istc := ist.NewISTC(newState)
 	// Create the transaction handler for checking and processing transactions
-	transactionHandler := transaction.NewTransactionHandler(
-		newState,
-		istc,
-		filepath.Join(app.dataDir, TxHandlerDataDir),
-	)
+	transactionHandler := transaction.NewTransactionHandler(newState, istc)
 
 	// This looks racy but actually it's OK, since State Sync happens during very early init,
 	// when the app is blocked waiting for cometbft to finish startup.
diff --git a/vochain/transaction/transaction.go b/vochain/transaction/transaction.go
index 01bd0b140..99434271e 100644
--- a/vochain/transaction/transaction.go
+++ b/vochain/transaction/transaction.go
@@ -43,16 +43,13 @@ type TransactionHandler struct {
 	state *vstate.State
 	// istc is the internal state transition controller
 	istc *ist.Controller
-	// dataDir is the path for storing some files
-	dataDir string
 }
 
 // NewTransactionHandler creates a new TransactionHandler.
-func NewTransactionHandler(state *vstate.State, istc *ist.Controller, dataDir string) *TransactionHandler {
+func NewTransactionHandler(state *vstate.State, istc *ist.Controller) *TransactionHandler {
 	return &TransactionHandler{
-		state:   state,
-		dataDir: dataDir,
-		istc:    istc,
+		state: state,
+		istc:  istc,
 	}
 }