diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -3007,15 +3007,7 @@
             LogPrint(BCLog::MEMPOOL, "   accepted orphan tx %s\n",
                      orphanTxId.ToString());
             RelayTransaction(orphanTxId, m_connman);
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < porphanTx->vout.size(); i++) {
-                auto it_by_prev =
-                    mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.find(COutPoint(orphanTxId, i));
-                if (it_by_prev != mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.end()) {
-                    for (const auto &elem : it_by_prev->second) {
-                        orphan_work_set.insert(elem->first);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            AddChildrenToWorkSet(*porphanTx, orphan_work_set);
             EraseOrphanTx(orphanTxId);
             break;
         } else if (state.GetResult() != TxValidationResult::TX_MISSING_INPUTS) {
@@ -4317,15 +4309,7 @@
             // about any requests for it.
             m_txrequest.ForgetInvId(tx.GetId());
             RelayTransaction(tx.GetId(), m_connman);
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < tx.vout.size(); i++) {
-                auto it_by_prev =
-                    mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.find(COutPoint(txid, i));
-                if (it_by_prev != mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.end()) {
-                    for (const auto &elem : it_by_prev->second) {
-                        peer->m_orphan_work_set.insert(elem->first);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            AddChildrenToWorkSet(tx, peer->m_orphan_work_set);
 
             pfrom.m_last_tx_time = GetTime<std::chrono::seconds>();
 
diff --git a/src/txorphanage.h b/src/txorphanage.h
--- a/src/txorphanage.h
+++ b/src/txorphanage.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 void EraseOrphansFor(NodeId peer) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(g_cs_orphans);
 unsigned int LimitOrphanTxSize(unsigned int nMaxOrphans)
     EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(g_cs_orphans);
+void AddChildrenToWorkSet(const CTransaction &tx,
+                          std::set<TxId> &orphan_work_set)
+    EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(g_cs_orphans);
 
 /**
  * Map from txid to orphan transaction record. Limited by
diff --git a/src/txorphanage.cpp b/src/txorphanage.cpp
--- a/src/txorphanage.cpp
+++ b/src/txorphanage.cpp
@@ -112,3 +112,17 @@
     }
     return nEvicted;
 }
+
+void AddChildrenToWorkSet(const CTransaction &tx,
+                          std::set<TxId> &orphan_work_set) {
+    AssertLockHeld(g_cs_orphans);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < tx.vout.size(); i++) {
+        auto it_by_prev =
+            mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.find(COutPoint(tx.GetId(), i));
+        if (it_by_prev != mapOrphanTransactionsByPrev.end()) {
+            for (const auto &elem : it_by_prev->second) {
+                orphan_work_set.insert(elem->first);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}