diff --git a/hathor/builder/builder.py b/hathor/builder/builder.py
index 228791355..ea3afd8f7 100644
--- a/hathor/builder/builder.py
+++ b/hathor/builder/builder.py
@@ -614,7 +614,6 @@ def _get_or_create_vertex_handler(self) -> VertexHandler:
                 tx_storage=self._get_or_create_tx_storage(),
                 verification_service=self._get_or_create_verification_service(),
                 consensus=self._get_or_create_consensus(),
-                p2p_manager=self._get_or_create_p2p_manager(),
                 feature_service=self._get_or_create_feature_service(),
                 pubsub=self._get_or_create_pubsub(),
                 wallet=self._get_or_create_wallet(),
diff --git a/hathor/builder/cli_builder.py b/hathor/builder/cli_builder.py
index 493d31b6d..b2ffc747a 100644
--- a/hathor/builder/cli_builder.py
+++ b/hathor/builder/cli_builder.py
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ def create_manager(self, reactor: Reactor) -> HathorManager:
             tx_storage=tx_storage,
             verification_service=verification_service,
             consensus=consensus_algorithm,
-            p2p_manager=p2p_manager,
             feature_service=self.feature_service,
             pubsub=pubsub,
             wallet=self.wallet,
diff --git a/hathor/manager.py b/hathor/manager.py
index 0b6bd94b1..ce40cd896 100644
--- a/hathor/manager.py
+++ b/hathor/manager.py
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 from hathor.p2p.manager import ConnectionsManager
 from hathor.p2p.peer import PrivatePeer
 from hathor.p2p.peer_id import PeerId
-from hathor.profiler import get_cpu_profiler
 from hathor.pubsub import HathorEvents, PubSubManager
 from hathor.reactor import ReactorProtocol as Reactor
 from hathor.reward_lock import is_spent_reward_locked
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@
     from hathor.websocket.factory import HathorAdminWebsocketFactory
 
 logger = get_logger()
-cpu = get_cpu_profiler()
 
 
 class HathorManager:
@@ -171,8 +169,6 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.is_started: bool = False
 
-        self.cpu = cpu
-
         # XXX: first checkpoint must be genesis (height=0)
         self.checkpoints: list[Checkpoint] = checkpoints or []
         self.checkpoints_ready: list[bool] = [False] * len(self.checkpoints)
@@ -960,7 +956,6 @@ def propagate_tx(self, tx: BaseTransaction, fails_silently: bool = True) -> bool
 
         return self.on_new_tx(tx, fails_silently=fails_silently, propagate_to_peers=True)
 
-    @cpu.profiler('on_new_tx')
     def on_new_tx(
         self,
         tx: BaseTransaction,
@@ -977,14 +972,18 @@ def on_new_tx(
         :param fails_silently: if False will raise an exception when tx cannot be added
         :param propagate_to_peers: if True will relay the tx to other peers if it is accepted
         """
-        return self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(
+        success = self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(
             tx,
             quiet=quiet,
             fails_silently=fails_silently,
-            propagate_to_peers=propagate_to_peers,
             reject_locked_reward=reject_locked_reward,
         )
 
+        if propagate_to_peers and success:
+            self.connections.send_tx_to_peers(tx)
+
+        return success
+
     def has_sync_version_capability(self) -> bool:
         return self._settings.CAPABILITY_SYNC_VERSION in self.capabilities
 
diff --git a/hathor/p2p/sync_v1/agent.py b/hathor/p2p/sync_v1/agent.py
index 72ef6b6d0..68fe401ec 100644
--- a/hathor/p2p/sync_v1/agent.py
+++ b/hathor/p2p/sync_v1/agent.py
@@ -636,8 +636,10 @@ def handle_data(self, payload: str) -> None:
             self.log.info('tx received in real time from peer', tx=tx.hash_hex, peer=self.protocol.get_peer_id())
             # If we have not requested the data, it is a new transaction being propagated
             # in the network, thus, we propagate it as well.
-            result = self.manager.on_new_tx(tx, propagate_to_peers=True)
-            self.update_received_stats(tx, result)
+            success = self.manager.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(tx)
+            if success:
+                self.protocol.connections.send_tx_to_peers(tx)
+            self.update_received_stats(tx, success)
 
     def update_received_stats(self, tx: 'BaseTransaction', result: bool) -> None:
         """ Update protocol metrics when receiving a new tx
@@ -685,7 +687,9 @@ def on_tx_success(self, tx: 'BaseTransaction') -> 'BaseTransaction':
                 success = True
             else:
                 # Add tx to the DAG.
-                success = self.manager.on_new_tx(tx)
+                success = self.manager.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(tx)
+                if success:
+                    self.protocol.connections.send_tx_to_peers(tx)
             # Updating stats data
             self.update_received_stats(tx, success)
         return tx
diff --git a/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/agent.py b/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/agent.py
index b27ced303..5393080b4 100644
--- a/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/agent.py
+++ b/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/agent.py
@@ -488,7 +488,9 @@ def handle_tips(self, payload: str) -> None:
         data = [bytes.fromhex(x) for x in data]
         # filter-out txs we already have
         try:
-            self._receiving_tips.extend(VertexId(tx_id) for tx_id in data if not self.partial_vertex_exists(tx_id))
+            self._receiving_tips.extend(
+                VertexId(tx_id) for tx_id in data if not self.tx_storage.partial_vertex_exists(tx_id)
+            )
         except ValueError:
             self.protocol.send_error_and_close_connection('Invalid trasaction ID received')
         # XXX: it's OK to do this *after* the extend because the payload is limited by the line protocol
@@ -553,12 +555,6 @@ def send_message(self, cmd: ProtocolMessages, payload: Optional[str] = None) ->
         assert self.protocol.state is not None
         self.protocol.state.send_message(cmd, payload)
 
-    def partial_vertex_exists(self, vertex_id: VertexId) -> bool:
-        """ Return true if the vertex exists no matter its validation state.
-        """
-        with self.tx_storage.allow_partially_validated_context():
-            return self.tx_storage.transaction_exists(vertex_id)
-
     @inlineCallbacks
     def find_best_common_block(self,
                                my_best_block: _HeightInfo,
@@ -621,11 +617,11 @@ def on_block_complete(self, blk: Block, vertex_list: list[BaseTransaction]) -> G
         try:
             for tx in vertex_list:
                 if not self.tx_storage.transaction_exists(tx.hash):
-                    self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(tx, propagate_to_peers=False, fails_silently=False)
+                    self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(tx, fails_silently=False)
                 yield deferLater(self.reactor, 0, lambda: None)
 
             if not self.tx_storage.transaction_exists(blk.hash):
-                self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(blk, propagate_to_peers=False, fails_silently=False)
+                self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(blk, fails_silently=False)
         except InvalidNewTransaction:
             self.protocol.send_error_and_close_connection('invalid vertex received')
 
@@ -1163,7 +1159,7 @@ def handle_data(self, payload: str) -> None:
 
         tx.storage = self.protocol.node.tx_storage
 
-        if self.partial_vertex_exists(tx.hash):
+        if self.tx_storage.partial_vertex_exists(tx.hash):
             # transaction already added to the storage, ignore it
             # XXX: maybe we could add a hash blacklist and punish peers propagating known bad txs
             self.tx_storage.compare_bytes_with_local_tx(tx)
@@ -1174,7 +1170,9 @@ def handle_data(self, payload: str) -> None:
             if self.tx_storage.can_validate_full(tx):
                 self.log.debug('tx received in real time from peer', tx=tx.hash_hex, peer=self.protocol.get_peer_id())
                 try:
-                    self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(tx, propagate_to_peers=True, fails_silently=False)
+                    success = self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(tx, fails_silently=False)
+                    if success:
+                        self.protocol.connections.send_tx_to_peers(tx)
                 except InvalidNewTransaction:
                     self.protocol.send_error_and_close_connection('invalid vertex received')
             else:
diff --git a/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/blockchain_streaming_client.py b/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/blockchain_streaming_client.py
index 6f0a3f236..e78ec056b 100644
--- a/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/blockchain_streaming_client.py
+++ b/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/blockchain_streaming_client.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 from hathor.p2p.sync_v2.streamers import StreamEnd
 from hathor.transaction import Block
 from hathor.transaction.exceptions import HathorError
-from hathor.types import VertexId
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from hathor.p2p.sync_v2.agent import NodeBlockSync, _HeightInfo
@@ -75,11 +74,6 @@ def fails(self, reason: 'StreamingError') -> None:
         """Fail the execution by resolving the deferred with an error."""
         self._deferred.errback(reason)
 
-    def partial_vertex_exists(self, vertex_id: VertexId) -> bool:
-        """Return true if the vertex exists no matter its validation state."""
-        with self.tx_storage.allow_partially_validated_context():
-            return self.tx_storage.transaction_exists(vertex_id)
-
     def handle_blocks(self, blk: Block) -> None:
         """This method is called by the sync agent when a BLOCKS message is received."""
         if self._deferred.called:
@@ -105,7 +99,7 @@ def handle_blocks(self, blk: Block) -> None:
 
         # Check for repeated blocks.
         is_duplicated = False
-        if self.partial_vertex_exists(blk.hash):
+        if self.tx_storage.partial_vertex_exists(blk.hash):
             # We reached a block we already have. Skip it.
             self._blk_repeated += 1
             is_duplicated = True
@@ -132,7 +126,7 @@ def handle_blocks(self, blk: Block) -> None:
 
         if self.tx_storage.can_validate_full(blk):
             try:
-                self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(blk, propagate_to_peers=False, fails_silently=False)
+                self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(blk, fails_silently=False)
             except HathorError:
                 self.fails(InvalidVertexError(blk.hash.hex()))
                 return
diff --git a/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/mempool.py b/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/mempool.py
index 806c16849..03651642e 100644
--- a/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/mempool.py
+++ b/hathor/p2p/sync_v2/mempool.py
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ def _add_tx(self, tx: BaseTransaction) -> None:
         if self.tx_storage.transaction_exists(tx.hash):
             return
         try:
-            self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(tx, fails_silently=False)
+            success = self.vertex_handler.on_new_vertex(tx, fails_silently=False)
+            if success:
+                self.sync_agent.protocol.connections.send_tx_to_peers(tx)
         except InvalidNewTransaction:
             self.sync_agent.protocol.send_error_and_close_connection('invalid vertex received')
             raise
diff --git a/hathor/profiler/cpu.py b/hathor/profiler/cpu.py
index 63064df7e..34bad0512 100644
--- a/hathor/profiler/cpu.py
+++ b/hathor/profiler/cpu.py
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@
 import time
 from collections import defaultdict
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import Any, Callable, Union
+from typing import Callable, ParamSpec, TypeVar, Union
 
 from twisted.internet.task import LoopingCall
 
 Key = tuple[str, ...]
 
+T = TypeVar('T')
+P = ParamSpec('P')
+
 
 class ProcItem:
     """Store information for each process."""
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ def update(self) -> None:
         t1 = time.process_time()
         self.measures[('profiler',)].add_time(t1 - t0)
 
-    def profiler(self, key: Union[str, Callable[..., str]]) -> Callable[[Callable[..., Any]], Any]:
+    def profiler(self, key: Union[str, Callable[..., str]]) -> Callable[[Callable[P, T]], Callable[P, T]]:
         """Decorator to collect data. The `key` must be the key itself
         or a method that returns the key.
 
diff --git a/hathor/transaction/storage/transaction_storage.py b/hathor/transaction/storage/transaction_storage.py
index f91e3b795..82a364b92 100644
--- a/hathor/transaction/storage/transaction_storage.py
+++ b/hathor/transaction/storage/transaction_storage.py
@@ -1154,6 +1154,11 @@ def can_validate_full(self, vertex: Vertex) -> bool:
                 return True
         return all_exist and all_valid
 
+    def partial_vertex_exists(self, vertex_id: VertexId) -> bool:
+        """Return true if the vertex exists no matter its validation state."""
+        with self.allow_partially_validated_context():
+            return self.transaction_exists(vertex_id)
+
 
 class BaseTransactionStorage(TransactionStorage):
     indexes: Optional[IndexesManager]
diff --git a/hathor/vertex_handler/vertex_handler.py b/hathor/vertex_handler/vertex_handler.py
index 473516a56..59650e83e 100644
--- a/hathor/vertex_handler/vertex_handler.py
+++ b/hathor/vertex_handler/vertex_handler.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from hathor.consensus import ConsensusAlgorithm
 from hathor.exception import HathorError, InvalidNewTransaction
 from hathor.feature_activation.feature_service import FeatureService
-from hathor.p2p.manager import ConnectionsManager
+from hathor.profiler import get_cpu_profiler
 from hathor.pubsub import HathorEvents, PubSubManager
 from hathor.reactor import ReactorProtocol
 from hathor.transaction import BaseTransaction, Block
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from hathor.wallet import BaseWallet
 
 logger = get_logger()
+cpu = get_cpu_profiler()
 
 
 class VertexHandler:
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ class VertexHandler:
         '_tx_storage',
         '_verification_service',
         '_consensus',
-        '_p2p_manager',
         '_feature_service',
         '_pubsub',
         '_wallet',
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ def __init__(
         tx_storage: TransactionStorage,
         verification_service: VerificationService,
         consensus: ConsensusAlgorithm,
-        p2p_manager: ConnectionsManager,
         feature_service: FeatureService,
         pubsub: PubSubManager,
         wallet: BaseWallet | None,
@@ -67,19 +66,18 @@ def __init__(
         self._tx_storage = tx_storage
         self._verification_service = verification_service
         self._consensus = consensus
-        self._p2p_manager = p2p_manager
         self._feature_service = feature_service
         self._pubsub = pubsub
         self._wallet = wallet
         self._log_vertex_bytes = log_vertex_bytes
 
+    @cpu.profiler('on_new_vertex')
     def on_new_vertex(
         self,
         vertex: BaseTransaction,
         *,
         quiet: bool = False,
         fails_silently: bool = True,
-        propagate_to_peers: bool = True,
         reject_locked_reward: bool = True,
     ) -> bool:
         """ New method for adding transactions or blocks that steps the validation state machine.
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@ def on_new_vertex(
         :param vertex: transaction to be added
         :param quiet: if True will not log when a new tx is accepted
         :param fails_silently: if False will raise an exception when tx cannot be added
-        :param propagate_to_peers: if True will relay the tx to other peers if it is accepted
         """
         is_valid = self._validate_vertex(
             vertex,
@@ -102,7 +99,6 @@ def on_new_vertex(
         self._post_consensus(
             vertex,
             quiet=quiet,
-            propagate_to_peers=propagate_to_peers,
             reject_locked_reward=reject_locked_reward
         )
 
@@ -177,7 +173,6 @@ def _post_consensus(
         vertex: BaseTransaction,
         *,
         quiet: bool,
-        propagate_to_peers: bool,
         reject_locked_reward: bool,
     ) -> None:
         """ Handle operations that need to happen once the tx becomes fully validated.
@@ -208,10 +203,6 @@ def _post_consensus(
 
         self._log_new_object(vertex, 'new {}', quiet=quiet)
 
-        if propagate_to_peers:
-            # Propagate to our peers.
-            self._p2p_manager.send_tx_to_peers(vertex)
-
     def _log_new_object(self, tx: BaseTransaction, message_fmt: str, *, quiet: bool) -> None:
         """ A shortcut for logging additional information for block/txs.
         """