diff --git a/tasks/scheduler.go b/tasks/scheduler.go
index 5445d724d..ab6c681b2 100644
--- a/tasks/scheduler.go
+++ b/tasks/scheduler.go
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ type deliverTxTask struct {
 	Status        status
 	Dependencies  map[int]struct{}
 	Abort         *occ.Abort
-	Index         int
 	Incarnation   int
 	Request       types.RequestDeliverTx
 	SdkTx         sdk.Tx
@@ -181,13 +180,12 @@ func (s *scheduler) findConflicts(task *deliverTxTask) (bool, []int) {
 func toTasks(reqs []*sdk.DeliverTxEntry) ([]*deliverTxTask, map[int]*deliverTxTask) {
 	tasksMap := make(map[int]*deliverTxTask)
 	allTasks := make([]*deliverTxTask, 0, len(reqs))
-	for idx, r := range reqs {
+	for _, r := range reqs {
 		task := &deliverTxTask{
 			Request:       r.Request,
 			SdkTx:         r.SdkTx,
 			Checksum:      r.Checksum,
 			AbsoluteIndex: r.AbsoluteIndex,
-			Index:         idx,
 			Status:        statusPending,
 			Dependencies:  map[int]struct{}{},
 		}
@@ -303,7 +301,7 @@ func (s *scheduler) ProcessAll(ctx sdk.Context, reqs []*sdk.DeliverTxEntry) ([]t
 
 	toExecute := tasks
 	for !allValidated(tasks) {
-		// if the max incarnation >= 5, we should revert to synchronous
+		// if the max incarnation >= x, we should revert to synchronous
 		if iterations >= maximumIterations {
 			// process synchronously
 			s.synchronous = true
@@ -470,7 +468,6 @@ func (s *scheduler) traceSpan(ctx sdk.Context, name string, task *deliverTxTask)
 	spanCtx, span := s.tracingInfo.StartWithContext(name, ctx.TraceSpanContext())
 	if task != nil {
 		span.SetAttributes(attribute.String("txHash", fmt.Sprintf("%X", sha256.Sum256(task.Request.Tx))))
-		span.SetAttributes(attribute.Int("txIndex", task.Index))
 		span.SetAttributes(attribute.Int("absoluteIndex", task.AbsoluteIndex))
 		span.SetAttributes(attribute.Int("txIncarnation", task.Incarnation))
 	}
diff --git a/tasks/scheduler_test.go b/tasks/scheduler_test.go
index 7776179b1..738ea2986 100644
--- a/tasks/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/tasks/scheduler_test.go
@@ -324,14 +324,50 @@ func TestProcessAll(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
+		{
+			name:      "Test every tx accesses same key with estimated writesets",
+			workers:   50,
+			runs:      1,
+			addStores: true,
+			requests:  requestListWithEstimatedWritesets(1000),
+			deliverTxFunc: func(ctx sdk.Context, req types.RequestDeliverTx, tx sdk.Tx, checksum [32]byte) (res types.ResponseDeliverTx) {
+				defer abortRecoveryFunc(&res)
+				// all txs read and write to the same key to maximize conflicts
+				kv := ctx.MultiStore().GetKVStore(testStoreKey)
+				val := string(kv.Get(itemKey))
+
+				// write to the store with this tx's index
+				kv.Set(itemKey, req.Tx)
+
+				// return what was read from the store (final attempt should be index-1)
+				return types.ResponseDeliverTx{
+					Info: val,
+				}
+			},
+			assertions: func(t *testing.T, ctx sdk.Context, res []types.ResponseDeliverTx) {
+				for idx, response := range res {
+					if idx == 0 {
+						require.Equal(t, "", response.Info)
+					} else {
+						// the info is what was read from the kv store by the tx
+						// each tx writes its own index, so the info should be the index of the previous tx
+						require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("%d", idx-1), response.Info)
+					}
+				}
+				// confirm last write made it to the parent store
+				latest := ctx.MultiStore().GetKVStore(testStoreKey).Get(itemKey)
+				require.Equal(t, []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(res)-1)), latest)
+			},
+			expectedErr: nil,
+		},
 		{
 			name:      "Test every tx accesses same key with delays",
 			workers:   50,
 			runs:      1,
 			addStores: true,
 			requests:  requestList(1000),
-			deliverTxFunc: func(ctx sdk.Context, req types.RequestDeliverTx) (response types.ResponseDeliverTx) {
-				defer abortRecoveryFunc(&response)
+			deliverTxFunc: func(ctx sdk.Context, req types.RequestDeliverTx, tx sdk.Tx, checksum [32]byte) (res types.ResponseDeliverTx) {
+				defer abortRecoveryFunc(&res)
 				wait := rand.Intn(10)
 				time.Sleep(time.Duration(wait) * time.Millisecond)
 				// all txs read and write to the same key to maximize conflicts