diff --git a/.changeset/nervous-impalas-serve.md b/.changeset/nervous-impalas-serve.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed16209b022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nervous-impalas-serve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@fuel-ts/account": patch
+---
+
+chore: optimize `getTransactions` query
diff --git a/packages/account/src/providers/operations.graphql b/packages/account/src/providers/operations.graphql
index 67efe338593..a4cbed37adb 100644
--- a/packages/account/src/providers/operations.graphql
+++ b/packages/account/src/providers/operations.graphql
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ fragment transactionFragment on Transaction {
   }
 }
 
+fragment transactionRawPayloadFragment on Transaction {
+  id
+  rawPayload
+}
+
 fragment inputEstimatePredicatesFragment on Input {
   ... on InputCoin {
     predicateGasUsed
@@ -487,7 +492,7 @@ query getTransactions(
   transactions(after: $after, before: $before, first: $first, last: $last) {
     edges {
       node {
-        ...transactionFragment
+        rawPayload
       }
     }
     pageInfo {
@@ -553,7 +558,7 @@ query getBlockWithTransactions($blockId: BlockId, $blockHeight: U32) {
   block(id: $blockId, height: $blockHeight) {
     ...blockFragment
     transactions {
-      ...transactionRawPayload
+      ...transactionRawPayloadFragment
     }
   }
 }
@@ -571,11 +576,6 @@ query getBlocks($after: String, $before: String, $first: Int, $last: Int) {
   }
 }
 
-fragment transactionRawPayload on Transaction {
-  id
-  rawPayload
-}
-
 query getCoin($coinId: UtxoId!) {
   coin(utxoId: $coinId) {
     ...coinFragment
diff --git a/packages/account/src/providers/provider.test.ts b/packages/account/src/providers/provider.test.ts
index eea8adcd4e1..ec8c6313839 100644
--- a/packages/account/src/providers/provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/account/src/providers/provider.test.ts
@@ -1872,6 +1872,48 @@ Supported fuel-core version: ${mock.supportedVersion}.`
     });
   });
 
+  it('ensures getTransactions does not fetch unused data', async () => {
+    using launched = await setupTestProviderAndWallets();
+    const { provider } = launched;
+
+    await provider.produceBlocks(1);
+
+    const { transactions } = await provider.operations.getTransactions({
+      first: 1,
+    });
+
+    expect(transactions.edges.length).toBe(1);
+
+    const expectedData = {
+      rawPayload: expect.any(String),
+    };
+
+    expect(transactions.edges[0].node).toStrictEqual(expectedData);
+  });
+
+  it('ensures getBlockWithTransactions does not fetch unused transaction data', async () => {
+    using launched = await setupTestProviderAndWallets();
+    const { provider } = launched;
+
+    await provider.produceBlocks(1);
+
+    const blockNumber = await provider.getBlockNumber();
+
+    const { block } = await provider.operations.getBlockWithTransactions({
+      blockHeight: blockNumber.toString(),
+    });
+
+    expect(block).toBeDefined();
+    expect(block?.transactions.length).toBe(1);
+
+    const expectedData = {
+      id: expect.any(String),
+      rawPayload: expect.any(String),
+    };
+
+    expect(block?.transactions?.[0]).toStrictEqual(expectedData);
+  });
+
   describe('paginated methods', () => {
     test('can properly use getCoins', async () => {
       const totalCoins = RESOURCES_PAGE_SIZE_LIMIT + 1;