diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index dc5d7bb1d2..5f5c3c5c5f 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -185,12 +185,7 @@ func New(root common.Hash, db Database) (*StateDB, error) {
 // NewWithReader creates a new state for the specified state root. Unlike New,
 // this function accepts an additional Reader which is bound to the given root.
 func NewWithReader(root common.Hash, db Database, reader Reader) (*StateDB, error) {
-	tr, err := db.OpenTrie(root)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	sdb := &StateDB{
-		trie:                 tr,
 		db:                   db,
 		originalRoot:         root,
 		reader:               reader,