diff --git a/crates/context/src/journaled_state.rs b/crates/context/src/journaled_state.rs
index 8b62b2c355..14fc910401 100644
--- a/crates/context/src/journaled_state.rs
+++ b/crates/context/src/journaled_state.rs
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ impl<DB: Database, ENTRY: JournalEntryTr> Journal<DB, ENTRY> {
     ) -> Result<Option<TransferError>, DB::Error> {
         if balance.is_zero() {
             self.load_account(*to)?;
-            let _ = self.load_account(*to)?;
             let to_account = self.state.get_mut(to).unwrap();
             Self::touch_account(self.journal.last_mut().unwrap(), to, to_account);
             return Ok(None);
diff --git a/examples/uniswap_v2_usdc_swap/src/main.rs b/examples/uniswap_v2_usdc_swap/src/main.rs
index f0824f5b2f..fb67a673df 100644
--- a/examples/uniswap_v2_usdc_swap/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/uniswap_v2_usdc_swap/src/main.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use revm::{
     context_interface::result::{ExecutionResult, Output},
     database::{AlloyDB, CacheDB},
     database_interface::WrapDatabaseAsync,
-    primitives::{address, keccak256, Address, Bytes, TxKind, U256},
+    primitives::{address, keccak256, Address, Bytes, TxKind, KECCAK_EMPTY, U256},
     state::AccountInfo,
     Context, ExecuteCommitEvm, ExecuteEvm, MainBuilder, MainContext,
 };
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let acc_info = AccountInfo {
         nonce: 0_u64,
         balance: one_ether,
-        code_hash: keccak256(Bytes::new()),
+        code_hash: KECCAK_EMPTY,
         code: None,
     };
     cache_db.insert_account_info(account, acc_info);