diff --git a/crates/database/interface/src/lib.rs b/crates/database/interface/src/lib.rs
index a3b42ae86f..29d76df3eb 100644
--- a/crates/database/interface/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/database/interface/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use core::convert::Infallible;
 use auto_impl::auto_impl;
 use primitives::{address, Address, HashMap, StorageKey, StorageValue, B256, U256};
 use state::{Account, AccountInfo, Bytecode};
+use std::vec::Vec;
 
 /// Address with all `0xff..ff` in it. Used for testing.
 pub const FFADDRESS: Address = address!("0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff");
@@ -196,22 +197,52 @@ pub trait DatabaseCommitExt: Database + DatabaseCommit {
         balances: impl IntoIterator<Item = (Address, u128)>,
     ) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         // Make transition and update cache state
-        let balances = balances.into_iter();
-        let mut transitions: HashMap<Address, Account> = HashMap::default();
-        transitions.reserve(balances.size_hint().0);
-        for (address, balance) in balances {
-            let mut original_account = match self.basic(address)? {
-                Some(acc_info) => Account::from(acc_info),
-                None => Account::new_not_existing(0),
-            };
-            original_account.info.balance = original_account
-                .info
-                .balance
-                .saturating_add(U256::from(balance));
-            original_account.mark_touch();
-            transitions.insert(address, original_account);
-        }
-        self.commit(transitions);
+        let transitions = balances
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(address, balance)| {
+                let mut original_account = match self.basic(address)? {
+                    Some(acc_info) => Account::from(acc_info),
+                    None => Account::new_not_existing(0),
+                };
+                original_account.info.balance = original_account
+                    .info
+                    .balance
+                    .saturating_add(U256::from(balance));
+                original_account.mark_touch();
+                Ok((address, original_account))
+            })
+            // Unfortunately must collect here to short circuit on error
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+
+        self.commit_iter(transitions);
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Drains balances from given account and return those values.
+    ///
+    /// It is used for DAO hardfork state change to move values from given accounts.
+    fn drain_balances(
+        &mut self,
+        addresses: impl IntoIterator<Item = Address>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<u128>, Self::Error> {
+        // Make transition and update cache state
+        let addresses_iter = addresses.into_iter();
+        let (lower, _) = addresses_iter.size_hint();
+        let mut transitions = Vec::with_capacity(lower);
+        let balances = addresses_iter
+            .map(|address| {
+                let mut original_account = match self.basic(address)? {
+                    Some(acc_info) => Account::from(acc_info),
+                    None => Account::new_not_existing(0),
+                };
+                let balance = core::mem::take(&mut original_account.info.balance);
+                original_account.mark_touch();
+                transitions.push((address, original_account));
+                Ok(balance.try_into().unwrap())
+            })
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+
+        self.commit_iter(transitions);
+        Ok(balances)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/database/src/states/state.rs b/crates/database/src/states/state.rs
index fa15339253..e862d7d0fd 100644
--- a/crates/database/src/states/state.rs
+++ b/crates/database/src/states/state.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use state::{Account, AccountInfo};
 use std::{
     boxed::Box,
     collections::{btree_map, BTreeMap},
-    vec::Vec,
 };
 
 /// Database boxed with a lifetime and Send
@@ -81,31 +80,6 @@ impl<DB: Database> State<DB> {
         self.bundle_state.size_hint()
     }
 
-    /// Drains balances from given account and return those values.
-    ///
-    /// It is used for DAO hardfork state change to move values from given accounts.
-    pub fn drain_balances(
-        &mut self,
-        addresses: impl IntoIterator<Item = Address>,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<u128>, DB::Error> {
-        // Make transition and update cache state
-        let addresses_iter = addresses.into_iter();
-        let (lower, _) = addresses_iter.size_hint();
-        let mut transitions = Vec::with_capacity(lower);
-        let mut balances = Vec::with_capacity(lower);
-        for address in addresses_iter {
-            let original_account = self.load_cache_account(address)?;
-            let (balance, transition) = original_account.drain_balance();
-            balances.push(balance);
-            transitions.push((address, transition))
-        }
-        // Append transition
-        if let Some(s) = self.transition_state.as_mut() {
-            s.add_transitions(transitions)
-        }
-        Ok(balances)
-    }
-
     /// State clear EIP-161 is enabled in Spurious Dragon hardfork.
     pub fn set_state_clear_flag(&mut self, has_state_clear: bool) {
         self.cache.set_state_clear_flag(has_state_clear);