diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index c861276b3e..a2e3d06060 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -1451,7 +1451,6 @@ func (s *StateDB) commitAndFlush(block uint64, deleteEmptyObjects bool) (*stateU
 		// If snapshotting is enabled, update the snapshot tree with this new version
 		if snap := s.db.Snapshot(); snap != nil && snap.Snapshot(ret.originRoot) != nil {
 			start := time.Now()
-			ret.diffLayer.Destructs, ret.diffLayer.Accounts, ret.diffLayer.Storages = ret.SnapToDiffLayer()
 			if err := snap.Update(ret.root, ret.originRoot, ret.destructs, ret.accounts, ret.storages); err != nil {
 				log.Warn("Failed to update snapshot tree", "from", ret.originRoot, "to", ret.root, "err", err)
 			}
diff --git a/core/state/stateupdate.go b/core/state/stateupdate.go
index 0b73e823d9..463dd470f2 100644
--- a/core/state/stateupdate.go
+++ b/core/state/stateupdate.go
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ type stateUpdate struct {
 	codes          map[common.Address]contractCode           // codes contains the set of dirty codes
 	nodes          *trienode.MergedNodeSet                   // Aggregated dirty nodes caused by state changes
 
-	destructsAddrs map[common.Address]struct{}
-	diffLayer      *types.DiffLayer // snapshot diffLayer generated by current block
+	diffLayer *types.DiffLayer // snapshot diffLayer generated by current block
 
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ func newStateUpdate(originRoot common.Hash, root common.Hash, deletes map[common
 			storagesOrigin[addr] = origin
 		}
 	}
-	return &stateUpdate{
+	sc := &stateUpdate{
 		originRoot:     types.TrieRootHash(originRoot),
 		root:           types.TrieRootHash(root),
 		destructs:      destructs,
@@ -135,35 +134,34 @@ func newStateUpdate(originRoot common.Hash, root common.Hash, deletes map[common
 		storagesOrigin: storagesOrigin,
 		codes:          codes,
 		nodes:          nodes,
-		destructsAddrs: destructsAddrs,
 	}
-}
 
-func (sc *stateUpdate) SnapToDiffLayer() ([]common.Address, []types.DiffAccount, []types.DiffStorage) {
-	destructs := make([]common.Address, 0, len(sc.destructsAddrs))
-	for account := range sc.destructsAddrs {
-		destructs = append(destructs, account)
-	}
-	accounts := make([]types.DiffAccount, 0, len(sc.accounts))
-	for accountHash, account := range sc.accounts {
-		accounts = append(accounts, types.DiffAccount{
-			Account: accountHash,
-			Blob:    account,
-		})
-	}
-	storages := make([]types.DiffStorage, 0, len(sc.storages))
-	for accountHash, storage := range sc.storages {
-		keys := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(storage))
-		values := make([][]byte, 0, len(storage))
-		for k, v := range storage {
-			keys = append(keys, k)
-			values = append(values, v)
+	if sc.diffLayer != nil {
+		for account := range destructsAddrs {
+			sc.diffLayer.Destructs = append(sc.diffLayer.Destructs, account)
+		}
+
+		for accountHash, account := range sc.accounts {
+			sc.diffLayer.Accounts = append(sc.diffLayer.Accounts, types.DiffAccount{
+				Account: accountHash,
+				Blob:    account,
+			})
+		}
+
+		for accountHash, storage := range sc.storages {
+			keys := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(storage))
+			values := make([][]byte, 0, len(storage))
+			for k, v := range storage {
+				keys = append(keys, k)
+				values = append(values, v)
+			}
+			sc.diffLayer.Storages = append(sc.diffLayer.Storages, types.DiffStorage{
+				Account: accountHash,
+				Keys:    keys,
+				Vals:    values,
+			})
 		}
-		storages = append(storages, types.DiffStorage{
-			Account: accountHash,
-			Keys:    keys,
-			Vals:    values,
-		})
 	}
-	return destructs, accounts, storages
+
+	return sc
 }