diff --git a/types/coin.go b/types/coin.go
index 68cd7062505f..e1ef4fd29545 100644
--- a/types/coin.go
+++ b/types/coin.go
@@ -608,7 +608,16 @@ func (coins Coins) negative() Coins {
 
 // removeZeroCoins removes all zero coins from the given coin set in-place.
 func removeZeroCoins(coins Coins) Coins {
-	result := make([]Coin, 0, len(coins))
+	result := ([]Coin)(nil)
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(coins); i++ {
+		if coins[i].IsZero() {
+			result = make([]Coin, 0, len(coins))
+			break
+		} else if i == len(coins)-1 {
+			return coins
+		}
+	}
 
 	for _, coin := range coins {
 		if !coin.IsZero() {