diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index b19bc12e426e..5654cd01eaae 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -132,28 +132,12 @@ func ApplyMessage(evm *vm.EVM, msg Message, gp *GasPool) ([]byte, uint64, bool,
 	return NewStateTransition(evm, msg, gp).TransitionDb()
 }
 
-func (st *StateTransition) from() vm.AccountRef {
-	f := st.msg.From()
-	if !st.state.Exist(f) {
-		st.state.CreateAccount(f)
+// to returns the recipient of the message.
+func (st *StateTransition) to() common.Address {
+	if st.msg == nil || st.msg.To() == nil /* contract creation */ {
+		return common.Address{}
 	}
-	return vm.AccountRef(f)
-}
-
-func (st *StateTransition) to() vm.AccountRef {
-	if st.msg == nil {
-		return vm.AccountRef{}
-	}
-	to := st.msg.To()
-	if to == nil {
-		return vm.AccountRef{} // contract creation
-	}
-
-	reference := vm.AccountRef(*to)
-	if !st.state.Exist(*to) {
-		st.state.CreateAccount(*to)
-	}
-	return reference
+	return *st.msg.To()
 }
 
 func (st *StateTransition) useGas(amount uint64) error {
@@ -166,12 +150,8 @@ func (st *StateTransition) useGas(amount uint64) error {
 }
 
 func (st *StateTransition) buyGas() error {
-	var (
-		state  = st.state
-		sender = st.from()
-	)
 	mgval := new(big.Int).Mul(new(big.Int).SetUint64(st.msg.Gas()), st.gasPrice)
-	if state.GetBalance(sender.Address()).Cmp(mgval) < 0 {
+	if st.state.GetBalance(st.msg.From()).Cmp(mgval) < 0 {
 		return errInsufficientBalanceForGas
 	}
 	if err := st.gp.SubGas(st.msg.Gas()); err != nil {
@@ -180,20 +160,17 @@ func (st *StateTransition) buyGas() error {
 	st.gas += st.msg.Gas()
 
 	st.initialGas = st.msg.Gas()
-	state.SubBalance(sender.Address(), mgval)
+	st.state.SubBalance(st.msg.From(), mgval)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (st *StateTransition) preCheck() error {
-	msg := st.msg
-	sender := st.from()
-
-	// Make sure this transaction's nonce is correct
-	if msg.CheckNonce() {
-		nonce := st.state.GetNonce(sender.Address())
-		if nonce < msg.Nonce() {
+	// Make sure this transaction's nonce is correct.
+	if st.msg.CheckNonce() {
+		nonce := st.state.GetNonce(st.msg.From())
+		if nonce < st.msg.Nonce() {
 			return ErrNonceTooHigh
-		} else if nonce > msg.Nonce() {
+		} else if nonce > st.msg.Nonce() {
 			return ErrNonceTooLow
 		}
 	}
@@ -208,8 +185,7 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, failed bo
 		return
 	}
 	msg := st.msg
-	sender := st.from() // err checked in preCheck
-
+	sender := vm.AccountRef(msg.From())
 	homestead := st.evm.ChainConfig().IsHomestead(st.evm.BlockNumber)
 	contractCreation := msg.To() == nil
 
@@ -233,8 +209,8 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (ret []byte, usedGas uint64, failed bo
 		ret, _, st.gas, vmerr = evm.Create(sender, st.data, st.gas, st.value)
 	} else {
 		// Increment the nonce for the next transaction
-		st.state.SetNonce(sender.Address(), st.state.GetNonce(sender.Address())+1)
-		ret, st.gas, vmerr = evm.Call(sender, st.to().Address(), st.data, st.gas, st.value)
+		st.state.SetNonce(msg.From(), st.state.GetNonce(sender.Address())+1)
+		ret, st.gas, vmerr = evm.Call(sender, st.to(), st.data, st.gas, st.value)
 	}
 	if vmerr != nil {
 		log.Debug("VM returned with error", "err", vmerr)
@@ -260,10 +236,8 @@ func (st *StateTransition) refundGas() {
 	st.gas += refund
 
 	// Return ETH for remaining gas, exchanged at the original rate.
-	sender := st.from()
-
 	remaining := new(big.Int).Mul(new(big.Int).SetUint64(st.gas), st.gasPrice)
-	st.state.AddBalance(sender.Address(), remaining)
+	st.state.AddBalance(st.msg.From(), remaining)
 
 	// Also return remaining gas to the block gas counter so it is
 	// available for the next transaction.
diff --git a/tests/state_test.go b/tests/state_test.go
index 3fd3ce43abd1..adec4feb2be8 100644
--- a/tests/state_test.go
+++ b/tests/state_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ func TestState(t *testing.T) {
 	// Expected failures:
 	st.fails(`^stRevertTest/RevertPrecompiledTouch\.json/EIP158`, "bug in test")
 	st.fails(`^stRevertTest/RevertPrecompiledTouch\.json/Byzantium`, "bug in test")
-	st.fails(`^stRandom2/randomStatetest64[45]\.json/(EIP150|Frontier|Homestead)/.*`, "known bug #15119")
 
 	st.walk(t, stateTestDir, func(t *testing.T, name string, test *StateTest) {
 		for _, subtest := range test.Subtests() {