diff --git a/packages/vm/lib/runTx.ts b/packages/vm/lib/runTx.ts
index 9e64a034c2a..92d416cac89 100644
--- a/packages/vm/lib/runTx.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/lib/runTx.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ async function _runTx(this: VM, opts: RunTxOpts): Promise<RunTxResult> {
     value: tx.value,
     data: tx.data,
   })
-  state._clearOriginalStorageCache()
+  state.clearOriginalStorageCache()
   const evm = new EVM(this, txContext, block)
   const results = (await evm.executeMessage(message)) as RunTxResult
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/tests/api/state/stateManager.js b/packages/vm/tests/api/state/stateManager.js
index d924947a9ac..c87e593d35f 100644
--- a/packages/vm/tests/api/state/stateManager.js
+++ b/packages/vm/tests/api/state/stateManager.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ tape('Original storage cache', async t => {
     const origRes = await stateManager.getOriginalContractStorage(addressBuffer, key)
     st.deepEqual(origRes, Buffer.alloc(0))
 
-    stateManager._clearOriginalStorageCache()
+    stateManager.clearOriginalStorageCache()
 
     st.end()
   })