diff --git a/crates/storage/store.rs b/crates/storage/store.rs
index b73d6d726bd..4a79e5a87ec 100644
--- a/crates/storage/store.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/store.rs
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ impl Store {
         let Some(state_trie) = self.state_trie(block_hash)? else {
             return Ok(None);
         };
-        get_account_state_from_trie(&state_trie, address)
+        self.get_account_state_from_trie(&state_trie, address)
     }
 
     pub fn get_account_state_by_root(
@@ -1383,17 +1383,6 @@ pub struct StorageSlotProof {
     pub value: U256,
 }
 
-fn get_account_state_from_trie(
-    state_trie: &Trie,
-    address: Address,
-) -> Result<Option<AccountState>, StoreError> {
-    let hashed_address = hash_address(&address);
-    let Some(encoded_state) = state_trie.get(&hashed_address)? else {
-        return Ok(None);
-    };
-    Ok(Some(AccountState::decode(&encoded_state)?))
-}
-
 pub struct AncestorIterator {
     store: Store,
     next_hash: BlockHash,