diff --git a/crates/trie/trie/src/trie_cursor/in_memory.rs b/crates/trie/trie/src/trie_cursor/in_memory.rs
index fa93d300d7d2..7b5b1642ac6e 100644
--- a/crates/trie/trie/src/trie_cursor/in_memory.rs
+++ b/crates/trie/trie/src/trie_cursor/in_memory.rs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ impl<'a, C: TrieCursor> InMemoryStorageTrieCursor<'a, C> {
         if self.storage_trie_cleared ||
             (exact && in_memory.as_ref().map_or(false, |entry| entry.0 == key))
         {
-            return Ok(in_memory)
+            return Ok(in_memory.filter(|(nibbles, _)| !exact || nibbles == &key))
         }
 
         // Reposition the cursor to the first greater or equal node that wasn't removed.