diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index 37c59f75fde..0157201e404 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -193,13 +193,10 @@ func MakePreState(db ethdb.Database, accounts core.GenesisAlloc, blockNr uint64)
 	// Commit and re-open to start with a clean state.
 	statedb.Finalise(false, tds.TrieStateWriter())
 	tds.SetBlockNr(blockNr + 1)
-	statedb.Commit(false, tds.DbStateWriter())
-	root, err := tds.IntermediateRoot(statedb, false)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := statedb.Commit(false, tds.DbStateWriter()); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	tds, err = state.NewTrieDbState(root, db, blockNr)
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := tds.TrieRoot(); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	statedb = state.New(tds)