diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/BonsaiWorldStateKeyValueStorage.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/BonsaiWorldStateKeyValueStorage.java
index ddb25b7780..40088373ad 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/BonsaiWorldStateKeyValueStorage.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/BonsaiWorldStateKeyValueStorage.java
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ public class BonsaiWorldStateKeyValueStorage implements WorldStateStorage {
         || trieLogStorage.containsKey(blockHash.toArrayUnsafe());
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void clear() {
+    accountStorage.clear();
+    codeStorage.clear();
+    storageStorage.clear();
+    trieBranchStorage.clear();
+    trieLogStorage.clear();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Updater updater() {
     return new Updater(
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/storage/keyvalue/WorldStateKeyValueStorage.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/storage/keyvalue/WorldStateKeyValueStorage.java
index e59baa7efe..e424376ce8 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/storage/keyvalue/WorldStateKeyValueStorage.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/storage/keyvalue/WorldStateKeyValueStorage.java
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ public class WorldStateKeyValueStorage implements WorldStateStorage {
     return getAccountStateTrieNode(Bytes.EMPTY, rootHash).isPresent();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void clear() {
+    keyValueStorage.clear();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Updater updater() {
     return new Updater(lock, keyValueStorage.startTransaction(), nodeAddedListeners);
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/worldstate/WorldStateStorage.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/worldstate/WorldStateStorage.java
index eb5ceaf9a5..a5594b4b92 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/worldstate/WorldStateStorage.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/worldstate/WorldStateStorage.java
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ public interface WorldStateStorage {
     return getNodeData(null, hash).isPresent();
   }
 
+  void clear();
+
   Updater updater();
 
   long prune(Predicate<byte[]> inUseCheck);
diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/fastsync/FastDownloaderFactory.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/fastsync/FastDownloaderFactory.java
index 7a81f2fac1..4f22064c2c 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/fastsync/FastDownloaderFactory.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/fastsync/FastDownloaderFactory.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.sync.fastsync;
 
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.ProtocolContext;
+import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.bonsai.BonsaiPersistedWorldState;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.core.BlockHeader;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.manager.EthContext;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.ethereum.eth.sync.SyncMode;
@@ -79,7 +80,9 @@ public class FastDownloaderFactory {
           "Fast sync was requested, but cannot be enabled because the local blockchain is not empty.");
       return Optional.empty();
     }
-
+    if (worldStateStorage instanceof BonsaiPersistedWorldState) {
+      worldStateStorage.clear();
+    }
     final CachingTaskCollection<NodeDataRequest> taskCollection =
         createWorldStateDownloaderTaskCollection(
             getStateQueueDirectory(dataDirectory),