diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/worldview/BonsaiWorldState.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/worldview/BonsaiWorldState.java
index 7c7f7fd551..73717425de 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/worldview/BonsaiWorldState.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/worldview/BonsaiWorldState.java
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ public class BonsaiWorldState
           worldStateUpdater.getAccountsToUpdate().get(updatedAddress);
       final BonsaiAccount accountOriginal = accountValue.getPrior();
       final Hash storageRoot =
-          (accountOriginal == null) ? Hash.EMPTY_TRIE_HASH : accountOriginal.getStorageRoot();
+          (accountOriginal == null
+                  || worldStateUpdater.getStorageToClear().contains(updatedAddress))
+              ? Hash.EMPTY_TRIE_HASH
+              : accountOriginal.getStorageRoot();
       final StoredMerklePatriciaTrie<Bytes, Bytes> storageTrie =
           createTrie(
               (location, key) ->
diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/worldview/BonsaiWorldStateUpdateAccumulator.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/worldview/BonsaiWorldStateUpdateAccumulator.java
index f66fcd0f56..f4a0da55c9 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/worldview/BonsaiWorldStateUpdateAccumulator.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/bonsai/worldview/BonsaiWorldStateUpdateAccumulator.java
@@ -328,17 +328,6 @@ public class BonsaiWorldStateUpdateAccumulator
                 }
                 if (tracked.getStorageWasCleared()) {
                   updatedAccount.clearStorage();
-                  wrappedWorldView()
-                      .getAllAccountStorage(updatedAddress, updatedAccount.getStorageRoot())
-                      .forEach(
-                          (keyHash, entryValue) -> {
-                            final StorageSlotKey storageSlotKey =
-                                new StorageSlotKey(Hash.wrap(keyHash), Optional.empty());
-                            final UInt256 value = UInt256.fromBytes(RLP.decodeOne(entryValue));
-                            pendingStorageUpdates.put(
-                                storageSlotKey, new BonsaiValue<>(value, null, true));
-                          });
-                  updatedAccount.setStorageRoot(Hash.EMPTY_TRIE_HASH);
                 }
                 tracked.getUpdatedStorage().forEach(updatedAccount::setStorageValue);
               }