diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
index a07c438ae..9c1ee1ce3 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func ReadBlock(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Block
 	if body == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return types.NewBlockWithHeader(header).WithBody(body.Transactions, body.Uncles, body.IncomingReceipts)
+	return types.NewBlockWithHeader(header).WithBody(body.Transactions(), body.Uncles(), body.IncomingReceipts())
 }
 
 // WriteBlock serializes a block into the database, header and body separately.
diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain_test.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain_test.go
index db1de0897..3b767f600 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain_test.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain_test.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestBodyStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	WriteBody(db, hash, 0, body)
 	if entry := ReadBody(db, hash, 0); entry == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Stored body not found")
-	} else if types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(entry.Transactions)) != types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(body.Transactions)) || types.CalcUncleHash(entry.Uncles) != types.CalcUncleHash(body.Uncles) {
+	} else if types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(entry.Transactions())) != types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(body.Transactions())) || types.CalcUncleHash(entry.Uncles()) != types.CalcUncleHash(body.Uncles()) {
 		t.Fatalf("Retrieved body mismatch: have %v, want %v", entry, body)
 	}
 	if entry := ReadBodyRLP(db, hash, 0); entry == nil {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func TestBlockStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	if entry := ReadBody(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64()); entry == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Stored body not found")
-	} else if types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(entry.Transactions)) != types.DeriveSha(block.Transactions()) || types.CalcUncleHash(entry.Uncles) != types.CalcUncleHash(block.Uncles()) {
+	} else if types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(entry.Transactions())) != types.DeriveSha(block.Transactions()) || types.CalcUncleHash(entry.Uncles()) != types.CalcUncleHash(block.Uncles()) {
 		t.Fatalf("Retrieved body mismatch: have %v, want %v", entry, block.Body())
 	}
 	if actual, err := ReadEpochBlockNumber(db, big.NewInt(0)); err != nil {
diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_indexes.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_indexes.go
index 409fff167..680f17b15 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_indexes.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_indexes.go
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ func ReadTransaction(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) (*types.Transaction, c
 		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
 	}
 	body := ReadBody(db, blockHash, blockNumber)
-	if body == nil || len(body.Transactions) <= int(txIndex) {
+	txs := body.Transactions()
+	if body == nil || len(txs) <= int(txIndex) {
 		utils.Logger().Error().
 			Uint64("number", blockNumber).
 			Str("hash", blockHash.Hex()).
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func ReadTransaction(db DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) (*types.Transaction, c
 			Msg("Transaction referenced missing")
 		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
 	}
-	return body.Transactions[txIndex], blockHash, blockNumber, txIndex
+	return txs[txIndex], blockHash, blockNumber, txIndex
 }
 
 // ReadReceipt retrieves a specific transaction receipt from the database, along with