diff --git a/core/state/parallel_statedb.go b/core/state/parallel_statedb.go
index 4aff3ce5ea..a0da320361 100644
--- a/core/state/parallel_statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/parallel_statedb.go
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ func (s *ParallelStateDB) Empty(addr common.Address) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 		codeHash := s.GetCodeHash(addr)
-		return bytes.Equal(codeHash.Bytes(), emptyCodeHash) // code is empty, the object is empty
+		return bytes.Equal(codeHash.Bytes(), types.EmptyCodeHash.Bytes()) // code is empty, the object is empty
 	}
 	// 2.Try to get from unconfirmed & main DB
 	// 2.1 Already read before
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ func (s *ParallelStateDB) GetCodeHash(addr common.Address) common.Hash {
 	//                    wrong 'empty' hash.
 	if dirtyObj != nil {
 		// found one
-		if dirtyObj.CodeHash() == nil || bytes.Equal(dirtyObj.CodeHash(), emptyCodeHash) {
+		if dirtyObj.CodeHash() == nil || bytes.Equal(dirtyObj.CodeHash(), types.EmptyCodeHash.Bytes()) {
 			dirtyObj.data.CodeHash = codeHash.Bytes()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/state/state_object.go b/core/state/state_object.go
index 0c2d326799..1b5059140d 100644
--- a/core/state/state_object.go
+++ b/core/state/state_object.go
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 )
 
-var emptyCodeHash = crypto.Keccak256(nil)
-
 type Code []byte
 
 func (c Code) String() string {
@@ -230,14 +228,15 @@ func (s *stateObject) empty() bool {
 	//   Slot 1 tx 1: sub balance 100, it is empty and deleted
 	//   Slot 0 tx 2: GetNonce, lightCopy based on main DB(balance = 100) , not empty
 
-	if s.dbItf.GetBalance(s.address).Sign() != 0 { // check balance first, since it is most likely not zero
+	if !s.dbItf.GetBalance(s.address).IsZero() { // check balance first, since it is most likely not zero
+
 		return false
 	}
 	if s.dbItf.GetNonce(s.address) != 0 {
 		return false
 	}
 	codeHash := s.dbItf.GetCodeHash(s.address)
-	return bytes.Equal(codeHash.Bytes(), emptyCodeHash) // code is empty, the object is empty
+	return bytes.Equal(codeHash.Bytes(), types.EmptyCodeHash.Bytes()) // code is empty, the object is empty
 }
 
 // newObject creates a state object.
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 3a45fde021..71491e587f 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ func (s *StateDB) GetCodeHash(addr common.Address) (ret common.Hash) {
 		s.RecordRead(types.AccountStateKey(addr, types.AccountCodeHash), ret.Bytes())
 	}()
 	stateObject := s.getStateObject(addr)
-	if stateObject == nil {
-		return common.Hash{}
+	if stateObject != nil {
+		return common.BytesToHash(stateObject.CodeHash())
 	}
 	return common.Hash{}
 }