diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index e8b86ae26c..74f2e9518a 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -1484,16 +1484,3 @@ func (s *StateDB) PointCache() *utils.PointCache {
 func (s *StateDB) Witness() *stateless.Witness {
 	return s.witness
 }
-
-func (s *StateDB) MoveAccount(from, to common.Address) error {
-	fromObj := s.getStateObject(from)
-	if fromObj == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("account %s not found", from.Hex())
-	}
-
-	fromObj.address = to
-	fromObj.addrHash = crypto.Keccak256Hash(to[:])
-
-	s.setStateObject(fromObj)
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/core/state/statedb_test.go b/core/state/statedb_test.go
index 6c1f617ded..2ce2b868fa 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb_test.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/triedb/hashdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/triedb/pathdb"
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 // Tests that updating a state trie does not leak any database writes prior to
@@ -1374,40 +1373,3 @@ func TestStorageDirtiness(t *testing.T) {
 	state.RevertToSnapshot(snap)
 	checkDirty(common.Hash{0x1}, common.Hash{0x1}, true)
 }
-
-func TestMoveStorage(t *testing.T) {
-	var (
-		disk     = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
-		tdb      = triedb.NewDatabase(disk, nil)
-		db       = NewDatabaseWithNodeDB(disk, tdb)
-		snaps, _ = snapshot.New(snapshot.Config{CacheSize: 10}, disk, tdb, types.EmptyRootHash)
-		state, _ = New(types.EmptyRootHash, db, snaps)
-		from     = common.HexToAddress("0x1")
-		to       = common.HexToAddress("0x2")
-		slotA    = common.HexToHash("0x11")
-		valueA   = common.HexToHash("0x111")
-		slotB    = common.HexToHash("0x22")
-		valueB   = common.HexToHash("0x222")
-		balance  = uint256.NewInt(123)
-	)
-
-	var dummyReason tracing.BalanceChangeReason = 250
-	state.SetBalance(from, balance, dummyReason)
-	state.SetState(from, slotA, valueA)
-	state.SetState(from, slotB, valueB)
-
-	root, _ := state.Commit(0, true)
-
-	require.True(t, state.Empty(to))
-
-	err := state.MoveAccount(from, to)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.False(t, state.Empty(to))
-	require.Equal(t, balance, state.GetBalance(to))
-	require.Equal(t, valueA, state.GetState(to, slotA))
-	require.Equal(t, valueB, state.GetState(to, slotB))
-
-	root2, _ := state.Commit(1, true)
-	require.NotEqual(t, root, root2)
-}