diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index 95e6de37c..525723e3c 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 	}
 	execRs := &ExecutionResult{
 		StateRoot:   root,
-		TxRoot:      types.DeriveSha(includedTxs, new(trie.Trie)),
-		ReceiptRoot: types.DeriveSha(receipts, new(trie.Trie)),
+		TxRoot:      types.DeriveSha(includedTxs, trie.NewStackTrie(nil)),
+		ReceiptRoot: types.DeriveSha(receipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil)),
 		Bloom:       types.CreateBloom(receipts),
 		LogsHash:    rlpHash(statedb.Logs()),
 		Receipts:    receipts,
diff --git a/consensus/clique/clique.go b/consensus/clique/clique.go
index 6c667804d..61d4358b4 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/clique.go
+++ b/consensus/clique/clique.go
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func (c *Clique) FinalizeAndAssemble(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *
 	c.Finalize(chain, header, state, txs, uncles)
 
 	// Assemble and return the final block for sealing
-	return types.NewBlock(header, txs, nil, receipts, new(trie.Trie)), nil
+	return types.NewBlock(header, txs, nil, receipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil)), nil
 }
 
 // Authorize injects a private key into the consensus engine to mint new blocks
diff --git a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
index c58fe7a53..1b801b253 100644
--- a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) FinalizeAndAssemble(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, hea
 	ethash.Finalize(chain, header, state, txs, uncles)
 
 	// Header seems complete, assemble into a block and return
-	return types.NewBlock(header, txs, uncles, receipts, new(trie.Trie)), nil
+	return types.NewBlock(header, txs, uncles, receipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil)), nil
 }
 
 // SealHash returns the hash of a block prior to it being sealed.
diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index d60a23598..c33e7321e 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -683,12 +683,12 @@ func TestFastVsFullChains(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		if fblock, arblock, anblock := fast.GetBlockByHash(hash), archive.GetBlockByHash(hash), ancient.GetBlockByHash(hash); fblock.Hash() != arblock.Hash() || anblock.Hash() != arblock.Hash() {
 			t.Errorf("block #%d [%x]: block mismatch: fastdb %v, ancientdb %v, archivedb %v", num, hash, fblock, anblock, arblock)
-		} else if types.DeriveSha(fblock.Transactions(), new(trie.Trie)) != types.DeriveSha(arblock.Transactions(), new(trie.Trie)) || types.DeriveSha(anblock.Transactions(), new(trie.Trie)) != types.DeriveSha(arblock.Transactions(), new(trie.Trie)) {
+		} else if types.DeriveSha(fblock.Transactions(), trie.NewStackTrie(nil)) != types.DeriveSha(arblock.Transactions(), trie.NewStackTrie(nil)) || types.DeriveSha(anblock.Transactions(), trie.NewStackTrie(nil)) != types.DeriveSha(arblock.Transactions(), trie.NewStackTrie(nil)) {
 			t.Errorf("block #%d [%x]: transactions mismatch: fastdb %v, ancientdb %v, archivedb %v", num, hash, fblock.Transactions(), anblock.Transactions(), arblock.Transactions())
 		} else if types.CalcUncleHash(fblock.Uncles()) != types.CalcUncleHash(arblock.Uncles()) || types.CalcUncleHash(anblock.Uncles()) != types.CalcUncleHash(arblock.Uncles()) {
 			t.Errorf("block #%d [%x]: uncles mismatch: fastdb %v, ancientdb %v, archivedb %v", num, hash, fblock.Uncles(), anblock, arblock.Uncles())
 		}
-		if freceipts, anreceipts, areceipts := rawdb.ReadReceipts(fastDb, hash, *rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(fastDb, hash), fast.Config()), rawdb.ReadReceipts(ancientDb, hash, *rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(ancientDb, hash), fast.Config()), rawdb.ReadReceipts(archiveDb, hash, *rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(archiveDb, hash), fast.Config()); types.DeriveSha(freceipts, new(trie.Trie)) != types.DeriveSha(areceipts, new(trie.Trie)) {
+		if freceipts, anreceipts, areceipts := rawdb.ReadReceipts(fastDb, hash, *rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(fastDb, hash), fast.Config()), rawdb.ReadReceipts(ancientDb, hash, *rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(ancientDb, hash), fast.Config()), rawdb.ReadReceipts(archiveDb, hash, *rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(archiveDb, hash), fast.Config()); types.DeriveSha(freceipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil)) != types.DeriveSha(areceipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil)) {
 			t.Errorf("block #%d [%x]: receipts mismatch: fastdb %v, ancientdb %v, archivedb %v", num, hash, freceipts, anreceipts, areceipts)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index f678a3bbc..a01eee9eb 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (g *Genesis) ToBlock(db ethdb.Database) *types.Block {
 	statedb.Commit(false)
 	statedb.Database().TrieDB().Commit(root, true, nil)
 
-	return types.NewBlock(head, nil, nil, nil, new(trie.Trie))
+	return types.NewBlock(head, nil, nil, nil, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 }
 
 // Commit writes the block and state of a genesis specification to the database.
diff --git a/core/state_processor_test.go b/core/state_processor_test.go
index 6e63975ac..5976ecc3d 100644
--- a/core/state_processor_test.go
+++ b/core/state_processor_test.go
@@ -148,5 +148,5 @@ func GenerateBadBlock(parent *types.Block, engine consensus.Engine, txs types.Tr
 	}
 	header.Root = common.BytesToHash(hasher.Sum(nil))
 	// Assemble and return the final block for sealing
-	return types.NewBlock(header, txs, nil, receipts, new(trie.Trie))
+	return types.NewBlock(header, txs, nil, receipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 }
diff --git a/core/tx_pool_test.go b/core/tx_pool_test.go
index 47d3830b0..5d555f5a9 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool_test.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type testBlockChain struct {
 func (bc *testBlockChain) CurrentBlock() *types.Block {
 	return types.NewBlock(&types.Header{
 		GasLimit: bc.gasLimit,
-	}, nil, nil, nil, new(trie.Trie))
+	}, nil, nil, nil, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 }
 
 func (bc *testBlockChain) GetBlock(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Block {
diff --git a/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
index 270aaf591..5ea8a128d 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher.go
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func (f *BlockFetcher) loop() {
 							continue
 						}
 						if txnHash == (common.Hash{}) {
-							txnHash = types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(task.transactions[i]), new(trie.Trie))
+							txnHash = types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(task.transactions[i]), trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 						}
 						if txnHash != announce.header.TxHash {
 							continue
diff --git a/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher_test.go b/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher_test.go
index 3220002a9..a6eef71da 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher_test.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/block_fetcher_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var (
 	testKey, _   = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
 	testAddress  = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(testKey.PublicKey)
 	genesis      = core.GenesisBlockForTesting(testdb, testAddress, big.NewInt(1000000000))
-	unknownBlock = types.NewBlock(&types.Header{GasLimit: params.GenesisGasLimit}, nil, nil, nil, new(trie.Trie))
+	unknownBlock = types.NewBlock(&types.Header{GasLimit: params.GenesisGasLimit}, nil, nil, nil, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 )
 
 // makeChain creates a chain of n blocks starting at and including parent.
diff --git a/les/odr_requests.go b/les/odr_requests.go
index 962b88a32..711c54b40 100644
--- a/les/odr_requests.go
+++ b/les/odr_requests.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (r *BlockRequest) Validate(db ethdb.Database, msg *Msg) error {
 	if r.Header == nil {
 		return errHeaderUnavailable
 	}
-	if r.Header.TxHash != types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(body.Transactions), new(trie.Trie)) {
+	if r.Header.TxHash != types.DeriveSha(types.Transactions(body.Transactions), trie.NewStackTrie(nil)) {
 		return errTxHashMismatch
 	}
 	if r.Header.UncleHash != types.CalcUncleHash(body.Uncles) {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (r *ReceiptsRequest) Validate(db ethdb.Database, msg *Msg) error {
 	if r.Header == nil {
 		return errHeaderUnavailable
 	}
-	if r.Header.ReceiptHash != types.DeriveSha(receipt, new(trie.Trie)) {
+	if r.Header.ReceiptHash != types.DeriveSha(receipt, trie.NewStackTrie(nil)) {
 		return errReceiptHashMismatch
 	}
 	// Validations passed, store and return
diff --git a/miner/miner_test.go b/miner/miner_test.go
index 127b4c768..da1e472db 100644
--- a/miner/miner_test.go
+++ b/miner/miner_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type testBlockChain struct {
 func (bc *testBlockChain) CurrentBlock() *types.Block {
 	return types.NewBlock(&types.Header{
 		GasLimit: bc.gasLimit,
-	}, nil, nil, nil, new(trie.Trie))
+	}, nil, nil, nil, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 }
 
 func (bc *testBlockChain) GetBlock(hash common.Hash, number uint64) *types.Block {
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 82d08d4c7..e81d50e46 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ func (w *worker) updateSnapshot() {
 		w.current.txs,
 		uncles,
 		w.current.receipts,
-		new(trie.Trie),
+		trie.NewStackTrie(nil),
 	)
 	w.snapshotState = w.current.state.Copy()
 }