diff --git a/trie/secure_trie.go b/trie/secure_trie.go
index fb39a80609..cfa7f0bddb 100644
--- a/trie/secure_trie.go
+++ b/trie/secure_trie.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (t *StateTrie) GetKey(shaKey []byte) []byte {
 func (t *StateTrie) Commit(collectLeaf bool) (common.Hash, *trienode.NodeSet) {
 	// Write all the pre-images to the actual disk database
 	if len(t.getSecKeyCache()) > 0 {
-		preimages := make(map[common.Hash][]byte)
+		preimages := make(map[common.Hash][]byte, len(t.secKeyCache))
 		for hk, key := range t.secKeyCache {
 			preimages[common.BytesToHash([]byte(hk))] = key
 		}
diff --git a/trie/trienode/node.go b/trie/trienode/node.go
index aa8a0f6d99..fa7bebe4f9 100644
--- a/trie/trienode/node.go
+++ b/trie/trienode/node.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (set *MergedNodeSet) Merge(other *NodeSet) error {
 
 // Flatten returns a two-dimensional map for internal nodes.
 func (set *MergedNodeSet) Flatten() map[common.Hash]map[string]*Node {
-	nodes := make(map[common.Hash]map[string]*Node)
+	nodes := make(map[common.Hash]map[string]*Node, len(set.Sets))
 	for owner, set := range set.Sets {
 		nodes[owner] = set.Nodes
 	}
diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/history.go b/triedb/pathdb/history.go
index 3663cbbdb9..60ce3dc2bc 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/history.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/history.go
@@ -384,10 +384,11 @@ func (r *decoder) readAccount(pos int) (accountIndex, []byte, error) {
 func (r *decoder) readStorage(accIndex accountIndex) ([]common.Hash, map[common.Hash][]byte, error) {
 	var (
 		last    common.Hash
-		list    []common.Hash
-		storage = make(map[common.Hash][]byte)
+		count   = int(accIndex.storageSlots)
+		list    = make([]common.Hash, 0, count)
+		storage = make(map[common.Hash][]byte, count)
 	)
-	for j := 0; j < int(accIndex.storageSlots); j++ {
+	for j := 0; j < count; j++ {
 		var (
 			index slotIndex
 			start = (accIndex.storageOffset + uint32(j)) * uint32(slotIndexSize)
@@ -430,9 +431,10 @@ func (r *decoder) readStorage(accIndex accountIndex) ([]common.Hash, map[common.
 // decode deserializes the account and storage data from the provided byte stream.
 func (h *history) decode(accountData, storageData, accountIndexes, storageIndexes []byte) error {
 	var (
-		accounts    = make(map[common.Address][]byte)
+		count       = len(accountIndexes) / accountIndexSize
+		accounts    = make(map[common.Address][]byte, count)
 		storages    = make(map[common.Address]map[common.Hash][]byte)
-		accountList []common.Address
+		accountList = make([]common.Address, 0, count)
 		storageList = make(map[common.Address][]common.Hash)
 
 		r = &decoder{
@@ -445,7 +447,7 @@ func (h *history) decode(accountData, storageData, accountIndexes, storageIndexe
 	if err := r.verify(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for i := 0; i < len(accountIndexes)/accountIndexSize; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
 		// Resolve account first
 		accIndex, accData, err := r.readAccount(i)
 		if err != nil {