diff --git a/core/chain_makers_test.go b/core/chain_makers_test.go
index a2ec9e6507..6241f3fb69 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers_test.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers_test.go
@@ -43,12 +43,11 @@ func TestGeneratePOSChain(t *testing.T) {
 		bb      = common.Address{0xbb}
 		funds   = big.NewInt(0).Mul(big.NewInt(1337), big.NewInt(params.Ether))
 		config  = *params.AllEthashProtocolChanges
-		asm4788 = common.Hex2Bytes("3373fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffe14604d57602036146024575f5ffd5b5f35801560495762001fff810690815414603c575f5ffd5b62001fff01545f5260205ff35b5f5ffd5b62001fff42064281555f359062001fff015500")
 		gspec   = &Genesis{
 			Config: &config,
 			Alloc: types.GenesisAlloc{
 				address:                   {Balance: funds},
-				params.BeaconRootsAddress: {Balance: common.Big0, Code: asm4788},
+				params.BeaconRootsAddress: {Code: params.BeaconRootsCode},
 			},
 			BaseFee:    big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee),
 			Difficulty: common.Big1,
diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 42836e0269..042071c531 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ func DeveloperGenesisBlock(gasLimit uint64, faucet *common.Address) *Genesis {
 			common.BytesToAddress([]byte{7}): {Balance: big.NewInt(1)}, // ECScalarMul
 			common.BytesToAddress([]byte{8}): {Balance: big.NewInt(1)}, // ECPairing
 			common.BytesToAddress([]byte{9}): {Balance: big.NewInt(1)}, // BLAKE2b
+			// Pre-deploy EIP-4788 system contract
+			params.BeaconRootsAddress: types.Account{Nonce: 1, Code: params.BeaconRootsCode},
 		},
 	}
 	if faucet != nil {
diff --git a/params/protocol_params.go b/params/protocol_params.go
index d375a96642..8ffe8ee75d 100644
--- a/params/protocol_params.go
+++ b/params/protocol_params.go
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ var (
 
 	// BeaconRootsAddress is the address where historical beacon roots are stored as per EIP-4788
 	BeaconRootsAddress = common.HexToAddress("0x000F3df6D732807Ef1319fB7B8bB8522d0Beac02")
+
+	// BeaconRootsCode is the code where historical beacon roots are stored as per EIP-4788
+	BeaconRootsCode = common.FromHex("3373fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffe14604d57602036146024575f5ffd5b5f35801560495762001fff810690815414603c575f5ffd5b62001fff01545f5260205ff35b5f5ffd5b62001fff42064281555f359062001fff015500")
+
 	// SystemAddress is where the system-transaction is sent from as per EIP-4788
 	SystemAddress = common.HexToAddress("0xfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffe")
 )