diff --git a/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go b/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
index 5a0f4d2534..de45b10695 100644
--- a/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
+++ b/ethclient/gethclient/gethclient_test.go
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	testKey, _  = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
-	testAddr    = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(testKey.PublicKey)
-	testSlot    = common.HexToHash("0xdeadbeef")
-	testValue   = crypto.Keccak256Hash(testSlot[:])
-	testBalance = big.NewInt(2e15)
+	testKey, _   = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
+	testAddr     = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(testKey.PublicKey)
+	testContract = common.HexToAddress("0xbeef")
+	testSlot     = common.HexToHash("0xdeadbeef")
+	testValue    = crypto.Keccak256Hash(testSlot[:])
+	testBalance  = big.NewInt(2e15)
 )
 
 func newTestBackend(t *testing.T) (*node.Node, []*types.Block) {
@@ -78,8 +79,9 @@ func newTestBackend(t *testing.T) (*node.Node, []*types.Block) {
 
 func generateTestChain() (*core.Genesis, []*types.Block) {
 	genesis := &core.Genesis{
-		Config:    params.AllEthashProtocolChanges,
-		Alloc:     core.GenesisAlloc{testAddr: {Balance: testBalance, Storage: map[common.Hash]common.Hash{testSlot: testValue}}},
+		Config: params.AllEthashProtocolChanges,
+		Alloc: core.GenesisAlloc{testAddr: {Balance: testBalance, Storage: map[common.Hash]common.Hash{testSlot: testValue}},
+			testContract: {Nonce: 1, Code: []byte{0x13, 0x37}}},
 		ExtraData: []byte("test genesis"),
 		Timestamp: 9000,
 	}
@@ -103,8 +105,11 @@ func TestGethClient(t *testing.T) {
 		test func(t *testing.T)
 	}{
 		{
-			"TestGetProof",
-			func(t *testing.T) { testGetProof(t, client) },
+			"TestGetProof1",
+			func(t *testing.T) { testGetProof(t, client, testAddr) },
+		}, {
+			"TestGetProof2",
+			func(t *testing.T) { testGetProof(t, client, testContract) },
 		}, {
 			"TestGetProofCanonicalizeKeys",
 			func(t *testing.T) { testGetProofCanonicalizeKeys(t, client) },
@@ -201,38 +206,41 @@ func testAccessList(t *testing.T, client *rpc.Client) {
 	}
 }
 
-func testGetProof(t *testing.T, client *rpc.Client) {
+func testGetProof(t *testing.T, client *rpc.Client, addr common.Address) {
 	ec := New(client)
 	ethcl := ethclient.NewClient(client)
-	result, err := ec.GetProof(context.Background(), testAddr, []string{testSlot.String()}, nil)
+	result, err := ec.GetProof(context.Background(), addr, []string{testSlot.String()}, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(result.Address[:], testAddr[:]) {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected address, want: %v got: %v", testAddr, result.Address)
+	if result.Address != addr {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected address, have: %v want: %v", result.Address, addr)
 	}
 	// test nonce
-	nonce, _ := ethcl.NonceAt(context.Background(), result.Address, nil)
-	if result.Nonce != nonce {
+	if nonce, _ := ethcl.NonceAt(context.Background(), addr, nil); result.Nonce != nonce {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid nonce, want: %v got: %v", nonce, result.Nonce)
 	}
 	// test balance
-	balance, _ := ethcl.BalanceAt(context.Background(), result.Address, nil)
-	if result.Balance.Cmp(balance) != 0 {
+	if balance, _ := ethcl.BalanceAt(context.Background(), addr, nil); result.Balance.Cmp(balance) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid balance, want: %v got: %v", balance, result.Balance)
 	}
-
 	// test storage
 	if len(result.StorageProof) != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid storage proof, want 1 proof, got %v proof(s)", len(result.StorageProof))
 	}
-	proof := result.StorageProof[0]
-	slotValue, _ := ethcl.StorageAt(context.Background(), testAddr, testSlot, nil)
-	if !bytes.Equal(slotValue, proof.Value.Bytes()) {
-		t.Fatalf("invalid storage proof value, want: %v, got: %v", slotValue, proof.Value.Bytes())
+	for _, proof := range result.StorageProof {
+		if proof.Key != testSlot.String() {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid storage proof key, want: %q, got: %q", testSlot.String(), proof.Key)
+		}
+		slotValue, _ := ethcl.StorageAt(context.Background(), addr, common.HexToHash(proof.Key), nil)
+		if have, want := common.BigToHash(proof.Value), common.BytesToHash(slotValue); have != want {
+			t.Fatalf("addr %x, invalid storage proof value: have: %v, want: %v", addr, have, want)
+		}
 	}
-	if proof.Key != testSlot.String() {
-		t.Fatalf("invalid storage proof key, want: %q, got: %q", testSlot.String(), proof.Key)
+	// test code
+	code, _ := ethcl.CodeAt(context.Background(), addr, nil)
+	if have, want := result.CodeHash, crypto.Keccak256Hash(code); have != want {
+		t.Fatalf("codehash wrong, have %v want %v ", have, want)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index cf1960fcf6..640693132e 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -675,10 +675,6 @@ func (s *BlockChainAPI) GetProof(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, st
 		keys         = make([]common.Hash, len(storageKeys))
 		keyLengths   = make([]int, len(storageKeys))
 		storageProof = make([]StorageResult, len(storageKeys))
-
-		storageTrie state.Trie
-		storageHash = types.EmptyRootHash
-		codeHash    = types.EmptyCodeHash
 	)
 	// Deserialize all keys. This prevents state access on invalid input.
 	for i, hexKey := range storageKeys {
@@ -688,51 +684,49 @@ func (s *BlockChainAPI) GetProof(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, st
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	state, header, err := s.b.StateAndHeaderByNumberOrHash(ctx, blockNrOrHash)
-	if state == nil || err != nil {
+	statedb, header, err := s.b.StateAndHeaderByNumberOrHash(ctx, blockNrOrHash)
+	if statedb == nil || err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if storageRoot := state.GetStorageRoot(address); storageRoot != types.EmptyRootHash && storageRoot != (common.Hash{}) {
-		id := trie.StorageTrieID(header.Root, crypto.Keccak256Hash(address.Bytes()), storageRoot)
-		tr, err := trie.NewStateTrie(id, state.Database().TrieDB())
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		storageTrie = tr
-	}
-	// If we have a storageTrie, the account exists and we must update
-	// the storage root hash and the code hash.
-	if storageTrie != nil {
-		storageHash = storageTrie.Hash()
-		codeHash = state.GetCodeHash(address)
-	}
-	// Create the proofs for the storageKeys.
-	for i, key := range keys {
-		// Output key encoding is a bit special: if the input was a 32-byte hash, it is
-		// returned as such. Otherwise, we apply the QUANTITY encoding mandated by the
-		// JSON-RPC spec for getProof. This behavior exists to preserve backwards
-		// compatibility with older client versions.
-		var outputKey string
-		if keyLengths[i] != 32 {
-			outputKey = hexutil.EncodeBig(key.Big())
-		} else {
-			outputKey = hexutil.Encode(key[:])
-		}
+	codeHash := statedb.GetCodeHash(address)
+	storageRoot := statedb.GetStorageRoot(address)
 
-		if storageTrie == nil {
-			storageProof[i] = StorageResult{outputKey, &hexutil.Big{}, []string{}}
-			continue
+	if len(keys) > 0 {
+		var storageTrie state.Trie
+		if storageRoot != types.EmptyRootHash && storageRoot != (common.Hash{}) {
+			id := trie.StorageTrieID(header.Root, crypto.Keccak256Hash(address.Bytes()), storageRoot)
+			st, err := trie.NewStateTrie(id, statedb.Database().TrieDB())
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			storageTrie = st
 		}
-		var proof proofList
-		if err := storageTrie.Prove(crypto.Keccak256(key.Bytes()), &proof); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		// Create the proofs for the storageKeys.
+		for i, key := range keys {
+			// Output key encoding is a bit special: if the input was a 32-byte hash, it is
+			// returned as such. Otherwise, we apply the QUANTITY encoding mandated by the
+			// JSON-RPC spec for getProof. This behavior exists to preserve backwards
+			// compatibility with older client versions.
+			var outputKey string
+			if keyLengths[i] != 32 {
+				outputKey = hexutil.EncodeBig(key.Big())
+			} else {
+				outputKey = hexutil.Encode(key[:])
+			}
+			if storageTrie == nil {
+				storageProof[i] = StorageResult{outputKey, &hexutil.Big{}, []string{}}
+				continue
+			}
+			var proof proofList
+			if err := storageTrie.Prove(crypto.Keccak256(key.Bytes()), &proof); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			value := (*hexutil.Big)(statedb.GetState(address, key).Big())
+			storageProof[i] = StorageResult{outputKey, value, proof}
 		}
-		value := (*hexutil.Big)(state.GetState(address, key).Big())
-		storageProof[i] = StorageResult{outputKey, value, proof}
 	}
-
 	// Create the accountProof.
-	tr, err := trie.NewStateTrie(trie.StateTrieID(header.Root), state.Database().TrieDB())
+	tr, err := trie.NewStateTrie(trie.StateTrieID(header.Root), statedb.Database().TrieDB())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -743,12 +737,12 @@ func (s *BlockChainAPI) GetProof(ctx context.Context, address common.Address, st
 	return &AccountResult{
 		Address:      address,
 		AccountProof: accountProof,
-		Balance:      (*hexutil.Big)(state.GetBalance(address)),
+		Balance:      (*hexutil.Big)(statedb.GetBalance(address)),
 		CodeHash:     codeHash,
-		Nonce:        hexutil.Uint64(state.GetNonce(address)),
-		StorageHash:  storageHash,
+		Nonce:        hexutil.Uint64(statedb.GetNonce(address)),
+		StorageHash:  storageRoot,
 		StorageProof: storageProof,
-	}, state.Error()
+	}, statedb.Error()
 }
 
 // decodeHash parses a hex-encoded 32-byte hash. The input may optionally