diff --git a/light/trie.go b/light/trie.go
index 1440f2fbfd..2988a16cf3 100644
--- a/light/trie.go
+++ b/light/trie.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package light
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
 )
@@ -46,26 +47,18 @@ func NewLightTrie(id *TrieID, odr OdrBackend, useFakeMap bool) *LightTrie {
 // retrieveKey retrieves a single key, returns true and stores nodes in local
 // database if successful
 func (t *LightTrie) retrieveKey(ctx context.Context, key []byte) bool {
-	r := &TrieRequest{Id: t.id, Key: key}
+	r := &TrieRequest{Id: t.id, Key: crypto.Keccak256(key)}
 	return t.odr.Retrieve(ctx, r) == nil
 }
 
 // do tries and retries to execute a function until it returns with no error or
 // an error type other than MissingNodeError
-func (t *LightTrie) do(ctx context.Context, fallbackKey []byte, fn func() error) error {
+func (t *LightTrie) do(ctx context.Context, key []byte, fn func() error) error {
 	err := fn()
 	for err != nil {
-		mn, ok := err.(*trie.MissingNodeError)
-		if !ok {
+		if _, ok := err.(*trie.MissingNodeError); !ok {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		var key []byte
-		if mn.PrefixLen+mn.SuffixLen > 0 {
-			key = mn.Key
-		} else {
-			key = fallbackKey
-		}
 		if !t.retrieveKey(ctx, key) {
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/trie/errors.go b/trie/errors.go
index 76129a70bf..e23f9d563a 100644
--- a/trie/errors.go
+++ b/trie/errors.go
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ import (
 //
 // RootHash is the original root of the trie that contains the node
 //
-// Key is a binary-encoded key that contains the prefix that leads to the first
-// missing node and optionally a suffix that hints on which further nodes should
-// also be retrieved
-//
 // PrefixLen is the nibble length of the key prefix that leads from the root to
 // the missing node
 //
@@ -42,7 +38,6 @@ import (
 // such hints in the error message)
 type MissingNodeError struct {
 	RootHash, NodeHash   common.Hash
-	Key                  []byte
 	PrefixLen, SuffixLen int
 }
 
diff --git a/trie/trie.go b/trie/trie.go
index 2a60440689..0979eb6251 100644
--- a/trie/trie.go
+++ b/trie/trie.go
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ func (t *Trie) resolveHash(n hashNode, prefix, suffix []byte) (node, error) {
 		return nil, &MissingNodeError{
 			RootHash:  t.originalRoot,
 			NodeHash:  common.BytesToHash(n),
-			Key:       compactHexEncode(append(prefix, suffix...)),
 			PrefixLen: len(prefix),
 			SuffixLen: len(suffix),
 		}