diff --git a/core/state/state_object.go b/core/state/state_object.go
index 76cfb3cb00..400ce5e2b2 100644
--- a/core/state/state_object.go
+++ b/core/state/state_object.go
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ func (s *stateObject) GetCommittedState(key common.Hash) common.Hash {
 	//      have been handles via pendingStorage above.
 	//   2) we don't have new values, and can deliver empty response back
 	if _, destructed := s.db.stateObjectsDestruct[s.address]; destructed {
+		s.originStorage[key] = common.Hash{} // track the empty slot as origin value
 		return common.Hash{}
 	}
 	// If no live objects are available, attempt to use snapshots