diff --git a/core/state/journal.go b/core/state/journal.go
index 353144a1c7..c5842e74bc 100644
--- a/core/state/journal.go
+++ b/core/state/journal.go
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ func newJournal() *journal {
 // It is semantically similar to calling 'newJournal', but the underlying slices
 // can be reused.
 func (j *journal) reset() {
+	clear(j.entries)
 	j.entries = j.entries[:0]
 	j.validRevisions = j.validRevisions[:0]
 	clear(j.mutations)