diff --git a/core/state/access_list.go b/core/state/access_list.go
index 16a1524991..3579bb75f7 100644
--- a/core/state/access_list.go
+++ b/core/state/access_list.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (al *accessList) Equal(other *accessList) bool {
 
 // DeleteAddressCode removes an address code from the access list.
 func (al *accessList) DeleteAddressCode(address common.Address) {
-	delete(al.addresses, address)
+	delete(al.addressCodes, address)
 }
 
 // PrettyPrint prints the contents of the access list in a human-readable form