diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
index fc72f26f3c..4b9d510e82 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_table.go
@@ -467,29 +467,18 @@ func (t *freezerTable) truncateHead(items uint64) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// readIndexEntry reads the index entry at the given index.
-func (t *freezerTable) readIndexEntry(index uint64) (entry indexEntry, err error) {
-	buffer := make([]byte, indexEntrySize)
-	if _, err := t.index.ReadAt(buffer, int64(index*indexEntrySize)); err != nil {
-		return indexEntry{}, err
-	}
-	entry.unmarshalBinary(buffer)
-	return entry, nil
-}
-
-// hiddenBytes calculates the current size of hidden items in bytes
-func (t *freezerTable) hiddenBytes() (uint32, error) {
-	itemHidden := t.itemHidden.Load()
-	itemOffset := t.itemOffset.Load()
-	// no hidden items if the two markers are the same
-	if itemHidden == itemOffset {
+// sizeHidden returns the total data size of hidden items in the freezer table.
+// This function assumes the lock is already held.
+func (t *freezerTable) sizeHidden() (uint64, error) {
+	hidden, offset := t.itemHidden.Load(), t.itemOffset.Load()
+	if hidden <= offset {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
-	itemHiddenIndexEntry, errHidden := t.readIndexEntry(itemHidden - itemOffset)
-	if errHidden != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to read index entry, itemHidden: %d, err: %v", itemHidden, errHidden)
+	indices, err := t.getIndices(hidden-1, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
 	}
-	return itemHiddenIndexEntry.offset, nil
+	return uint64(indices[1].offset), nil
 }
 
 // truncateTail discards any recent data before the provided threshold number.
@@ -705,6 +694,7 @@ func (t *freezerTable) releaseFilesBefore(num uint32, remove bool) {
 func (t *freezerTable) getIndices(from, count uint64) ([]*indexEntry, error) {
 	// Apply the table-offset
 	from = from - t.itemOffset.Load()
+
 	// For reading N items, we need N+1 indices.
 	buffer := make([]byte, (count+1)*indexEntrySize)
 	if _, err := t.index.ReadAt(buffer, int64(from*indexEntrySize)); err != nil {
@@ -895,18 +885,18 @@ func (t *freezerTable) size() (uint64, error) {
 	return t.sizeNolock()
 }
 
-// sizeNolock returns the total data size in the freezer table without obtaining
-// the mutex first.
+// sizeNolock returns the total data size in the freezer table. This function
+// assumes the lock is already held.
 func (t *freezerTable) sizeNolock() (uint64, error) {
 	stat, err := t.index.Stat()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	hiddenBytes, err := t.hiddenBytes()
+	hidden, err := t.sizeHidden()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	total := uint64(t.maxFileSize)*uint64(t.headId-t.tailId) + uint64(t.headBytes) + uint64(stat.Size()) - uint64(hiddenBytes)
+	total := uint64(t.maxFileSize)*uint64(t.headId-t.tailId) + uint64(t.headBytes) + uint64(stat.Size()) - hidden
 	return total, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_table_test.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_table_test.go
index d378bde97d..4471463932 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_table_test.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_table_test.go
@@ -660,8 +660,8 @@ func TestFreezerOffset(t *testing.T) {
 
 func assertTableSize(t *testing.T, f *freezerTable, size int) {
 	t.Helper()
-	if size_, err := f.size(); size_ != uint64(size) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected size of %d bytes, got %d, err: %v", size, size_, err)
+	if got, err := f.size(); got != uint64(size) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected size of %d bytes, got %d, err: %v", size, got, err)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func TestTruncateTail(t *testing.T) {
 		6: getChunk(20, 0x11),
 	})
 	// maxFileSize*fileCount + headBytes + indexFileSize - hiddenBytes
-	expected := 40*3 + 20 + 48 - 0
+	expected := 20*7 + 48 - 0
 	assertTableSize(t, f, expected)
 
 	// truncate single element( item 0 ), deletion is only supported at file level
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ func TestTruncateTail(t *testing.T) {
 		5: getChunk(20, 0xaa),
 		6: getChunk(20, 0x11),
 	})
-	expected = 40*3 + 20 + 48 - 20
+	expected = 20*7 + 48 - 20
 	assertTableSize(t, f, expected)
 
 	// Reopen the table, the deletion information should be persisted as well
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func TestTruncateTail(t *testing.T) {
 		5: getChunk(20, 0xaa),
 		6: getChunk(20, 0x11),
 	})
-	expected = 40*2 + 20 + 36 - 0
+	expected = 20*5 + 36 - 0
 	assertTableSize(t, f, expected)
 
 	// Reopen the table, the above testing should still pass
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ func TestTruncateTail(t *testing.T) {
 		5: getChunk(20, 0xaa),
 		6: getChunk(20, 0x11),
 	})
-	expected = 40*1 + 20 + 24 - 20
+	expected = 20*3 + 24 - 20
 	assertTableSize(t, f, expected)
 
 	// truncate all, the entire freezer should be deleted
@@ -802,6 +802,8 @@ func TestTruncateTail(t *testing.T) {
 		5: errOutOfBounds,
 		6: errOutOfBounds,
 	})
+	expected = 12
+	assertTableSize(t, f, expected)
 }
 
 func TestTruncateHead(t *testing.T) {