diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/generate.go b/core/state/snapshot/generate.go
index f54debebed..818f057fe4 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/generate.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/generate.go
@@ -228,16 +228,8 @@ func (dl *diskLayer) proveRange(ctx *generatorContext, trieId *trie.ID, prefix [
 	// The snap state is exhausted, pass the entire key/val set for verification
 	root := trieId.Root
 	if origin == nil && !diskMore {
-		stackTr := trie.NewStackTrie(nil)
-		for i, key := range keys {
-			stackTr.Update(key, vals[i])
-		}
-		if gotRoot := stackTr.Hash(); gotRoot != root {
-			return &proofResult{
-				keys:     keys,
-				vals:     vals,
-				proofErr: fmt.Errorf("wrong root: have %#x want %#x", gotRoot, root),
-			}, nil
+		if err := trie.VerifyStandaloneRange(root, keys, vals); err != nil {
+			return &proofResult{keys: keys, vals: vals, proofErr: err}, nil
 		}
 		return &proofResult{keys: keys, vals: vals}, nil
 	}
diff --git a/eth/protocols/snap/sync.go b/eth/protocols/snap/sync.go
index 0f5f2ccdfe..050cd8fe1f 100644
--- a/eth/protocols/snap/sync.go
+++ b/eth/protocols/snap/sync.go
@@ -2645,12 +2645,10 @@ func (s *Syncer) OnStorage(peer SyncPeer, id uint64, hashes [][]common.Hash, slo
 				nodes = append(nodes, node)
 			}
 		}
-		var err error
 		if len(nodes) == 0 {
 			// No proof has been attached, the response must cover the entire key
 			// space and hash to the origin root.
-			_, err = trie.VerifyRangeProof(req.roots[i], nil, nil, keys, slots[i], nil)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err := trie.VerifyStandaloneRange(req.roots[i], keys, slots[i]); err != nil {
 				s.scheduleRevertStorageRequest(req) // reschedule request
 				logger.Warn("Storage slots failed proof", "err", err)
 				return err
@@ -2658,9 +2656,11 @@ func (s *Syncer) OnStorage(peer SyncPeer, id uint64, hashes [][]common.Hash, slo
 		} else {
 			// A proof was attached, the response is only partial, check that the
 			// returned data is indeed part of the storage trie
-			proofdb := nodes.NodeSet()
-
-			var end []byte
+			var (
+				proofdb = nodes.NodeSet()
+				err     error
+				end     []byte
+			)
 			if len(keys) > 0 {
 				end = keys[len(keys)-1]
 			}
diff --git a/trie/proof.go b/trie/proof.go
index a463c80b48..5b16be97ea 100644
--- a/trie/proof.go
+++ b/trie/proof.go
@@ -482,6 +482,11 @@ func hasRightElement(node node, key []byte) bool {
 // proofs are 'bloated' with neighbour leaves or random data, aside from the 'useful'
 // data, then the proof will still be accepted.
 func VerifyRangeProof(rootHash common.Hash, firstKey []byte, lastKey []byte, keys [][]byte, values [][]byte, proof ethdb.KeyValueReader) (bool, error) {
+	if proof == nil {
+		// Special case, there is no edge proof at all. The given range is expected
+		// to be the whole leaf-set in the trie.
+		return false, VerifyStandaloneRange(rootHash, keys, values)
+	}
 	if len(keys) != len(values) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("inconsistent proof data, keys: %d, values: %d", len(keys), len(values))
 	}
@@ -496,18 +501,6 @@ func VerifyRangeProof(rootHash common.Hash, firstKey []byte, lastKey []byte, key
 			return false, errors.New("range contains deletion")
 		}
 	}
-	// Special case, there is no edge proof at all. The given range is expected
-	// to be the whole leaf-set in the trie.
-	if proof == nil {
-		tr := NewStackTrie(nil)
-		for index, key := range keys {
-			tr.Update(key, values[index])
-		}
-		if have, want := tr.Hash(), rootHash; have != want {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("invalid proof, want hash %x, got %x", want, have)
-		}
-		return false, nil // No more elements
-	}
 	// Special case, there is a provided edge proof but zero key/value
 	// pairs, ensure there are no more accounts / slots in the trie.
 	if len(keys) == 0 {
@@ -579,6 +572,34 @@ func VerifyRangeProof(rootHash common.Hash, firstKey []byte, lastKey []byte, key
 	return hasRightElement(tr.root, keys[len(keys)-1]), nil
 }
 
+// VerifyStandaloneRange checks whether a trie built with the given leaf nodes
+// matches with the specific root.
+// The range must be monotonically increasing and contain no deletions.
+func VerifyStandaloneRange(rootHash common.Hash, keys [][]byte, values [][]byte) error {
+	if len(keys) != len(values) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("inconsistent proof data, keys: %d, values: %d", len(keys), len(values))
+	}
+	// Ensure the received batch is monotonic increasing and contains no deletions
+	for i := 0; i < len(keys)-1; i++ {
+		if bytes.Compare(keys[i], keys[i+1]) >= 0 {
+			return errors.New("range is not monotonically increasing")
+		}
+	}
+	for _, value := range values {
+		if len(value) == 0 {
+			return errors.New("range contains deletion")
+		}
+	}
+	tr := NewStackTrie(nil)
+	for index, key := range keys {
+		tr.Update(key, values[index])
+	}
+	if have, want := tr.Hash(), rootHash; have != want {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid proof, want hash %x, got %x", want, have)
+	}
+	return nil // No more elements
+}
+
 // get returns the child of the given node. Return nil if the
 // node with specified key doesn't exist at all.
 //