diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/difflayer.go b/core/state/snapshot/difflayer.go
index 92fe352f2f..b7dae1d5f5 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/difflayer.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/difflayer.go
@@ -231,32 +231,38 @@ func (dl *diffLayer) initBloom() {
 // bloom
 func (dl *diffLayer) Prepare(origin *diskLayer) {
 	dl.lock.Lock()
+	defer dl.lock.Unlock()
+	// If we already have a cumulative bloom, we're done here
+	if dl.cumulative != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	// Traverse up the parent tree
 	dl.cumulative, _ = dl.diffed.Copy()
 	layer := dl
 	for {
-		if parent, ok := layer.parent.(*diffLayer); ok {
-			parent.lock.RLock()
-			dl.cumulative.UnionInPlace(parent.diffed)
-			parent.lock.RUnlock()
-			layer = parent
-		} else {
+		parent, ok := layer.parent.(*diffLayer)
+		if !ok {
+			break // We hit the disk layer
+		}
+		parent.lock.Lock()
+		// If we're lucky, the parent has a cumulative we can use.
+		if parent.cumulative != nil {
+			// Copy, nuke and done.
+			dl.cumulative.UnionInPlace(parent.cumulative)
+			parent.cumulative = nil
+			parent.lock.Unlock()
 			break
 		}
+		dl.cumulative.UnionInPlace(parent.diffed)
+		parent.lock.Unlock()
+		layer = parent
 	}
 	dl.origin = origin
-	dl.lock.Unlock()
 	// Calculate the current false positive rate and update the error rate meter.
 	k := float64(dl.cumulative.K())
 	n := float64(dl.cumulative.N())
 	m := float64(dl.cumulative.M())
 	snapshotBloomErrorGauge.Update(math.Pow(1.0-math.Exp((-k)*(n+0.5)/(m-1)), k))
-
-}
-
-func (dl *diffLayer) Release() {
-	dl.lock.Lock()
-	dl.cumulative = nil
-	dl.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
 // Root returns the root hash for which this snapshot was made.
diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/disklayer.go b/core/state/snapshot/disklayer.go
index fec9513bc7..b0ea754a26 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/disklayer.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/disklayer.go
@@ -166,4 +166,3 @@ func (dl *diskLayer) Update(blockHash common.Hash, destructs map[common.Hash]str
 }
 
 func (dl *diskLayer) Prepare(*diskLayer) {}
-func (dl *diskLayer) Release()           {}
diff --git a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
index 5456f219e4..e918916f0a 100644
--- a/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
+++ b/core/state/snapshot/snapshot.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ var (
 	snapshotFlushStorageItemMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("state/snapshot/flush/storage/item", nil)
 	snapshotFlushStorageSizeMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("state/snapshot/flush/storage/size", nil)
 
-	snapshotBloomIndexTimer = metrics.NewRegisteredResettingTimer("state/snapshot/bloom/index", nil)
-	snapshotBloomErrorGauge = metrics.NewRegisteredGaugeFloat64("state/snapshot/bloom/error", nil)
+	snapshotBloomPrepareTimer = metrics.NewRegisteredResettingTimer("state/snapshot/bloom/prepare", nil)
+	snapshotBloomIndexTimer   = metrics.NewRegisteredResettingTimer("state/snapshot/bloom/index", nil)
+	snapshotBloomErrorGauge   = metrics.NewRegisteredGaugeFloat64("state/snapshot/bloom/error", nil)
 
 	snapshotBloomAccountTrueHitMeter  = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("state/snapshot/bloom/account/truehit", nil)
 	snapshotBloomAccountFalseHitMeter = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("state/snapshot/bloom/account/falsehit", nil)
@@ -107,7 +109,6 @@ type Snapshot interface {
 	// Storage directly retrieves the storage data associated with a particular hash,
 	// within a particular account.
 	Storage(accountHash, storageHash common.Hash) ([]byte, error)
-	Release()
 }
 
 // snapshot is the internal version of the snapshot data layer that supports some
@@ -219,6 +220,9 @@ func (t *Tree) waitBuild() {
 }
 
 func (t *Tree) PrepareSnapshot(blockRoot common.Hash) Snapshot {
+	defer func(start time.Time) {
+		snapshotBloomPrepareTimer.Update(time.Since(start))
+	}(time.Now())
 	t.lock.RLock()
 	defer t.lock.RUnlock()
 	if snap := t.layers[blockRoot]; snap != nil {
@@ -324,9 +328,6 @@ func (t *Tree) Cap(root common.Hash, layers int) error {
 	default:
 		// Many layers requested to be retained, cap normally
 		persisted = t.cap(diff, layers)
-		if persisted != nil {
-			t.diskLayer = persisted
-		}
 	}
 	// Remove any layer that is stale or links into a stale layer
 	children := make(map[common.Hash][]common.Hash)
@@ -349,7 +350,21 @@ func (t *Tree) Cap(root common.Hash, layers int) error {
 			remove(root)
 		}
 	}
-	// If the disk layer was modified, regenerate all the cummulative blooms
+	// If the disk layer was modified, wipe all the cumulative blooms
+	if persisted != nil {
+		// Update ref
+		t.diskLayer = persisted
+		var wipeCumulative func(root common.Hash)
+		wipeCumulative = func(root common.Hash) {
+			if diff, ok := t.layers[root].(*diffLayer); ok {
+				diff.cumulative = nil
+			}
+			for _, child := range children[root] {
+				wipeCumulative(child)
+			}
+		}
+		wipeCumulative(persisted.root)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 0b58bd1aca..8c5f0aa54f 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -866,7 +866,6 @@ func (s *StateDB) Commit(deleteEmptyObjects bool) (common.Hash, error) {
 				log.Warn("Failed to cap snapshot tree", "root", root, "layers", 127, "err", err)
 			}
 		}
-		s.snap.Release()
 		s.snap, s.snapDestructs, s.snapAccounts, s.snapStorage = nil, nil, nil, nil
 	}
 	return root, err