diff --git a/trie/trie_reader.go b/trie/trie_reader.go
index 42bc4316fe..dcf46c9f31 100644
--- a/trie/trie_reader.go
+++ b/trie/trie_reader.go
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ func (l *MerkleLoader) OpenTrie(root common.Hash) (triestate.Trie, error) {
 }
 
 // OpenStorageTrie opens the storage trie of an account.
-func (l *MerkleLoader) OpenStorageTrie(stateRoot common.Hash, addrHash, root common.Hash) (triestate.Trie, error) {
+func (l *MerkleLoader) OpenStorageTrie(stateRoot, addrHash, root common.Hash) (triestate.Trie, error) {
 	return New(StorageTrieID(stateRoot, addrHash, root), l.db)
 }
diff --git a/trie/triestate/state.go b/trie/triestate/state.go
index 9db9211e8c..8c5bd3ac53 100644
--- a/trie/triestate/state.go
+++ b/trie/triestate/state.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type TrieLoader interface {
 	OpenTrie(root common.Hash) (Trie, error)
 
 	// OpenStorageTrie opens the storage trie of an account.
-	OpenStorageTrie(stateRoot common.Hash, addrHash, root common.Hash) (Trie, error)
+	OpenStorageTrie(stateRoot, addrHash, root common.Hash) (Trie, error)
 }
 
 // Set represents a collection of mutated states during a state transition.