diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index b7acd12aca..22df1e3662 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -2136,14 +2136,12 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(parentRoot common.Hash, block *types.Block, s
 	if statedb.StorageLoaded != 0 {
 		storageReadSingleTimer.Update(statedb.StorageReads / time.Duration(statedb.StorageLoaded))
 	}
-	accountUpdateTimer.Update(statedb.AccountUpdates)                                 // Account updates are complete(in validation)
-	storageUpdateTimer.Update(statedb.StorageUpdates)                                 // Storage updates are complete(in validation)
-	accountHashTimer.Update(statedb.AccountHashes)                                    // Account hashes are complete(in validation)
-	triehash := statedb.AccountHashes                                                 // The time spent on tries hashing
-	trieUpdate := statedb.AccountUpdates + statedb.StorageUpdates                     // The time spent on tries update
-	blockExecutionTimer.Update(ptime - (statedb.AccountReads + statedb.StorageReads)) // The time spent on EVM processing
-	blockValidationTimer.Update(vtime - (triehash + trieUpdate))                      // The time spent on block validation
-	blockCrossValidationTimer.Update(xvtime)                                          // The time spent on stateless cross validation
+	accountUpdateTimer.Update(statedb.AccountUpdates)                                     // Account updates are complete(in validation)
+	storageUpdateTimer.Update(statedb.StorageUpdates)                                     // Storage updates are complete(in validation)
+	accountHashTimer.Update(statedb.AccountHashes)                                        // Account hashes are complete(in validation)
+	blockExecutionTimer.Update(ptime - (statedb.AccountReads + statedb.StorageReads))     // The time spent on EVM processing
+	blockValidationTimer.Update(vtime - (statedb.AccountHashes + statedb.AccountUpdates)) // The time spent on block validation
+	blockCrossValidationTimer.Update(xvtime)                                              // The time spent on stateless cross validation
 
 	// Write the block to the chain and get the status.
 	var (