diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 8bbde0a51e..ea238d69be 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@ func (s *StateDB) GetOrNewStateObject(addr common.Address) *stateObject {
 func (s *StateDB) createObject(addr common.Address) (newobj, prev *stateObject) {
 	prev = s.getDeletedStateObject(addr) // Note, prev might have been deleted, we need that!
 	newobj = newObject(s, addr, Account{})
-	newobj.setNonce(0) // sets the object to dirty
 	if prev == nil {
 		s.journal.append(createObjectChange{account: &addr})
 	} else {