diff --git a/core/stateless_test.go b/core/stateless_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f390897eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/stateless_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package core
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/stateless"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+
+	_ "embed"
+)
+
+//go:embed stateless_testdata/witness.rlp
+var witnessData []byte
+
+//go:embed stateless_testdata/block.rlp
+var blockData []byte
+
+//go:embed stateless_testdata/chain_config.json
+var chainConfigData []byte
+
+func TestExecuteStateless(t *testing.T) {
+	var block types.Block
+	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(blockData, &block); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to unmarshal block: %v", err)
+	}
+	var witness stateless.Witness
+	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(witnessData, &witness); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to unmarshal witness: %v", err)
+	}
+	var config params.ChainConfig
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(chainConfigData, &config); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to unmarshal chain config: %v", err)
+	}
+	type args struct {
+		config   *params.ChainConfig
+		vmconfig vm.Config
+		block    *types.Block
+		witness  *stateless.Witness
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		want    common.Hash
+		want1   common.Hash
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"issue:https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues/31631",
+			args{
+				&config,
+				vm.Config{},
+				&block,
+				&witness,
+			},
+			common.HexToHash("0x9175f245714f8595e099ce523f329f45fde1fe92b57ea10059e4243512ae931d"),
+			common.HexToHash("0x19d5540a8f734f731969baa459be6a745da2ca3c0397a41605bc6548dc960bb3"),
+			false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, got1, err := ExecuteStateless(tt.args.config, tt.args.vmconfig, tt.args.block, tt.args.witness)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("ExecuteStateless() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("ExecuteStateless() got = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got1, tt.want1) {
+				t.Errorf("ExecuteStateless() got1 = %v, want %v", got1, tt.want1)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/stateless_testdata/block.rlp b/core/stateless_testdata/block.rlp
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diff --git a/core/stateless_testdata/chain_config.json b/core/stateless_testdata/chain_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cc414cc30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/stateless_testdata/chain_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"chainId":167009,"homesteadBlock":0,"eip150Block":0,"eip155Block":0,"eip158Block":0,"byzantiumBlock":0,"constantinopleBlock":0,"petersburgBlock":0,"istanbulBlock":0,"berlinBlock":0,"londonBlock":0,"shanghaiTime":0,"terminalTotalDifficulty":0,"depositContractAddress":"0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000","taiko":true,"ontakeBlock":840512,"pacayaBlock":1299888}
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diff --git a/core/stateless_testdata/witness.rlp b/core/stateless_testdata/witness.rlp
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diff --git a/trie/trie.go b/trie/trie.go
index fdb4da9be4..a79290ccef 100644
--- a/trie/trie.go
+++ b/trie/trie.go
@@ -519,6 +519,8 @@ func (t *Trie) delete(n node, prefix, key []byte) (bool, node, error) {
 				// check.
 				cnode, err := t.resolve(n.Children[pos], append(prefix, byte(pos)))
 				if err != nil {
+					// Ignore the error will pass the test
+					// cnode = n.Children[pos]
 					return false, nil, err
 				}
 				if cnode, ok := cnode.(*shortNode); ok {