diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index e6874039f2..19a84df818 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -341,23 +341,23 @@ func SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db ethdb.Database, triedb *trie.Database, gen
 	}
 	// We have the genesis block in database(perhaps in ancient database)
 	// but the corresponding state is missing.
-	// header := rawdb.ReadHeader(db, stored, 0)
-	// if header.Root != types.EmptyRootHash && !rawdb.HasLegacyTrieNode(db, header.Root) {
-	// 	if genesis == nil {
-	// 		genesis = DefaultGenesisBlock()
-	// 	}
-	// 	// Ensure the stored genesis matches with the given one.
-	// 	hash := genesis.ToBlock().Hash()
-	// 	if hash != stored {
-	// 		return genesis.Config, hash, &GenesisMismatchError{stored, hash}
-	// 	}
-	// 	block, err := genesis.Commit(db, triedb)
-	// 	if err != nil {
-	// 		return genesis.Config, hash, err
-	// 	}
-	// 	applyOverrides(genesis.Config)
-	// 	return genesis.Config, block.Hash(), nil
-	// }
+	header := rawdb.ReadHeader(db, stored, 0)
+	if !genesis.Config.IsPrague(big.NewInt(0), genesis.Timestamp) && header.Root != types.EmptyRootHash && !rawdb.HasLegacyTrieNode(db, header.Root) {
+		if genesis == nil {
+			genesis = DefaultGenesisBlock()
+		}
+		// Ensure the stored genesis matches with the given one.
+		hash := genesis.ToBlock().Hash()
+		if hash != stored {
+			return genesis.Config, hash, &GenesisMismatchError{stored, hash}
+		}
+		block, err := genesis.Commit(db, triedb)
+		if err != nil {
+			return genesis.Config, hash, err
+		}
+		applyOverrides(genesis.Config)
+		return genesis.Config, block.Hash(), nil
+	}
 	// Check whether the genesis block is already written.
 	if genesis != nil {
 		applyOverrides(genesis.Config)