diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index c18353a973..02f442610c 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -360,12 +360,6 @@ func (evm *EVM) StaticCall(caller ContractRef, addr common.Address, input []byte
 	if evm.depth > int(params.CallCreateDepth) {
 		return nil, gas, ErrDepth
 	}
-	// We take a snapshot here. This is a bit counter-intuitive, and could probably be skipped.
-	// However, even a staticcall is considered a 'touch'. On mainnet, static calls were introduced
-	// after all empty accounts were deleted, so this is not required. However, if we omit this,
-	// then certain tests start failing; stRevertTest/RevertPrecompiledTouchExactOOG.json.
-	// We could change this, but for now it's left for legacy reasons
-	var snapshot = evm.StateDB.Snapshot()
 
 	// We do an AddBalance of zero here, just in order to trigger a touch.
 	// This doesn't matter on Mainnet, where all empties are gone at the time of Byzantium,
@@ -385,13 +379,12 @@ func (evm *EVM) StaticCall(caller ContractRef, addr common.Address, input []byte
 		contract := NewContract(caller, AccountRef(addrCopy), new(uint256.Int), gas)
 		contract.SetCallCode(&addrCopy, evm.StateDB.GetCodeHash(addrCopy), evm.StateDB.GetCode(addrCopy))
 		// When an error was returned by the EVM or when setting the creation code
-		// above we revert to the snapshot and consume any gas remaining. Additionally
-		// when we're in Homestead this also counts for code storage gas errors.
+		// above we consume any gas remaining. Additionally when we're in Homestead
+		// this also counts for code storage gas errors.
 		ret, err = evm.interpreter.Run(contract, input, true)
 		gas = contract.Gas
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		evm.StateDB.RevertToSnapshot(snapshot)
 		if err != ErrExecutionReverted {
 			if evm.Config.Tracer != nil && evm.Config.Tracer.OnGasChange != nil {
 				evm.Config.Tracer.OnGasChange(gas, 0, tracing.GasChangeCallFailedExecution)