diff --git a/statediff/builder.go b/statediff/builder.go
index 66e9e9cbaae2..b262f2f8de08 100644
--- a/statediff/builder.go
+++ b/statediff/builder.go
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func (sdb *builder) deletedOrUpdatedState(a, b trie.NodeIterator, diffPathsAtB m
 				// if this node's path did not show up in diffPathsAtB
 				// that means the node at this path was deleted (or moved) in B
 				// emit an empty "removed" diff to signify as such
-				// emit emtpy "removed" diff for all storage nodes
+				// emit empty "removed" diff for all storage nodes
 				if _, ok := diffPathsAtB[common.Bytes2Hex(node.Path)]; !ok {
 					diff := types2.StateNode{
 						NodeType:  types2.Removed,
diff --git a/statediff/builder_test.go b/statediff/builder_test.go
index cf1ea11f6f5b..febf491e515e 100644
--- a/statediff/builder_test.go
+++ b/statediff/builder_test.go
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ var (
 		common.Hex2Bytes("32575a0e9e593c00f959f8c92f12db2869c3395a3b0502d05e2516446f71f85b"),
 		slot3StorageValue,
 	})
-	slot0StorageLeafRootNode, _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes([]interface{}{
-		common.Hex2Bytes("20290decd9548b62a8d60345a988386fc84ba6bc95484008f6362f93160ef3e563"),
-		slot0StorageValue,
-	})
 
 	contractAccountAtBlock2, _ = rlp.EncodeToBytes(types.StateAccount{
 		Nonce:    1,