diff --git a/crates/revm/src/db/states/account_status.rs b/crates/revm/src/db/states/account_status.rs
index d077caf0d0..aaf0b5b48e 100644
--- a/crates/revm/src/db/states/account_status.rs
+++ b/crates/revm/src/db/states/account_status.rs
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ impl AccountStatus {
     /// Returns the next account status on selfdestruct.
     pub fn on_selfdestructed(&self) -> AccountStatus {
         match self {
+            // Non existing account can't be destroyed.
+            AccountStatus::LoadedNotExisting => AccountStatus::LoadedNotExisting,
             // If account is created and selfdestructed in the same block, mark it as destroyed again.
             // Note: there is no big difference between Destroyed and DestroyedAgain in this case,
             // but was added for clarity.
diff --git a/crates/revm/src/db/states/cache_account.rs b/crates/revm/src/db/states/cache_account.rs
index 2d6232766c..126ce2ffe7 100644
--- a/crates/revm/src/db/states/cache_account.rs
+++ b/crates/revm/src/db/states/cache_account.rs
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ impl CacheAccount {
         self.status = self.status.on_selfdestructed();
 
         if previous_status == AccountStatus::LoadedNotExisting {
-            // transitions for account loaded as not existing.
-            self.status = AccountStatus::LoadedNotExisting;
             None
         } else {
             Some(TransitionAccount {