diff --git a/core/state/state_object.go b/core/state/state_object.go
index 20da1006f..c5462316d 100644
--- a/core/state/state_object.go
+++ b/core/state/state_object.go
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ type StateObject struct {
 	codeHash []byte
 	// The code for this account
 	code Code
-	// Temporarily initialisation code
-	initCode Code
 	// Cached storage (flushed when updated)
 	storage Storage
 
@@ -188,7 +186,6 @@ func (self *StateObject) Copy() *StateObject {
 	stateObject.nonce = self.nonce
 	stateObject.trie = self.trie
 	stateObject.code = self.code
-	stateObject.initCode = common.CopyBytes(self.initCode)
 	stateObject.storage = self.storage.Copy()
 	stateObject.remove = self.remove
 	stateObject.dirty = self.dirty
diff --git a/core/state/state_test.go b/core/state/state_test.go
index 5a6cb0b50..69cf083cf 100644
--- a/core/state/state_test.go
+++ b/core/state/state_test.go
@@ -200,9 +200,6 @@ func compareStateObjects(so0, so1 *StateObject, t *testing.T) {
 	if !bytes.Equal(so0.code, so1.code) {
 		t.Fatalf("Code mismatch: have %v, want %v", so0.code, so1.code)
 	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(so0.initCode, so1.initCode) {
-		t.Fatalf("InitCode mismatch: have %v, want %v", so0.initCode, so1.initCode)
-	}
 
 	for k, v := range so1.storage {
 		if so0.storage[k] != v {
diff --git a/light/state_object.go b/light/state_object.go
index 030653c77..08c209d7d 100644
--- a/light/state_object.go
+++ b/light/state_object.go
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ type StateObject struct {
 	codeHash []byte
 	// The code for this account
 	code Code
-	// Temporarily initialisation code
-	initCode Code
 	// Cached storage (flushed when updated)
 	storage Storage
 
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@ func (self *StateObject) Copy() *StateObject {
 	stateObject.nonce = self.nonce
 	stateObject.trie = self.trie
 	stateObject.code = common.CopyBytes(self.code)
-	stateObject.initCode = common.CopyBytes(self.initCode)
 	stateObject.storage = self.storage.Copy()
 	stateObject.remove = self.remove
 	stateObject.dirty = self.dirty