diff --git a/util/src/trie/triedbmut.rs b/util/src/trie/triedbmut.rs
index 6c770a9d5..7d163a15d 100644
--- a/util/src/trie/triedbmut.rs
+++ b/util/src/trie/triedbmut.rs
@@ -367,43 +367,64 @@ impl<'a> TrieDBMut<'a> {
}
// walk the trie, attempting to find the key's node.
- fn lookup<'x, 'key>(&'x self, partial: NibbleSlice<'key>, handle: &NodeHandle) -> super::Result