diff --git a/ethcore/src/spec/spec.rs b/ethcore/src/spec/spec.rs
index 4d10a90ad..0f2327f96 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/spec/spec.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/spec/spec.rs
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ impl Spec {
 				};
 
 				let mut substate = Substate::new();
-				state.kill_account(&address);
 
 				{
 					let mut exec = Executive::new(&mut state, &env_info, self.engine.as_ref());