diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index e6b5fb8192..c5c72a7d94 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func (s *StateDB) ApplyMVWriteSet(writes []blockstm.WriteDescriptor) {
 			case CodePath:
 				s.SetCode(addr, sr.GetCode(addr))
 			case SuicidePath:
-				stateObject := sr.getStateObject(addr)
+				stateObject := s.getStateObject(addr)
 				if stateObject != nil {
 					s.SelfDestruct(addr)
 				}
diff --git a/core/state/statedb_test.go b/core/state/statedb_test.go
index 22d365bce5..614dafcef8 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb_test.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb_test.go
@@ -1997,3 +1997,31 @@ func TestStorageDirtiness(t *testing.T) {
 	state.RevertToSnapshot(snap)
 	checkDirty(common.Hash{0x1}, common.Hash{0x1}, true)
 }
+
+func TestShouldDeleteSmartContractIfItExistsInState(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	code := []byte{1, 2, 3}
+
+	db := NewDatabase(triedb.NewDatabase(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), triedb.HashDefaults), nil)
+	mvhm := blockstm.MakeMVHashMap()
+	s, _ := NewWithMVHashmap(common.Hash{}, db, nil, mvhm)
+
+	addr := common.HexToAddress("0x01")
+	s.getOrNewStateObject(addr)
+	s.CreateContract(addr)
+	s.SetCode(addr, code)
+	s.Finalise(true)
+
+	secondDB := s.Copy()
+	secondDB.SelfDestruct(addr)
+
+	codeBeforeDeletion := s.GetCode(addr)
+	assert.Equal(t, code, codeBeforeDeletion, "smart contract should exist before deletion")
+
+	s.ApplyMVWriteSet(secondDB.MVWriteList())
+	s.Finalise(true)
+
+	codeAfterDeletion := s.GetCode(addr)
+	assert.Equal(t, []byte(nil), codeAfterDeletion, "smart contract should be deleted")
+}