diff --git a/state/state_test.go b/state/state_test.go
index 6eae18de91..8c74162195 100644
--- a/state/state_test.go
+++ b/state/state_test.go
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ func TestState(t *testing.T) {
 	//Account and address for tests
 	dumAddr := []byte("dummyAddress")
 
-	acc := &types.Account{
-		Sequence: 1,
-	}
+	acc := new(types.Account)
+	acc.Sequence = 1
 
 	//reset the store/state/cache
 	reset := func() {
diff --git a/types/account_test.go b/types/account_test.go
index 77dfba9d8b..5a9118f1df 100644
--- a/types/account_test.go
+++ b/types/account_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestNilAccount(t *testing.T) {
 
-	acc := Account{}
+	var acc Account
 
 	//test Copy
 	accCopy := acc.Copy()