diff --git a/statediff/builder/builder.go b/statediff/builder/builder.go
index 1d66db380..716fd5693 100644
--- a/statediff/builder/builder.go
+++ b/statediff/builder/builder.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 )
 
 type Builder interface {
@@ -37,23 +38,26 @@ type builder struct {
 	chainDB    ethdb.Database
 	trieDB     *trie.Database
 	cachedTrie *trie.Trie
+	blockChain *core.BlockChain
 }
 
-func NewBuilder(db ethdb.Database) *builder {
+func NewBuilder(db ethdb.Database, blockChain *core.BlockChain) *builder {
 	return &builder{
 		chainDB: db,
 		trieDB:  trie.NewDatabase(db),
+		blockChain: blockChain,
 	}
 }
 
 func (sdb *builder) BuildStateDiff(oldStateRoot, newStateRoot common.Hash, blockNumber int64, blockHash common.Hash) (*StateDiff, error) {
 	// Generate tries for old and new states
-	oldTrie, err := trie.New(oldStateRoot, sdb.trieDB)
+	stateCache := sdb.blockChain.StateCache()
+	oldTrie, err := stateCache.OpenTrie(oldStateRoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error creating trie for oldStateRoot", "error", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	newTrie, err := trie.New(newStateRoot, sdb.trieDB)
+	newTrie, err := stateCache.OpenTrie(newStateRoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Error creating trie for newStateRoot", "error", err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/statediff/builder/builder_test.go b/statediff/builder/builder_test.go
index 95163100b..62bb94de5 100644
--- a/statediff/builder/builder_test.go
+++ b/statediff/builder/builder_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	b "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/statediff/builder"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestBuilder(t *testing.T) {
-	_, blockMap := makeChain(3, genesis)
+	_, blockMap, chain := makeChain(3, genesis)
+	defer chain.Stop()
 	block0Hash = common.HexToHash("0xd1721cfd0b29c36fd7a68f25c128e86413fb666a6e1d68e89b875bd299262661")
 	block1Hash = common.HexToHash("0xbbe88de60ba33a3f18c0caa37d827bfb70252e19e40a07cd34041696c35ecb1a")
 	block2Hash = common.HexToHash("0xde75663f36a8497b4bdda2a4b52bd9540b705a2728c7391c59b8cb2cde5a2feb")
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ func TestBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	block1 = blockMap[block1Hash]
 	block2 = blockMap[block2Hash]
 	block3 = blockMap[block3Hash]
-	builder = b.NewBuilder(testdb)
+	builder = b.NewBuilder(testdb, chain)
 
 	type arguments struct {
 		oldStateRoot common.Hash
@@ -287,8 +289,14 @@ func equals(actual, expected interface{}) (success bool) {
 // the returned hash chain is ordered head->parent. In addition, every 3rd block
 // contains a transaction and every 5th an uncle to allow testing correct block
 // reassembly.
-func makeChain(n int, parent *types.Block) ([]common.Hash, map[common.Hash]*types.Block) {
+func makeChain(n int, parent *types.Block) ([]common.Hash, map[common.Hash]*types.Block, *core.BlockChain) {
 	blocks, _ := core.GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, parent, ethash.NewFaker(), testdb, n, testChainGen)
+	headers := make([]*types.Header, len(blocks))
+	for i, block := range blocks {
+		headers[i] = block.Header()
+	}
+	chain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(testdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
+
 	hashes := make([]common.Hash, n+1)
 	hashes[len(hashes)-1] = parent.Hash()
 	blockm := make(map[common.Hash]*types.Block, n+1)
@@ -297,7 +305,7 @@ func makeChain(n int, parent *types.Block) ([]common.Hash, map[common.Hash]*type
 		hashes[len(hashes)-i-2] = b.Hash()
 		blockm[b.Hash()] = b
 	}
-	return hashes, blockm
+	return hashes, blockm, chain
 }
 
 func testChainGen(i int, block *core.BlockGen) {
diff --git a/statediff/service/service.go b/statediff/service/service.go
index dbb898915..3e9fc61d1 100644
--- a/statediff/service/service.go
+++ b/statediff/service/service.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type StateDiffService struct {
 }
 
 func NewStateDiffService(db ethdb.Database, blockChain *core.BlockChain, config statediff.Config) (*StateDiffService, error) {
-	builder := b.NewBuilder(db)
+	builder := b.NewBuilder(db, blockChain)
 	publisher, err := p.NewPublisher(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err