diff --git a/state/database.go b/state/database.go
index 92e2c1df..bd350ad9 100644
--- a/state/database.go
+++ b/state/database.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type Database struct {
 	// EXTCODESIZE calls.
 	codeSizeCache *lru.Cache
 
-	storeCache     *lru.Cache
+	storeCache *lru.Cache
 
 	Tracing bool
 }
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ func NewDatabase(stateDB, codeDB dbm.DB, storeCacheSize int) (*Database, error)
 	db.ethTrieDB = ethtrie.NewDatabase(&core.EthereumDB{CodeDB: codeDB})
 
 	var err error
+
 	if db.codeSizeCache, err = lru.New(codeSizeCacheSize); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	if db.storeCache, err = lru.New(storeCacheSize); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/state/database_test.go b/state/database_test.go
index 906f457e..b300d33d 100644
--- a/state/database_test.go
+++ b/state/database_test.go
@@ -7,25 +7,17 @@ import (
 	ethcmn "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	ethstate "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/db"
 )
 
-func newDatabase() *Database {
-	memDB := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	db, _ := NewDatabase(memDB, memDB)
-
-	return db
-}
-
 func TestDatabaseInterface(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Implements(t, (*ethstate.Database)(nil), new(Database))
 }
 
 func TestDatabaseLatestVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	testDB := newDatabase()
-
 	var version int64
 
+	testDB := newTestDatabase()
+
 	version = testDB.LatestVersion()
 	require.Equal(t, int64(0), version)
 
@@ -34,27 +26,13 @@ func TestDatabaseLatestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, int64(1), version)
 }
 
-// func TestDatabaseOpenTrie(t *testing.T) {
-// 	testDB := newDatabase()
-
-// 	testTrie, err := testDB.OpenTrie(rootHashFromVersion(0))
-// 	require.Nil(t, err)
-// 	require.IsType(t, &Trie{}, testTrie)
-// 	require.NotNil(t, testTrie.(*Trie).store)
-// 	require.NotNil(t, testTrie.(*Trie).accountsCache)
-// 	require.NotNil(t, testTrie.(*Trie).storageCache)
-// 	require.NotNil(t, testTrie.(*Trie).ethTrieDB)
-// 	require.False(t, testTrie.(*Trie).empty)
-
-// }
-
 func TestDatabaseCopyTrie(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO: Implement once CopyTrie is implemented
 	t.SkipNow()
 }
 
 func TestDatabaseContractCode(t *testing.T) {
-	testDB := newDatabase()
+	testDB := newTestDatabase()
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		db           *Database
@@ -87,7 +65,7 @@ func TestDatabaseContractCode(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDatabaseContractCodeSize(t *testing.T) {
-	testDB := newDatabase()
+	testDB := newTestDatabase()
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		db              *Database
@@ -125,7 +103,7 @@ func TestDatabaseContractCodeSize(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDatabaseTrieDB(t *testing.T) {
-	testDB := newDatabase()
+	testDB := newTestDatabase()
 
 	db := testDB.TrieDB()
 	require.Equal(t, testDB.ethTrieDB, db)
diff --git a/state/test_utils.go b/state/test_utils.go
index 937d7caa..66b52fdc 100644
--- a/state/test_utils.go
+++ b/state/test_utils.go
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package state
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"time"
 
 	ethcmn "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+
+	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/db"
 )
 
 type (
@@ -21,3 +24,14 @@ type (
 func init() {
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UnixNano())
 }
+
+func newTestDatabase() *Database {
+	memDB := dbm.NewMemDB()
+
+	testDB, err := NewDatabase(memDB, memDB, 100)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("failed to create database: %v", err))
+	}
+
+	return testDB
+}
diff --git a/state/trie_test.go b/state/trie_test.go
index 8de2628e..84a5c048 100644
--- a/state/trie_test.go
+++ b/state/trie_test.go
@@ -8,20 +8,17 @@ import (
 	ethcmn "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	ethstate "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/db"
 )
 
 func newTestTrie() *Trie {
-	memDB := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	testDB, _ := NewDatabase(memDB, memDB)
+	testDB := newTestDatabase()
 	testTrie, _ := testDB.OpenTrie(rootHashFromVersion(0))
 
 	return testTrie.(*Trie)
 }
 
 func newTestPrefixTrie() *Trie {
-	memDB := dbm.NewMemDB()
-	testDB, _ := NewDatabase(memDB, memDB)
+	testDB := newTestDatabase()
 
 	prefix := make([]byte, ethcmn.HashLength)
 	rand.Read(prefix)