diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 29ad6aada757..2fe8f9a836fe 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1947,18 +1947,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) processBlock(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, s
 	}
 	proctime := time.Since(start) // processing + validation
 
-	// Update the metrics touched during block processing and validation
-	accountReadTimer.Update(statedb.AccountReads)                 // Account reads are complete(in processing)
-	storageReadTimer.Update(statedb.StorageReads)                 // Storage reads are complete(in processing)
-	accountUpdateTimer.Update(statedb.AccountUpdates)             // Account updates are complete(in validation)
-	storageUpdateTimer.Update(statedb.StorageUpdates)             // Storage updates are complete(in validation)
-	accountHashTimer.Update(statedb.AccountHashes)                // Account hashes are complete(in validation)
-	triehash := statedb.AccountHashes                             // The time spent on tries hashing
-	trieUpdate := statedb.AccountUpdates + statedb.StorageUpdates // The time spent on tries update
-	trieRead := statedb.AccountReads + statedb.StorageReads       // The time spent on account read and storage read
-	blockExecutionTimer.Update(ptime - trieRead)                  // The time spent on EVM processing
-	blockValidationTimer.Update(vtime - (triehash + trieUpdate))  // The time spent on block validation
-
 	// Write the block to the chain and get the status.
 	var (
 		wstart = time.Now()
@@ -1973,6 +1961,18 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) processBlock(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, s
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// Update the metrics touched during block processing and validation
+	accountReadTimer.Update(statedb.AccountReads)                 // Account reads are complete(in processing)
+	storageReadTimer.Update(statedb.StorageReads)                 // Storage reads are complete(in processing)
+	accountUpdateTimer.Update(statedb.AccountUpdates)             // Account updates are complete(in validation)
+	storageUpdateTimer.Update(statedb.StorageUpdates)             // Storage updates are complete(in validation)
+	accountHashTimer.Update(statedb.AccountHashes)                // Account hashes are complete(in validation)
+	triehash := statedb.AccountHashes                             // The time spent on account trie hashing
+	trieUpdate := statedb.AccountUpdates + statedb.StorageUpdates // The time spent on account trie update + storage tries update and hashing
+	trieRead := statedb.AccountReads + statedb.StorageReads       // The time spent on account read and storage read
+	blockExecutionTimer.Update(ptime - trieRead)                  // The time spent on EVM processing
+	blockValidationTimer.Update(vtime - (triehash + trieUpdate))  // The time spent on block validation
+
 	// Update the metrics touched during block commit
 	accountCommitTimer.Update(statedb.AccountCommits)   // Account commits are complete, we can mark them
 	storageCommitTimer.Update(statedb.StorageCommits)   // Storage commits are complete, we can mark them
diff --git a/core/state/metrics.go b/core/state/metrics.go
index 870b71492b82..7447e44dfd1e 100644
--- a/core/state/metrics.go
+++ b/core/state/metrics.go
@@ -33,9 +33,4 @@ var (
 	slotDeletionTimer    = metrics.NewRegisteredResettingTimer("state/delete/storage/timer", nil)
 	slotDeletionCount    = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("state/delete/storage/slot", nil)
 	slotDeletionSize     = metrics.NewRegisteredMeter("state/delete/storage/size", nil)
-
-	trieAccountReadTimer     = metrics.NewRegisteredResettingTimer("state/trie/account/reads", nil)
-	trieStorageReadTimer     = metrics.NewRegisteredResettingTimer("state/trie/storage/reads", nil)
-	snapshotAccountReadTimer = metrics.NewRegisteredResettingTimer("state/snapshot/account/reads", nil)
-	snapshotStorageReadTimer = metrics.NewRegisteredResettingTimer("state/snapshot/storage/reads", nil)
 )
diff --git a/core/state/reader.go b/core/state/reader.go
index c3e5f9e8edf2..f4526308fb8a 100644
--- a/core/state/reader.go
+++ b/core/state/reader.go
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ func newStateReader(root common.Hash, snaps *snapshot.Tree) (*stateReader, error
 func (r *stateReader) Account(addr common.Address) (*types.StateAccount, error) {
 	defer func(start time.Time) {
 		r.accountTime += time.Since(start)
-		snapshotAccountReadTimer.UpdateSince(start)
 	}(time.Now())
 
 	ret, err := r.snap.Account(crypto.HashData(r.buff, addr.Bytes()))
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ func (r *stateReader) Account(addr common.Address) (*types.StateAccount, error)
 func (r *stateReader) Storage(addr common.Address, key common.Hash) (common.Hash, error) {
 	defer func(start time.Time) {
 		r.storageTime += time.Since(start)
-		snapshotStorageReadTimer.UpdateSince(start)
 	}(time.Now())
 
 	addrHash := crypto.HashData(r.buff, addr.Bytes())
@@ -207,7 +205,6 @@ func newTrieReader(root common.Hash, db *triedb.Database, cache *utils.PointCach
 func (r *trieReader) Account(addr common.Address) (*types.StateAccount, error) {
 	defer func(start time.Time) {
 		r.accountTime += time.Since(start)
-		trieAccountReadTimer.UpdateSince(start)
 	}(time.Now())
 
 	account, err := r.mainTrie.GetAccount(addr)
@@ -230,7 +227,6 @@ func (r *trieReader) Account(addr common.Address) (*types.StateAccount, error) {
 func (r *trieReader) Storage(addr common.Address, key common.Hash) (common.Hash, error) {
 	defer func(start time.Time) {
 		r.storageTime += time.Since(start)
-		trieStorageReadTimer.UpdateSince(start)
 	}(time.Now())
 
 	var (
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 55bf7feadef0..e835be620627 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ func (s *StateDB) commitAndFlush(block uint64, deleteEmptyObjects bool) (*stateU
 	// Submit the statistics of reader to metric system and reset it with new root
 	aTime, sTime := s.reader.Stats()
 	s.AccountReads += aTime
-	s.AccountReads += sTime
+	s.StorageReads += sTime
 
 	s.reader, _ = s.db.Reader(s.originalRoot)
 	return ret, err