diff --git a/packages/blockchain/src/genesisStates/index.ts b/packages/blockchain/src/genesisStates/index.ts
index be72e2a5be..eceffaa753 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/src/genesisStates/index.ts
+++ b/packages/blockchain/src/genesisStates/index.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export async function genesisStateRoot(genesisState: GenesisState) {
           )
           await storageTrie.put(storageKey, storageVal)
         }
-        account.stateRoot = storageTrie.root
+        account.storageRoot = storageTrie.root
       }
     }
     await trie.put(address, account.serialize())
diff --git a/packages/evm/src/types.ts b/packages/evm/src/types.ts
index d1db65c375..9cd9b6527f 100644
--- a/packages/evm/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/src/types.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ declare type Proof = {
   storageProof: StorageProof[]
 }
 
-type AccountFields = Partial<Pick<Account, 'nonce' | 'balance' | 'stateRoot' | 'codeHash'>>
+type AccountFields = Partial<Pick<Account, 'nonce' | 'balance' | 'storageRoot' | 'codeHash'>>
 
 interface StateAccess {
   accountExists(address: Address): Promise<boolean>
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/src/baseStateManager.ts b/packages/statemanager/src/baseStateManager.ts
index 06cc4bd65d..544756cbea 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/src/baseStateManager.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/src/baseStateManager.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export abstract class BaseStateManager {
   /**
    * Gets the account associated with `address`, modifies the given account
    * fields, then saves the account into state. Account fields can include
-   * `nonce`, `balance`, `stateRoot`, and `codeHash`.
+   * `nonce`, `balance`, `storageRoot`, and `codeHash`.
    * @param address - Address of the account to modify
    * @param accountFields - Object containing account fields and values to modify
    */
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export abstract class BaseStateManager {
     const account = await this.getAccount(address)
     account.nonce = accountFields.nonce ?? account.nonce
     account.balance = accountFields.balance ?? account.balance
-    account.stateRoot = accountFields.stateRoot ?? account.stateRoot
+    account.storageRoot = accountFields.storageRoot ?? account.storageRoot
     account.codeHash = accountFields.codeHash ?? account.codeHash
     await this.putAccount(address, account)
   }
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/src/interface.ts b/packages/statemanager/src/interface.ts
index 410de5379e..28614d1431 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/src/interface.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/src/interface.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export interface StorageDump {
   [key: string]: string
 }
 
-export type AccountFields = Partial<Pick<Account, 'nonce' | 'balance' | 'stateRoot' | 'codeHash'>>
+export type AccountFields = Partial<Pick<Account, 'nonce' | 'balance' | 'storageRoot' | 'codeHash'>>
 
 export interface StateAccess {
   accountExists(address: Address): Promise<boolean>
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/src/stateManager.ts b/packages/statemanager/src/stateManager.ts
index a9920bf40d..c32f47e0e4 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/src/stateManager.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/src/stateManager.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class DefaultStateManager extends BaseStateManager implements StateManage
     // from state trie
     const account = await this.getAccount(address)
     const storageTrie = this._trie.copy(false)
-    storageTrie.root = account.stateRoot
+    storageTrie.root = account.storageRoot
     storageTrie.db.checkpoints = []
     return storageTrie
   }
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@ export class DefaultStateManager extends BaseStateManager implements StateManage
         const addressHex = address.buf.toString('hex')
         this._storageTries[addressHex] = storageTrie
 
-        // update contract stateRoot
+        // update contract storageRoot
         const contract = this._cache.get(address)
-        contract.stateRoot = storageTrie.root
+        contract.storageRoot = storageTrie.root
 
         await this.putAccount(address, contract)
         resolve()
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export class DefaultStateManager extends BaseStateManager implements StateManage
       balance: bigIntToHex(account.balance),
       codeHash: bufferToHex(account.codeHash),
       nonce: bigIntToHex(account.nonce),
-      storageHash: bufferToHex(account.stateRoot),
+      storageHash: bufferToHex(account.storageRoot),
       accountProof,
       storageProof,
     }
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ export class DefaultStateManager extends BaseStateManager implements StateManage
       }
     } else {
       const account = Account.fromRlpSerializedAccount(value)
-      const { nonce, balance, stateRoot, codeHash } = account
+      const { nonce, balance, storageRoot, codeHash } = account
       const invalidErrorMsg = 'Invalid proof provided:'
       if (nonce !== BigInt(proof.nonce)) {
         throw new Error(`${invalidErrorMsg} nonce does not match`)
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ export class DefaultStateManager extends BaseStateManager implements StateManage
       if (balance !== BigInt(proof.balance)) {
         throw new Error(`${invalidErrorMsg} balance does not match`)
       }
-      if (!stateRoot.equals(toBuffer(proof.storageHash))) {
+      if (!storageRoot.equals(toBuffer(proof.storageHash))) {
         throw new Error(`${invalidErrorMsg} storageHash does not match`)
       }
       if (!codeHash.equals(toBuffer(proof.codeHash))) {
diff --git a/packages/statemanager/tests/stateManager.spec.ts b/packages/statemanager/tests/stateManager.spec.ts
index 8feb0dc390..cc90b9f2f2 100644
--- a/packages/statemanager/tests/stateManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/statemanager/tests/stateManager.spec.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ tape('StateManager', (t) => {
         'd748bf26ab37599c944babfdbeecf6690801bd61bf2670efb0a34adfc6dca10b',
         'hex'
       ),
-      stateRoot: Buffer.from(
+      storageRoot: Buffer.from(
         'cafd881ab193703b83816c49ff6c2bf6ba6f464a1be560c42106128c8dbc35e7',
         'hex'
       ),
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ tape('StateManager', (t) => {
       'd748bf26ab37599c944babfdbeecf6690801bd61bf2670efb0a34adfc6dca10b'
     )
     st.equal(
-      res3.stateRoot.toString('hex'),
+      res3.storageRoot.toString('hex'),
       'cafd881ab193703b83816c49ff6c2bf6ba6f464a1be560c42106128c8dbc35e7'
     )
 
@@ -232,18 +232,18 @@ tape('StateManager', (t) => {
         'd748bf26ab37599c944babfdbeecf6690801bd61bf2670efb0a34adfc6dca10b',
         'hex'
       )
-      const newStateRoot = Buffer.from(
+      const newStorageRoot = Buffer.from(
         'cafd881ab193703b83816c49ff6c2bf6ba6f464a1be560c42106128c8dbc35e7',
         'hex'
       )
       await stateManager.modifyAccountFields(address, {
         codeHash: newCodeHash,
-        stateRoot: newStateRoot,
+        storageRoot: newStorageRoot,
       })
 
       const res3 = await stateManager.getAccount(address)
       st.ok(res3.codeHash.equals(newCodeHash))
-      st.ok(res3.stateRoot.equals(newStateRoot))
+      st.ok(res3.storageRoot.equals(newStorageRoot))
       st.end()
     }
   )
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ tape('StateManager', (t) => {
     st.ok(slotCode.length === 0, 'code cannot be loaded') // This test fails if no code prefix is used
 
     account = await codeStateManager.getAccount(address1)
-    account.stateRoot = root
+    account.storageRoot = root
 
     await codeStateManager.putAccount(address1, account)
 
diff --git a/packages/trie/test/index.spec.ts b/packages/trie/test/index.spec.ts
index 64e6c483b8..0bdd353572 100644
--- a/packages/trie/test/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/trie/test/index.spec.ts
@@ -274,14 +274,14 @@ tape('it should create the genesis state root from ethereum', function (tester)
   const v = Buffer.from('1e12515ce3e0f817a4ddef9ca55788a1d66bd2df', 'hex')
   const a = Buffer.from('1a26338f0d905e295fccb71fa9ea849ffa12aaf4', 'hex')
 
-  const stateRoot = Buffer.alloc(32)
-  stateRoot.fill(0)
+  const storageRoot = Buffer.alloc(32)
+  storageRoot.fill(0)
 
   const startAmount = Buffer.alloc(26)
   startAmount.fill(0)
   startAmount[0] = 1
 
-  const account = [startAmount, 0, stateRoot, KECCAK256_NULL]
+  const account = [startAmount, 0, storageRoot, KECCAK256_NULL]
   const rlpAccount = Buffer.from(RLP.encode(bufArrToArr(account as Buffer[])))
   const cppRlp =
     'f85e9a010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000080a00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000a0c5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470'
diff --git a/packages/util/src/account.ts b/packages/util/src/account.ts
index defe9849bf..889f94afe3 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/account.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/account.ts
@@ -24,23 +24,23 @@ const _0n = BigInt(0)
 export interface AccountData {
   nonce?: BigIntLike
   balance?: BigIntLike
-  stateRoot?: BufferLike
+  storageRoot?: BufferLike
   codeHash?: BufferLike
 }
 
 export class Account {
   nonce: bigint
   balance: bigint
-  stateRoot: Buffer
+  storageRoot: Buffer
   codeHash: Buffer
 
   static fromAccountData(accountData: AccountData) {
-    const { nonce, balance, stateRoot, codeHash } = accountData
+    const { nonce, balance, storageRoot, codeHash } = accountData
 
     return new Account(
       isTruthy(nonce) ? bufferToBigInt(toBuffer(nonce)) : undefined,
       isTruthy(balance) ? bufferToBigInt(toBuffer(balance)) : undefined,
-      isTruthy(stateRoot) ? toBuffer(stateRoot) : undefined,
+      isTruthy(storageRoot) ? toBuffer(storageRoot) : undefined,
       isTruthy(codeHash) ? toBuffer(codeHash) : undefined
     )
   }
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@ export class Account {
   }
 
   public static fromValuesArray(values: Buffer[]) {
-    const [nonce, balance, stateRoot, codeHash] = values
+    const [nonce, balance, storageRoot, codeHash] = values
 
-    return new Account(bufferToBigInt(nonce), bufferToBigInt(balance), stateRoot, codeHash)
+    return new Account(bufferToBigInt(nonce), bufferToBigInt(balance), storageRoot, codeHash)
   }
 
   /**
    * This constructor assigns and validates the values.
    * Use the static factory methods to assist in creating an Account from varying data types.
    */
-  constructor(nonce = _0n, balance = _0n, stateRoot = KECCAK256_RLP, codeHash = KECCAK256_NULL) {
+  constructor(nonce = _0n, balance = _0n, storageRoot = KECCAK256_RLP, codeHash = KECCAK256_NULL) {
     this.nonce = nonce
     this.balance = balance
-    this.stateRoot = stateRoot
+    this.storageRoot = storageRoot
     this.codeHash = codeHash
 
     this._validate()
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ export class Account {
     if (this.balance < _0n) {
       throw new Error('balance must be greater than zero')
     }
-    if (this.stateRoot.length !== 32) {
-      throw new Error('stateRoot must have a length of 32')
+    if (this.storageRoot.length !== 32) {
+      throw new Error('storageRoot must have a length of 32')
     }
     if (this.codeHash.length !== 32) {
       throw new Error('codeHash must have a length of 32')
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export class Account {
     return [
       bigIntToUnpaddedBuffer(this.nonce),
       bigIntToUnpaddedBuffer(this.balance),
-      this.stateRoot,
+      this.storageRoot,
       this.codeHash,
     ]
   }
diff --git a/packages/util/test/account.spec.ts b/packages/util/test/account.spec.ts
index eea2051020..a2f3b7f342 100644
--- a/packages/util/test/account.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/util/test/account.spec.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ tape('Account', function (t) {
     st.equal(account.nonce, _0n, 'should have zero nonce')
     st.equal(account.balance, _0n, 'should have zero balance')
     st.equal(
-      account.stateRoot.toString('hex'),
+      account.storageRoot.toString('hex'),
       '56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
-      'should have stateRoot equal to KECCAK256_RLP'
+      'should have storageRoot equal to KECCAK256_RLP'
     )
     st.equal(
       account.codeHash.toString('hex'),
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ tape('Account', function (t) {
     const raw = [
       '0x02', // nonce
       '0x0384', // balance
-      '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421', // stateRoot
+      '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421', // storageRoot
       '0xc5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470', // codeHash
     ]
     const account = Account.fromValuesArray(raw.map(toBuffer))
     st.equal(account.nonce, BigInt(2), 'should have correct nonce')
     st.equal(account.balance, BigInt(900), 'should have correct balance')
     st.equal(
-      account.stateRoot.toString('hex'),
+      account.storageRoot.toString('hex'),
       '56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
-      'should have correct stateRoot'
+      'should have correct storageRoot'
     )
     st.equal(
       account.codeHash.toString('hex'),
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ tape('Account', function (t) {
     const raw = {
       nonce: '0x02',
       balance: '0x0384',
-      stateRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
+      storageRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
       codeHash: '0xc5d2460186f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470',
     }
     const account = Account.fromAccountData(raw)
     st.equal(account.nonce, BigInt(2), 'should have correct nonce')
     st.equal(account.balance, BigInt(900), 'should have correct balance')
     st.equal(
-      account.stateRoot.toString('hex'),
+      account.storageRoot.toString('hex'),
       '56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
-      'should have correct stateRoot'
+      'should have correct storageRoot'
     )
     st.equal(
       account.codeHash.toString('hex'),
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ tape('Account', function (t) {
     st.equal(account.nonce, BigInt(2), 'should have correct nonce')
     st.equal(account.balance, BigInt(900), 'should have correct balance')
     st.equal(
-      account.stateRoot.toString('hex'),
+      account.storageRoot.toString('hex'),
       '56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
-      'should have correct stateRoot'
+      'should have correct storageRoot'
     )
     st.equal(
       account.codeHash.toString('hex'),
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ tape('Account', function (t) {
     const raw = {
       nonce: '0x01',
       balance: '0x42',
-      stateRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
+      storageRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
       codeHash: '0xc5d2461236f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470',
     }
     const account = Account.fromAccountData(raw)
     const accountRlp = Buffer.from(
-      RLP.encode([raw.nonce, raw.balance, raw.stateRoot, raw.codeHash])
+      RLP.encode([raw.nonce, raw.balance, raw.storageRoot, raw.codeHash])
     )
     st.ok(account.serialize().equals(accountRlp), 'should serialize correctly')
     st.end()
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ tape('Account', function (t) {
     const raw = {
       nonce: '0x01',
       balance: '0x0042',
-      stateRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
+      storageRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
       codeHash: '0xc5d2461236f7233c927e7db2dcc703c0e500b653ca82273b7bfad8045d85a470',
     }
     account = Account.fromAccountData(raw)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ tape('Account', function (t) {
     const raw = {
       nonce: '0x01',
       balance: '0x0042',
-      stateRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
+      storageRoot: '0x56e81f171bcc55a6ff8345e692c0f86e5b48e01b996cadc001622fb5e363b421',
       codeHash: '0xd748bf26ab37599c944babfdbeecf6690801bd61bf2670efb0a34adfc6dca10b',
     }
     account = Account.fromAccountData(raw)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ tape('Account', function (t) {
   t.test('validation', function (st) {
     st.throws(() => {
       new Account(undefined, undefined, Buffer.from('hey'), undefined)
-    }, 'should only accept length 32 buffer for stateRoot')
+    }, 'should only accept length 32 buffer for storageRoot')
 
     st.throws(() => {
       new Account(undefined, undefined, undefined, Buffer.from('hey'))
diff --git a/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts b/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts
index a81571bdb6..b33409dbbd 100644
--- a/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/examples/run-solidity-contract.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ async function main() {
   console.log('-------results-------')
   console.log('nonce: ' + createdAccount.nonce.toString())
   console.log('balance in wei: ', createdAccount.balance.toString())
-  console.log('stateRoot: 0x' + createdAccount.stateRoot.toString('hex'))
+  console.log('storageRoot: 0x' + createdAccount.storageRoot.toString('hex'))
   console.log('codeHash: 0x' + createdAccount.codeHash.toString('hex'))
   console.log('---------------------')
 
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/vm.ts b/packages/vm/src/vm.ts
index fc63748643..257d9bf289 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/vm.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/vm.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class VM extends AsyncEventEmitter<VMEvents> {
         // Only do this if it is not overridden in genesis
         // Note: in the case that custom genesis has storage fields, this is preserved
         if (account.isEmpty()) {
-          const newAccount = Account.fromAccountData({ balance: 1, stateRoot: account.stateRoot })
+          const newAccount = Account.fromAccountData({ balance: 1, storageRoot: account.storageRoot })
           await this.eei.putAccount(address, newAccount)
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/vm/tests/util.ts b/packages/vm/tests/util.ts
index 44a3e76072..3e4cff1be1 100644
--- a/packages/vm/tests/util.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/tests/util.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function dumpState(state: any, cb: Function) {
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
       const storage: any = {}
       const storageTrie = state.copy(false)
-      storageTrie.root = account.stateRoot
+      storageTrie.root = account.storageRoot
       const storageRS = storageTrie.createReadStream()
 
       storageRS.on('data', function (data: any) {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function dumpState(state: any, cb: Function) {
     }
     for (let i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
       console.log("SHA3'd address: " + bufferToHex(results[i].address))
-      console.log('\tstate root: ' + bufferToHex(results[i].stateRoot))
+      console.log('\tstorage root: ' + bufferToHex(results[i].storageRoot))
       console.log('\tstorage: ')
       for (const storageKey in results[i].storage) {
         console.log('\t\t' + storageKey + ': ' + results[i].storage[storageKey])
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export function verifyAccountPostConditions(
         acctData.storage[key]
     }
 
-    state.root = account.stateRoot
+    state.root = account.storageRoot
     const rs = state.createReadStream()
     rs.on('data', function (data: any) {
       let key = data.key.toString('hex')
@@ -344,14 +344,14 @@ export async function setupPreConditions(state: VmState, testData: any) {
     // Put contract code
     await state.putContractCode(address, codeBuf)
 
-    const stateRoot = (await state.getAccount(address)).stateRoot
+    const storageRoot = (await state.getAccount(address)).storageRoot
 
     if (testData.exec?.address === addressStr) {
-      testData.root = stateRoot
+      testData.root = storageRoot
     }
 
     // Put account data
-    const account = Account.fromAccountData({ nonce, balance, codeHash, stateRoot })
+    const account = Account.fromAccountData({ nonce, balance, codeHash, storageRoot })
     await state.putAccount(address, account)
   }
   await state.commit()