diff --git a/crates/evm/core/src/fork/backend.rs b/crates/evm/core/src/fork/backend.rs
index 4223e2dea7722..3a87583b6da4f 100644
--- a/crates/evm/core/src/fork/backend.rs
+++ b/crates/evm/core/src/fork/backend.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use alloy_primitives::{keccak256, Address, Bytes, B256, U256};
 use alloy_providers::provider::TempProvider;
-use alloy_rpc_types::{Block, BlockId, BlockNumberOrTag, Transaction};
+use alloy_rpc_types::{Block, BlockId, Transaction};
 use eyre::WrapErr;
 use foundry_common::NON_ARCHIVE_NODE_WARNING;
 use futures::{
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ where
         let fut = Box::pin(async move {
             let balance = provider.get_balance(address, block_id);
             let nonce = provider.get_transaction_count(address, block_id);
-            let code =
-                provider.get_code_at(address, block_id.unwrap_or(BlockNumberOrTag::Latest.into()));
+            let code = provider.get_code_at(address, block_id);
             let resp = tokio::try_join!(balance, nonce, code).map_err(Into::into);
             (resp, address)
         });