diff --git a/nimbus/db/accounts_cache.nim b/nimbus/db/accounts_cache.nim
index 5a83c4e43..c18efbc54 100644
--- a/nimbus/db/accounts_cache.nim
+++ b/nimbus/db/accounts_cache.nim
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ proc deleteAccount*(ac: AccountsCache, address: EthAddress) =
   acc.kill()
 
 proc selfDestruct*(ac: AccountsCache, address: EthAddress) =
+  ac.setBalance(address, 0.u256)
   ac.savePoint.selfDestruct.incl address
 
 proc selfDestruct6780*(ac: AccountsCache, address: EthAddress) =
diff --git a/nimbus/evm/computation.nim b/nimbus/evm/computation.nim
index 4d970fa27..12bb203bc 100644
--- a/nimbus/evm/computation.nim
+++ b/nimbus/evm/computation.nim
@@ -369,18 +369,19 @@ proc execSelfDestruct*(c: Computation, beneficiary: EthAddress)
   c.vmState.mutateStateDB:
     let localBalance = c.getBalance(c.msg.contractAddress)
 
-    # Transfer to beneficiary
-    db.addBalance(beneficiary, localBalance)
-
-    # Zero the balance of the address being deleted.
-    # This must come after sending to beneficiary in case the
-    # contract named itself as the beneficiary.
-    db.setBalance(c.msg.contractAddress, 0.u256)
-
     # Register the account to be deleted
     if c.fork >= FkCancun:
+      # Zeroing contract balance except beneficiary
+      # is the same address
+      db.subBalance(c.msg.contractAddress, localBalance)
+
+      # Transfer to beneficiary
+      db.addBalance(beneficiary, localBalance)
+
       db.selfDestruct6780(c.msg.contractAddress)
     else:
+      # Transfer to beneficiary
+      db.addBalance(beneficiary, localBalance)
       db.selfDestruct(c.msg.contractAddress)
 
     trace "SELFDESTRUCT",
diff --git a/nimbus/transaction/host_services.nim b/nimbus/transaction/host_services.nim
index 0c80760a7..399fa9511 100644
--- a/nimbus/transaction/host_services.nim
+++ b/nimbus/transaction/host_services.nim
@@ -220,18 +220,20 @@ proc copyCode(host: TransactionHost, address: HostAddress,
 
 proc selfDestruct(host: TransactionHost, address, beneficiary: HostAddress) {.show.} =
   host.vmState.mutateStateDB:
-    let closingBalance = db.getBalance(address)
+    let localBalance = db.getBalance(address)
 
-    # Transfer to beneficiary
-    db.addBalance(beneficiary, closingBalance)
-
-    # Zero balance of account being deleted.
-    # This must come after sending to the beneficiary in case the
-    # contract named itself as the beneficiary.
-    db.setBalance(address, 0.u256)
     if host.vmState.fork >= FkCancun:
+      # Zeroing contract balance except beneficiary
+      # is the same address
+      db.subBalance(address, localBalance)
+
+      # Transfer to beneficiary
+      db.addBalance(beneficiary, localBalance)
+
       db.selfDestruct6780(address)
     else:
+      # Transfer to beneficiary
+      db.addBalance(beneficiary, localBalance)
       db.selfDestruct(address)
 
 template call(host: TransactionHost, msg: EvmcMessage): EvmcResult =