diff --git a/fluffy/network/state/state_network.nim b/fluffy/network/state/state_network.nim
index 81db00f18..c6e93c03e 100644
--- a/fluffy/network/state/state_network.nim
+++ b/fluffy/network/state/state_network.nim
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import
   ../../database/content_db,
   ../wire/[portal_protocol, portal_stream, portal_protocol_config],
   ./state_content,
-  ./state_distance
+  ./state_distance,
+  ./state_proof_verification
 
 logScope:
   topics = "portal_state"
@@ -83,16 +84,9 @@ proc validateContent(
         return false
       let
         proof = decodedProof.asSeq().map((p: ByteList) => p.toSeq())
-        trieKey = keccakHash(key.accountTrieProofKey.address).data.toSeq()
-        value = proof[^1].decode(seq[seq[byte]])[^1]
         stateRoot = MDigest[256](data: key.accountTrieProofKey.stateRoot)
-        verificationResult = verifyMptProof(proof, stateRoot, trieKey, value)
-      case verificationResult.kind:
-        of ValidProof:
-          true
-        else:
-          warn "Received invalid account trie proof"
-          false
+        verificationResult = verifyAccount(stateRoot, key.accountTrieProofKey.address, AccountProof(proof))
+      verificationResult.isOk()
     of contractStorageTrieProof:
       true
     of contractBytecode:
diff --git a/fluffy/network/state/experimental/state_proof_verification.nim b/fluffy/network/state/state_proof_verification.nim
similarity index 81%
rename from fluffy/network/state/experimental/state_proof_verification.nim
rename to fluffy/network/state/state_proof_verification.nim
index 7ccea0549..c6eaae549 100644
--- a/fluffy/network/state/experimental/state_proof_verification.nim
+++ b/fluffy/network/state/state_proof_verification.nim
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #   * Apache v2 license (license terms in the root directory or at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
 # at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
 
-{.push raises: [].}
-
 import
   std/sequtils,
   stint,
@@ -17,19 +15,19 @@ export results
 
 type
   MptProof = seq[seq[byte]]
-  AccountProof* = distinct MptProof
+  AccountProof* = distinct MptProof # I'm not really sure how I feel about this
   StorageProof* = distinct MptProof
 
 proc verifyAccount*(
     trustedStateRoot: KeccakHash,
     address: EthAddress,
-    account: Account,
-    proof: AccountProof): Result[void, string] =
+    proof: AccountProof
+    ): Result[void, string] =
   
-  let key = toSeq(keccakHash(address).data)
-  let value = rlp.encode(account)
-
-  let proofResult = verifyMptProof(proof.MptProof, trustedStateRoot, key, value)
+  let 
+    key = keccakHash(address).data.toSeq()
+    value = proof.MptProof[^1].decode(seq[seq[byte]])[^1] # TODO this is undefined in spec. Update when the specs gets updated
+    proofResult = verifyMptProof(proof.MptProof, trustedStateRoot, key, value)
 
   case proofResult.kind
   of ValidProof: