diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 9d014c029d..240d09fb3a 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1908,20 +1908,21 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 		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)
-		snapshotAccountReadTimer.Update(statedb.SnapshotAccountReads)   // Account reads are complete(in processing)
-		snapshotStorageReadTimer.Update(statedb.SnapshotStorageReads)   // 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)
-		storageHashTimer.Update(statedb.StorageHashes)                  // Storage hashes are complete(in validation)
-		triehash := statedb.AccountHashes + statedb.StorageHashes       // The time spent on tries hashing
-		trieUpdate := statedb.AccountUpdates + statedb.StorageUpdates   // The time spent on tries update
+		accountReadTimer.Update(statedb.AccountReads)                 // Account reads are complete(in processing)
+		storageReadTimer.Update(statedb.StorageReads)                 // Storage reads are complete(in processing)
+		snapshotAccountReadTimer.Update(statedb.SnapshotAccountReads) // Account reads are complete(in processing)
+		snapshotStorageReadTimer.Update(statedb.SnapshotStorageReads) // 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)
+		storageHashTimer.Update(statedb.StorageHashes)                // Storage hashes are complete(in validation)
+		//triehash := statedb.AccountHashes + statedb.StorageHashes       // The time spent on tries hashing
+		//trieUpdate := statedb.AccountUpdates + statedb.StorageUpdates   // The time spent on tries update
 		trieRead := statedb.SnapshotAccountReads + statedb.AccountReads // The time spent on account read
 		trieRead += statedb.SnapshotStorageReads + statedb.StorageReads // The time spent on storage read
 		blockExecutionTimer.Update(ptime - trieRead)                    // The time spent on EVM processing
-		blockValidationTimer.Update(vtime - (triehash + trieUpdate))    // The time spent on block validation
+		//blockValidationTimer.Update(vtime - (triehash + trieUpdate))    // The time spent on block validation
+		blockValidationTimer.Update(vtime)
 
 		// Write the block to the chain and get the status.
 		var (