diff --git a/core/state/state_object.go b/core/state/state_object.go
index 8d474c4e00ae7..1539db14b9468 100644
--- a/core/state/state_object.go
+++ b/core/state/state_object.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ type stateObject struct {
 	dirtyCode bool // true if the code was updated
 	suicided  bool
 	deleted   bool
-	created bool // true if the object was created in the current transaction
+	created   bool // true if the object was created in the current transaction
 }
 
 // empty returns whether the account is considered empty.
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 3ec4181998999..77babb2d8bc29 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -474,16 +474,15 @@ func (s *StateDB) Suicide(addr common.Address) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (s *StateDB) Selfdestruct6780(addr common.Address) bool {
+func (s *StateDB) Selfdestruct6780(addr common.Address) {
 	stateObject := s.getStateObject(addr)
 	if stateObject == nil {
-		return false
+		return
 	}
 
 	if stateObject.created {
 		s.Suicide(addr)
 	}
-	return true
 }
 
 // SetTransientState sets transient storage for a given account. It
diff --git a/core/vm/interface.go b/core/vm/interface.go
index 4212d429f384d..97442786092d8 100644
--- a/core/vm/interface.go
+++ b/core/vm/interface.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type StateDB interface {
 	Suicide(common.Address) bool
 	HasSuicided(common.Address) bool
 
-	Selfdestruct6780(common.Address) bool
+	Selfdestruct6780(common.Address)
 
 	// Exist reports whether the given account exists in state.
 	// Notably this should also return true for suicided accounts.