diff --git a/crates/mpt/src/db/mod.rs b/crates/mpt/src/db/mod.rs
index 58dfc5019..238dba83a 100644
--- a/crates/mpt/src/db/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/mpt/src/db/mod.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ where
     pub(crate) fn load_account_from_trie(&mut self, address: Address) -> Result<DbAccount> {
         let hashed_address_nibbles = Nibbles::unpack(keccak256(address.as_slice()));
         let trie_account_rlp =
-            self.root_node.open(&hashed_address_nibbles, 0, self.preimage_fetcher)?;
+            self.root_node.open(&hashed_address_nibbles, self.preimage_fetcher)?;
         let trie_account = TrieAccount::decode(&mut trie_account_rlp.as_ref())
             .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Error decoding trie account: {e}"))?;
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ where
         value.encode(&mut rlp_buf);
 
         if let Ok(storage_slot_rlp) =
-            storage_root.open(&Nibbles::unpack(hashed_slot_key), 0, self.preimage_fetcher)
+            storage_root.open(&Nibbles::unpack(hashed_slot_key), self.preimage_fetcher)
         {
             // If the storage slot already exists, update it.
             *storage_slot_rlp = rlp_buf.into();
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ where
             storage_root.insert(
                 &Nibbles::unpack(hashed_slot_key),
                 rlp_buf.into(),
-                0,
                 self.preimage_fetcher,
             )?;
         }
@@ -283,13 +282,13 @@ where
             let mut account_buf = Vec::with_capacity(trie_account.length());
             trie_account.encode(&mut account_buf);
 
-            if let Ok(account_rlp_ref) = self.root_node.open(&account_path, 0, preimage_fetcher) {
+            if let Ok(account_rlp_ref) = self.root_node.open(&account_path, preimage_fetcher) {
                 // Update the existing account in the trie.
                 *account_rlp_ref = account_buf.into();
             } else {
                 // Insert the new account into the trie.
                 self.root_node
-                    .insert(&account_path, account_buf.into(), 0, preimage_fetcher)
+                    .insert(&account_path, account_buf.into(), preimage_fetcher)
                     .expect("Failed to insert account into trie");
             }
         }
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ where
 
                             let hashed_slot_key = keccak256(index.to_be_bytes::<32>().as_slice());
                             let slot_value =
-                                storage_root.open(&Nibbles::unpack(hashed_slot_key), 0, fetcher)?;
+                                storage_root.open(&Nibbles::unpack(hashed_slot_key), fetcher)?;
 
                             let int_slot = U256::decode(&mut slot_value.as_ref())
                                 .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to decode storage slot value: {e}"))?;
diff --git a/crates/mpt/src/node.rs b/crates/mpt/src/node.rs
index 1804044fb..34797b271 100644
--- a/crates/mpt/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/mpt/src/node.rs
@@ -99,13 +99,21 @@ impl TrieNode {
     /// ## Takes
     /// - `self` - The root trie node
     /// - `path` - The nibbles representation of the path to the leaf node
-    /// - `nibble_offset` - The number of nibbles that have already been traversed in the `item_key`
     /// - `fetcher` - The preimage fetcher for intermediate blinded nodes
     ///
     /// ## Returns
     /// - `Err(_)` - Could not retrieve the node with the given key from the trie.
     /// - `Ok((_, _))` - The key and value of the node
     pub fn open<'a>(
+        &'a mut self,
+        path: &Nibbles,
+        fetcher: impl Fn(B256) -> Result<Bytes> + Copy,
+    ) -> Result<&'a mut Bytes> {
+        self.open_inner(path, 0, fetcher)
+    }
+
+    /// Inner alias for `open` that keeps track of the nibble offset.
+    fn open_inner<'a>(
         &'a mut self,
         path: &Nibbles,
         mut nibble_offset: usize,
@@ -131,11 +139,11 @@ impl TrieNode {
                         *branch_node = trie_node;
 
                         // If the value was found in the blinded node, return it.
-                        branch_node.open(path, nibble_offset, fetcher)
+                        branch_node.open_inner(path, nibble_offset, fetcher)
                     }
                     node => {
                         // If the value was found in the blinded node, return it.
-                        node.open(path, nibble_offset, fetcher)
+                        node.open_inner(path, nibble_offset, fetcher)
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -167,7 +175,7 @@ impl TrieNode {
                                 .map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))?,
                         );
                     }
-                    node.open(path, nibble_offset, fetcher)
+                    node.open_inner(path, nibble_offset, fetcher)
                 } else {
                     anyhow::bail!("Key does not exist in trie (extension doesn't share nibbles) - {item_key_nibbles:?} {prefix:?} {path:?}");
                 }
@@ -176,7 +184,7 @@ impl TrieNode {
                 let trie_node = TrieNode::decode(&mut fetcher(*commitment)?.as_ref())
                     .map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))?;
                 *self = trie_node;
-                self.open(path, nibble_offset, fetcher)
+                self.open_inner(path, nibble_offset, fetcher)
             }
             _ => anyhow::bail!("Invalid trie node type encountered"),
         }
@@ -188,13 +196,22 @@ impl TrieNode {
     /// - `self` - The root trie node
     /// - `path` - The nibbles representation of the path to the leaf node
     /// - `node` - The node to insert at the given path
-    /// - `nibble_offset` - The number of nibbles that have already been traversed in the `path`
     /// - `fetcher` - The preimage fetcher for intermediate blinded nodes
     ///
     /// ## Returns
     /// - `Err(_)` - Could not insert the node at the given path in the trie.
     /// - `Ok(())` - The node was successfully inserted at the given path.
     pub fn insert(
+        &mut self,
+        path: &Nibbles,
+        value: Bytes,
+        fetcher: impl Fn(B256) -> Result<Bytes> + Copy,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        self.insert_inner(path, value, 0, fetcher)
+    }
+
+    /// Inner alias for `insert` that keeps track of the nibble offset.
+    fn insert_inner(
         &mut self,
         path: &Nibbles,
         value: Bytes,
@@ -250,7 +267,7 @@ impl TrieNode {
                     // If the extension node shares some nibbles with the path, continue the
                     // insertion recursion.
                     nibble_offset += shared_extension_nibbles;
-                    node.insert(path, value, nibble_offset, fetcher)?;
+                    node.insert_inner(path, value, nibble_offset, fetcher)?;
                     return Ok(());
                 }
 
@@ -282,7 +299,7 @@ impl TrieNode {
                 // Follow the branch node to the next node in the path.
                 let branch_nibble = path[nibble_offset] as usize;
                 nibble_offset += BRANCH_NODE_NIBBLES;
-                stack[branch_nibble].insert(path, value, nibble_offset, fetcher)
+                stack[branch_nibble].insert_inner(path, value, nibble_offset, fetcher)
             }
             TrieNode::Blinded { commitment } => {
                 // If a blinded node is approached, reveal the node and continue the insertion
@@ -290,7 +307,7 @@ impl TrieNode {
                 let trie_node = TrieNode::decode(&mut fetcher(*commitment)?.as_ref())
                     .map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))?;
                 *self = trie_node;
-                self.insert(path, value, nibble_offset, fetcher)
+                self.insert_inner(path, value, nibble_offset, fetcher)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -648,7 +665,7 @@ mod test {
         let mut root_node = TrieNode::decode(&mut fetcher(root).unwrap().as_ref()).unwrap();
         for (i, value) in VALUES.iter().enumerate() {
             let path_nibbles = Nibbles::unpack([if i == 0 { EMPTY_STRING_CODE } else { i as u8 }]);
-            let v = root_node.open(&path_nibbles, 0, fetcher).unwrap();
+            let v = root_node.open(&path_nibbles, fetcher).unwrap();
 
             let mut encoded_value = Vec::with_capacity(value.length());
             value.encode(&mut encoded_value);
@@ -667,9 +684,9 @@ mod test {
     fn test_insert_static() {
         let mut node =
             TrieNode::Leaf { prefix: Nibbles::unpack(hex!("01")), value: Default::default() };
-        node.insert(&Nibbles::unpack(hex!("012345")), bytes!("01"), 0, |_| Ok(Default::default()))
+        node.insert(&Nibbles::unpack(hex!("012345")), bytes!("01"), |_| Ok(Default::default()))
             .unwrap();
-        node.insert(&Nibbles::unpack(hex!("012346")), bytes!("02"), 0, |_| Ok(Default::default()))
+        node.insert(&Nibbles::unpack(hex!("012346")), bytes!("02"), |_| Ok(Default::default()))
             .unwrap();
 
         let expected = TrieNode::Extension {