diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query.go b/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query.go
index 0da3a40db3..37d943a4a0 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/grpc_query.go
@@ -414,13 +414,6 @@ func (k Keeper) TraceTx(c context.Context, req *types.QueryTraceTxRequest) (*typ
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "output limit cannot be negative, got %d", req.TraceConfig.Limit)
 	}
 
-	var overrides *rpctypes.StateOverride
-	if len(req.Overrides) > 0 {
-		if err := json.Unmarshal(req.Overrides, overrides); err != nil {
-			return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, err.Error())
-		}
-	}
-
 	// get the context of block beginning
 	contextHeight := req.BlockNumber
 	if contextHeight < 1 {
@@ -470,7 +463,7 @@ func (k Keeper) TraceTx(c context.Context, req *types.QueryTraceTxRequest) (*typ
 		_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(req.TraceConfig.TracerJsonConfig), &tracerConfig)
 	}
 
-	result, _, err := k.traceTx(ctx, cfg, txConfig, signer, tx, req.TraceConfig, false, tracerConfig, overrides)
+	result, _, err := k.traceTx(ctx, cfg, txConfig, signer, tx, req.TraceConfig, false, tracerConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		// error will be returned with detail status from traceTx
 		return nil, err
@@ -528,7 +521,7 @@ func (k Keeper) TraceBlock(c context.Context, req *types.QueryTraceBlockRequest)
 		ethTx := tx.AsTransaction()
 		txConfig.TxHash = ethTx.Hash()
 		txConfig.TxIndex = uint(i)
-		traceResult, logIndex, err := k.traceTx(ctx, cfg, txConfig, signer, ethTx, req.TraceConfig, true, nil, nil)
+		traceResult, logIndex, err := k.traceTx(ctx, cfg, txConfig, signer, ethTx, req.TraceConfig, true, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			result.Error = err.Error()
 		} else {
@@ -558,7 +551,6 @@ func (k *Keeper) traceTx(
 	traceConfig *types.TraceConfig,
 	commitMessage bool,
 	tracerJSONConfig json.RawMessage,
-	overrides *rpctypes.StateOverride,
 ) (*interface{}, uint, error) {
 	// Assemble the structured logger or the JavaScript tracer
 	var (
@@ -622,7 +614,7 @@ func (k *Keeper) traceTx(
 		}
 	}()
 
-	res, err := k.ApplyMessageWithConfig(ctx, msg, tracer, commitMessage, cfg, txConfig, overrides)
+	res, err := k.ApplyMessageWithConfig(ctx, msg, tracer, commitMessage, cfg, txConfig, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
 	}