diff --git a/dot/state/base_test.go b/dot/state/base_test.go
index a217d638874..a6bedcde74d 100644
--- a/dot/state/base_test.go
+++ b/dot/state/base_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestTrie_StoreAndLoadFromDB(t *testing.T) {
 		tt.Put(key, value)
 	}
 
-	err := tt.Store(db)
+	err := tt.WriteDirty(db)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	encroot, err := tt.Hash()
diff --git a/dot/state/initialize.go b/dot/state/initialize.go
index 565e30fb726..cf226353efc 100644
--- a/dot/state/initialize.go
+++ b/dot/state/initialize.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (s *Service) Initialise(gen *genesis.Genesis, header *types.Header, t *trie
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to clear database: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if err = t.Store(chaindb.NewTable(db, storagePrefix)); err != nil {
+	if err = t.WriteDirty(chaindb.NewTable(db, storagePrefix)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write genesis trie to database: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func loadGrandpaAuthorities(t *trie.Trie) ([]types.GrandpaVoter, error) {
 // storeInitialValues writes initial genesis values to the state database
 func (s *Service) storeInitialValues(data *genesis.Data, t *trie.Trie) error {
 	// write genesis trie to database
-	if err := t.Store(chaindb.NewTable(s.db, storagePrefix)); err != nil {
+	if err := t.WriteDirty(chaindb.NewTable(s.db, storagePrefix)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write trie to database: %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/dot/state/service.go b/dot/state/service.go
index 0d9fa51b7f4..c33122274ad 100644
--- a/dot/state/service.go
+++ b/dot/state/service.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func (s *Service) Import(header *types.Header, t *trie.Trie, firstSlot uint64) e
 	logger.Info("importing storage trie from base path " +
 		s.dbPath + " with root " + root.String() + "...")
 
-	if err := t.Store(storage.db); err != nil {
+	if err := t.WriteDirty(storage.db); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/runtime/wasmer/imports_test.go b/lib/runtime/wasmer/imports_test.go
index 7061110a773..e993fe67159 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/wasmer/imports_test.go
+++ b/lib/runtime/wasmer/imports_test.go
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ func Test_ext_trie_blake2_256_verify_proof_version_1(t *testing.T) {
 	tr.Put([]byte("otherwise"), []byte("randomstuff"))
 	tr.Put([]byte("cat"), []byte("another animal"))
 
-	err = tr.Store(memdb)
+	err = tr.WriteDirty(memdb)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	hash, err := tr.Hash()
diff --git a/lib/trie/database.go b/lib/trie/database.go
index c980bb10180..df1969866e7 100644
--- a/lib/trie/database.go
+++ b/lib/trie/database.go
@@ -20,67 +20,6 @@ type Database interface {
 	Get(key []byte) (value []byte, err error)
 }
 
-// Store stores each trie node in the database,
-// where the key is the hash of the encoded node
-// and the value is the encoded node.
-// Generally, this will only be used for the genesis trie.
-func (t *Trie) Store(db chaindb.Database) error {
-	for _, v := range t.childTries {
-		if err := v.Store(db); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to store child trie with root hash=0x%x in the db: %w", v.root.MerkleValue, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	batch := db.NewBatch()
-	err := t.storeNode(batch, t.root)
-	if err != nil {
-		batch.Reset()
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return batch.Flush()
-}
-
-func (t *Trie) storeNode(db chaindb.Batch, n *Node) (err error) {
-	if n == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	var encoding, hash []byte
-	if n == t.root {
-		encoding, hash, err = n.EncodeAndHashRoot()
-	} else {
-		encoding, hash, err = n.EncodeAndHash()
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	err = db.Put(hash, encoding)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if n.Kind() == node.Branch {
-		for _, child := range n.Children {
-			if child == nil {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			err = t.storeNode(db, child)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if n.Dirty {
-		n.SetClean()
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Load reconstructs the trie from the database from the given root hash.
 // It is used when restarting the node to load the current state trie.
 func (t *Trie) Load(db Database, rootHash common.Hash) error {
diff --git a/lib/trie/database_test.go b/lib/trie/database_test.go
index 41fb5379539..c863a2c02e2 100644
--- a/lib/trie/database_test.go
+++ b/lib/trie/database_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func Test_Trie_Store_Load(t *testing.T) {
 	rootHash := trie.MustHash()
 
 	db := newTestDB(t)
-	err := trie.Store(db)
+	err := trie.WriteDirty(db)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	trieFromDB := NewEmptyTrie()
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func Test_Trie_WriteDirty_Put(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equalf(t, value, valueFromDB, "for key=%x", key)
 	}
 
-	err := trie.Store(db)
+	err := trie.WriteDirty(db)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Pick an existing key and replace its value
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func Test_Trie_WriteDirty_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 	keysToDelete := pickKeys(keyValues, generator, size/50)
 
 	db := newTestDB(t)
-	err := trie.Store(db)
+	err := trie.WriteDirty(db)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	deletedKeys := make(map[string]struct{}, len(keysToDelete))
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func Test_Trie_WriteDirty_ClearPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 	keysToClearPrefix := pickKeys(keyValues, generator, size/50)
 
 	db := newTestDB(t)
-	err := trie.Store(db)
+	err := trie.WriteDirty(db)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for _, keyToClearPrefix := range keysToClearPrefix {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func Test_Trie_GetFromDB(t *testing.T) {
 	trie, keyValues := makeSeededTrie(t, size)
 
 	db := newTestDB(t)
-	err := trie.Store(db)
+	err := trie.WriteDirty(db)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	root := trie.MustHash()
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func Test_Trie_PutChild_Store_Load(t *testing.T) {
 		err := trie.PutChild(keyToChildTrie, childTrie)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		err = trie.Store(db)
+		err = trie.WriteDirty(db)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		trieFromDB := NewEmptyTrie()
diff --git a/lib/trie/proof/proof_test.go b/lib/trie/proof/proof_test.go
index 7a403553fb9..51ecc497879 100644
--- a/lib/trie/proof/proof_test.go
+++ b/lib/trie/proof/proof_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Test_Generate_Verify(t *testing.T) {
 		InMemory: true,
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	err = trie.Store(database)
+	err = trie.WriteDirty(database)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for i, key := range keys {
diff --git a/lib/trie/trie_endtoend_test.go b/lib/trie/trie_endtoend_test.go
index 90261d665a3..e510e95ea02 100644
--- a/lib/trie/trie_endtoend_test.go
+++ b/lib/trie/trie_endtoend_test.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func TestTrieDiff(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	newTrie := trie.Snapshot()
-	err = trie.Store(storageDB)
+	err = trie.WriteDirty(storageDB)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	tests = []keyValues{