diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 8b5932727b48..47a8ea8c7ee7 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@ func (ga *GenesisAlloc) deriveHash() (common.Hash, error) {
 		return common.Hash{}, err
 	}
 	for addr, account := range *ga {
-		if account.Balance != nil {
-			statedb.AddBalance(addr, account.Balance)
-		}
+		statedb.AddBalance(addr, account.Balance)
 		statedb.SetCode(addr, account.Code)
 		statedb.SetNonce(addr, account.Nonce)
 		for key, value := range account.Storage {
@@ -151,9 +149,7 @@ func (ga *GenesisAlloc) flush(db ethdb.Database, triedb *trie.Database, blockhas
 		return err
 	}
 	for addr, account := range *ga {
-		if account.Balance != nil {
-			statedb.AddBalance(addr, account.Balance)
-		}
+		statedb.AddBalance(addr, account.Balance)
 		statedb.SetCode(addr, account.Code)
 		statedb.SetNonce(addr, account.Nonce)
 		for key, value := range account.Storage {