diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
index 6fc1d8c1ba..af09118b37 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ type ChainInfoFetcher interface {
 	FinalizationFetcher
 }
 
-// ChainCleaner describes an interface to clean obsolete data
-// stored in the blockchain service.
-type ChainCleaner interface {
-	ClearCachedStates()
-}
-
 // TimeFetcher retrieves the Eth2 data that's related to time.
 type TimeFetcher interface {
 	GenesisTime() time.Time
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
index eeee325e68..e4bf027a13 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
@@ -269,12 +269,6 @@ func (s *Service) Status() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ClearCachedStates removes all stored caches states. This is done after the node
-// is synced.
-func (s *Service) ClearCachedStates() {
-	s.initSyncState = map[[32]byte]*stateTrie.BeaconState{}
-}
-
 // This gets called to update canonical root mapping.
 func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, signed *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock, r [32]byte) error {
 	s.headLock.Lock()
diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
index 8aec99b9c2..0ce7f9c44f 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go
@@ -231,8 +231,3 @@ func (ms *ChainService) Participation(epoch uint64) *precompute.Balance {
 func (ms *ChainService) IsValidAttestation(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) bool {
 	return ms.ValidAttestation
 }
-
-// ClearCachedStates is a no-op.
-func (ms *ChainService) ClearCachedStates() {
-	// no-op
-}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/state/setters.go b/beacon-chain/state/setters.go
index 2580134e2c..c0b9bada84 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/state/setters.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/state/setters.go
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ func (b *BeaconState) UpdateBlockRootAtIndex(idx uint64, blockRoot [32]byte) err
 	r := b.state.BlockRoots
 	if ref := b.sharedFieldReferences[blockRoots]; ref.refs > 1 {
 		// Copy on write since this is a shared array.
-		newRoots := make([][]byte, len(r))
-		copy(newRoots, r)
-		r = newRoots
+		r = b.BlockRoots()
 
 		ref.refs--
 		b.sharedFieldReferences[blockRoots] = &reference{refs: 1}
@@ -152,9 +150,7 @@ func (b *BeaconState) UpdateStateRootAtIndex(idx uint64, stateRoot [32]byte) err
 	r := b.state.StateRoots
 	if ref := b.sharedFieldReferences[stateRoots]; ref.refs > 1 {
 		// Perform a copy since this is a shared reference and we don't want to mutate others.
-		newRoots := make([][]byte, len(r))
-		copy(newRoots, r)
-		r = newRoots
+		r = b.StateRoots()
 
 		ref.refs--
 		b.sharedFieldReferences[stateRoots] = &reference{refs: 1}
@@ -293,9 +289,8 @@ func (b *BeaconState) UpdateValidatorAtIndex(idx uint64, val *ethpb.Validator) e
 	v := b.state.Validators
 	if ref := b.sharedFieldReferences[validators]; ref.refs > 1 {
 		// Perform a copy since this is a shared reference and we don't want to mutate others.
-		newVals := make([]*ethpb.Validator, len(v))
-		copy(newVals, v)
-		v = newVals
+		v = b.Validators()
+
 		ref.refs--
 		b.sharedFieldReferences[validators] = &reference{refs: 1}
 	}
@@ -386,9 +381,7 @@ func (b *BeaconState) UpdateRandaoMixesAtIndex(val []byte, idx uint64) error {
 	b.lock.RLock()
 	mixes := b.state.RandaoMixes
 	if refs := b.sharedFieldReferences[randaoMixes].refs; refs > 1 {
-		newSlice := make([][]byte, len(mixes))
-		copy(newSlice, mixes)
-		mixes = newSlice
+		mixes = b.RandaoMixes()
 		b.sharedFieldReferences[randaoMixes].refs--
 		b.sharedFieldReferences[randaoMixes] = &reference{refs: 1}
 	}
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
index 07a6f8e115..122822ff89 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ var _ = shared.Service(&Service{})
 type blockchainService interface {
 	blockchain.BlockReceiver
 	blockchain.HeadFetcher
-	blockchain.ChainCleaner
 }
 
 const (
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 	}
 	log.Infof("Synced up to slot %d", s.chain.HeadSlot())
 	s.synced = true
-	s.chain.ClearCachedStates()
 }
 
 // Stop initial sync.
@@ -169,7 +167,6 @@ func (s *Service) Resync() error {
 		log = log.WithError(err)
 	}
 	log.WithField("slot", s.chain.HeadSlot()).Info("Resync attempt complete")
-	s.chain.ClearCachedStates()
 
 	return nil
 }