diff --git a/lib/trie/proof.go b/lib/trie/proof.go
index eccae4ce11..094fe48f7e 100644
--- a/lib/trie/proof.go
+++ b/lib/trie/proof.go
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ func GenerateProof(root []byte, keys [][]byte, db chaindb.Database) ([][]byte, e
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		for {
-			recNode, err := recorder.Next()
-			if errors.Is(err, record.ErrNoNextNode) {
-				break
-			} else if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("recorder failed for key 0x%x: %w", k, err)
-			}
+		for _, recNode := range recorder.GetNodes() {
 			nodeHashHex := common.BytesToHex(recNode.Hash)
 			if _, ok := trackedProofs[nodeHashHex]; !ok {
 				trackedProofs[nodeHashHex] = recNode.RawData
diff --git a/lib/trie/record/recorder.go b/lib/trie/record/recorder.go
index 4281bd4dd2..130b434338 100644
--- a/lib/trie/record/recorder.go
+++ b/lib/trie/record/recorder.go
@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 
 package record
 
-import "errors"
-
-var (
-	ErrNoNextNode = errors.New("no next node")
-)
-
 // Recorder records the list of nodes found by Lookup.Find
 type Recorder struct {
 	nodes []Node
@@ -24,15 +18,10 @@ func (r *Recorder) Record(hash, rawData []byte) {
 	r.nodes = append(r.nodes, Node{RawData: rawData, Hash: hash})
 }
 
-// Next returns the first node in the recorded list
-// and removes it (shift operation).
-func (r *Recorder) Next() (node Node, err error) {
-	if len(r.nodes) == 0 {
-		return node, ErrNoNextNode
-	}
-
-	node = r.nodes[0]
-	r.nodes = r.nodes[1:]
-
-	return node, nil
+// GetNodes returns all the nodes recorded.
+// Note it does not copy its slice of nodes.
+// It's fine to not copy them since the recorder
+// is not used again after a call to GetNodes()
+func (r *Recorder) GetNodes() (nodes []Node) {
+	return r.nodes
 }
diff --git a/lib/trie/record/recorder_test.go b/lib/trie/record/recorder_test.go
index 624889c545..638661b97a 100644
--- a/lib/trie/record/recorder_test.go
+++ b/lib/trie/record/recorder_test.go
@@ -70,17 +70,13 @@ func Test_Recorder_Record(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func Test_Recorder_Next(t *testing.T) {
+func Test_Recorder_GetNodes(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
-		recorder         *Recorder
-		node             Node
-		err              error
-		expectedRecorder *Recorder
+		recorder *Recorder
+		nodes    []Node
 	}{
 		"no node": {
-			recorder:         &Recorder{},
-			err:              ErrNoNextNode,
-			expectedRecorder: &Recorder{},
+			recorder: &Recorder{},
 		},
 		"get single node from recorder": {
 			recorder: &Recorder{
@@ -88,10 +84,7 @@ func Test_Recorder_Next(t *testing.T) {
 					{Hash: []byte{1, 2}, RawData: []byte{3, 4}},
 				},
 			},
-			node: Node{Hash: []byte{1, 2}, RawData: []byte{3, 4}},
-			expectedRecorder: &Recorder{
-				nodes: []Node{},
-			},
+			nodes: []Node{{Hash: []byte{1, 2}, RawData: []byte{3, 4}}},
 		},
 		"get node from multiple nodes in recorder": {
 			recorder: &Recorder{
@@ -101,12 +94,10 @@ func Test_Recorder_Next(t *testing.T) {
 					{Hash: []byte{9, 6}, RawData: []byte{7, 8}},
 				},
 			},
-			node: Node{Hash: []byte{1, 2}, RawData: []byte{3, 4}},
-			expectedRecorder: &Recorder{
-				nodes: []Node{
-					{Hash: []byte{5, 6}, RawData: []byte{7, 8}},
-					{Hash: []byte{9, 6}, RawData: []byte{7, 8}},
-				},
+			nodes: []Node{
+				{Hash: []byte{1, 2}, RawData: []byte{3, 4}},
+				{Hash: []byte{5, 6}, RawData: []byte{7, 8}},
+				{Hash: []byte{9, 6}, RawData: []byte{7, 8}},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -116,14 +107,9 @@ func Test_Recorder_Next(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 
-			node, err := testCase.recorder.Next()
+			nodes := testCase.recorder.GetNodes()
 
-			assert.ErrorIs(t, err, testCase.err)
-			if testCase.err != nil {
-				assert.EqualError(t, err, testCase.err.Error())
-			}
-			assert.Equal(t, testCase.node, node)
-			assert.Equal(t, testCase.expectedRecorder, testCase.recorder)
+			assert.Equal(t, testCase.nodes, nodes)
 		})
 	}
 }