diff --git a/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes.rs b/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes.rs
index 7cbc189dfeae4..de31d01156881 100644
--- a/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes.rs
+++ b/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes.rs
@@ -245,19 +245,16 @@ impl OverlayedChanges {
 		let size_write = val.as_ref().map(|x| x.len() as u64).unwrap_or(0);
 		self.stats.tally_write_overlay(size_write);
 		let storage_key = child_info.storage_key().to_vec();
-		let tx_depth = self.transaction_depth();
-		let num_client_tx = self.top.num_client_transactions();
-		let exec_mode = self.top.execution_mode();
-		let (overlay, info) = self.children.entry(storage_key)
-			.or_insert_with(|| (
-				// This changeset might be created when there are already open transactions.
-				// We need to catch up here so it is at the same transaction depth.
-				OverlayedChangeSet::new(tx_depth, num_client_tx, exec_mode),
+		let changeset = self.top.spawn_child();
+		let (changeset, info) = self.children.entry(storage_key).or_insert_with(||
+			(
+				changeset,
 				child_info.to_owned()
-			));
+			)
+		);
 		let updatable = info.try_update(child_info);
 		debug_assert!(updatable);
-		overlay.set(key, val, extrinsic_index);
+		changeset.set(key, val, extrinsic_index);
 	}
 
 	/// Clear child storage of given storage key.
@@ -268,9 +265,14 @@ impl OverlayedChanges {
 		child_info: &ChildInfo,
 	) {
 		let extrinsic_index = self.extrinsic_index();
-		let storage_key = child_info.storage_key();
-		let (changeset, info) = self.children.entry(storage_key.to_vec())
-			.or_insert_with(|| (Default::default(), child_info.to_owned()));
+		let storage_key = child_info.storage_key().to_vec();
+		let changeset = self.top.spawn_child();
+		let (changeset, info) = self.children.entry(storage_key).or_insert_with(||
+			(
+				changeset,
+				child_info.to_owned()
+			)
+		);
 		let updatable = info.try_update(child_info);
 		debug_assert!(updatable);
 		changeset.clear_where(|_, _| true, extrinsic_index);
@@ -292,9 +294,14 @@ impl OverlayedChanges {
 		prefix: &[u8],
 	) {
 		let extrinsic_index = self.extrinsic_index();
-		let storage_key = child_info.storage_key();
-		let (changeset, info) = self.children.entry(storage_key.to_vec())
-			.or_insert_with(|| (Default::default(), child_info.to_owned()));
+		let storage_key = child_info.storage_key().to_vec();
+		let changeset = self.top.spawn_child();
+		let (changeset, info) = self.children.entry(storage_key).or_insert_with(||
+			(
+				changeset,
+				child_info.to_owned()
+			)
+		);
 		let updatable = info.try_update(child_info);
 		debug_assert!(updatable);
 		changeset.clear_where(|key, _| key.starts_with(prefix), extrinsic_index);
diff --git a/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/changeset.rs b/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/changeset.rs
index 540bde4a99c11..d1b3bc2ec0d88 100644
--- a/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/changeset.rs
+++ b/primitives/state-machine/src/overlayed_changes/changeset.rs
@@ -161,13 +161,16 @@ fn insert_dirty(set: &mut DirtyKeysSets, key: StorageKey) -> bool {
 }
 
 impl OverlayedChangeSet {
-	/// Create a new changeset.
-	pub fn new(depth: usize, num_client_transactions: usize, mode: ExecutionMode) -> Self {
+	/// Create a new changeset at the same transaction state but without any contents.
+	///
+	/// This changeset might be created when there are already open transactions.
+	/// We need to catch up here so that the child is at the same transaction depth.
+	pub fn spawn_child(&self) -> Self {
 		use std::iter::repeat;
 		Self {
-			dirty_keys: repeat(HashSet::new()).take(depth).collect(),
-			num_client_transactions,
-			execution_mode: mode,
+			dirty_keys: repeat(HashSet::new()).take(self.transaction_depth()).collect(),
+			num_client_transactions: self.num_client_transactions,
+			execution_mode: self.execution_mode,
 			.. Default::default()
 		}
 	}
@@ -264,18 +267,6 @@ impl OverlayedChangeSet {
 		self.dirty_keys.len()
 	}
 
-	/// Returns how many of the open transactions are opened by the client.
-	///
-	/// These are always the first transaction to open and the last to close.
-	pub fn num_client_transactions(&self) -> usize {
-		self.num_client_transactions
-	}
-
-	/// Returns whether we are executing in client or runtime mode.
-	pub fn execution_mode(&self) -> ExecutionMode {
-		self.execution_mode
-	}
-
 	/// Call this before transfering control to the runtime.
 	///
 	/// This protects all existing transactions from being removed by the runtime.