diff --git a/crates/sp-domains-fraud-proof/src/execution_prover.rs b/crates/sp-domains-fraud-proof/src/execution_prover.rs
index 3414d1c282..7dadc50344 100644
--- a/crates/sp-domains-fraud-proof/src/execution_prover.rs
+++ b/crates/sp-domains-fraud-proof/src/execution_prover.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ where
         // TODO: avoid using the String API specified by `execution_method()`
         // https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/discussions/11095
         if let Some((delta, post_delta_root)) = delta_changes {
-            let delta_backend = create_delta_backend(trie_backend, delta, post_delta_root);
+            let delta_backend = create_delta_backend(trie_backend, &delta, post_delta_root);
             sp_state_machine::prove_execution_on_trie_backend(
                 &delta_backend,
                 &mut Default::default(),
diff --git a/domains/client/block-builder/src/custom_api.rs b/domains/client/block-builder/src/custom_api.rs
index ae73f735ab..2d9fd452a6 100644
--- a/domains/client/block-builder/src/custom_api.rs
+++ b/domains/client/block-builder/src/custom_api.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub struct CollectedStorageChanges<H: Hasher> {
 /// and `delta`.
 pub fn create_delta_backend<'a, S, H>(
     backend: &'a TrieBackend<S, H>,
-    delta: BackendTransaction<H>,
+    delta: &'a BackendTransaction<H>,
     post_delta_root: H::Out,
 ) -> TrieBackend<DeltaBackend<'a, S, H>, H>
 where
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ where
 
 fn create_delta_backend_with_maybe_delta<'a, S, H>(
     backend: &'a TrieBackend<S, H>,
-    maybe_delta: Option<BackendTransaction<H>>,
+    maybe_delta: Option<&'a BackendTransaction<H>>,
     post_delta_root: H::Out,
 ) -> TrieBackend<DeltaBackend<'a, S, H>, H>
 where
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ where
     H: 'a + Hasher,
 {
     backend: &'a S,
-    delta: Option<BackendTransaction<H>>,
+    delta: Option<&'a BackendTransaction<H>>,
     _phantom: PhantomData<H>,
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ where
 {
     fn get(&self, key: &H::Out, prefix: Prefix) -> Result<Option<DBValue>, String> {
         if let Some(db) = &self.delta
-            && let Some(v) = HashDB::get(db, key, prefix)
+            && let Some(v) = HashDB::get(*db, key, prefix)
         {
             Ok(Some(v))
         } else {
@@ -294,10 +294,7 @@ where
             .map_err(sp_blockchain::Error::RuntimeCode)?;
         let mut overlayed_changes = OverlayedChanges::default();
         let (state_root, delta) = if let Some(changes) = &self.maybe_storage_changes {
-            (
-                changes.transaction_storage_root,
-                Some(changes.transaction.clone()),
-            )
+            (changes.transaction_storage_root, Some(&changes.transaction))
         } else {
             (*trie_backend.root(), None)
         };