diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index f7ae34e22c072..a95e6c4924540 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) ForEachStorageAt(ctx context.Context, contract common
 
 // TransactionReceipt returns the receipt of a transaction.
 func (b *SimulatedBackend) TransactionReceipt(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, error) {
-	receipt, _, _, _ := core.ReadReceipt(b.database, txHash)
+	receipt, _, _, _ := rawdb.ReadReceipt(b.database, txHash)
 	return receipt, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index 210c505c741ea..adb873d07a306 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func TestChainTxReorgs(t *testing.T) {
 		if txn, _, _, _ := rawdb.ReadTransaction(db, tx.Hash()); txn != nil {
 			t.Errorf("drop %d: tx %v found while shouldn't have been", i, txn)
 		}
-		if rcpt, _, _, _ := ReadReceipt(db, tx.Hash()); rcpt != nil {
+		if rcpt, _, _, _ := rawdb.ReadReceipt(db, tx.Hash()); rcpt != nil {
 			t.Errorf("drop %d: receipt %v found while shouldn't have been", i, rcpt)
 		}
 	}
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ func TestChainTxReorgs(t *testing.T) {
 		if txn, _, _, _ := rawdb.ReadTransaction(db, tx.Hash()); txn == nil {
 			t.Errorf("add %d: expected tx to be found", i)
 		}
-		if rcpt, _, _, _ := ReadReceipt(db, tx.Hash()); rcpt == nil {
+		if rcpt, _, _, _ := rawdb.ReadReceipt(db, tx.Hash()); rcpt == nil {
 			t.Errorf("add %d: expected receipt to be found", i)
 		}
 	}
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ func TestChainTxReorgs(t *testing.T) {
 		if txn, _, _, _ := rawdb.ReadTransaction(db, tx.Hash()); txn == nil {
 			t.Errorf("share %d: expected tx to be found", i)
 		}
-		if rcpt, _, _, _ := ReadReceipt(db, tx.Hash()); rcpt == nil {
+		if rcpt, _, _, _ := rawdb.ReadReceipt(db, tx.Hash()); rcpt == nil {
 			t.Errorf("share %d: expected receipt to be found", i)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/core/database_util.go b/core/database_util.go
index 72491a7d0eb89..5b35d7556b489 100644
--- a/core/database_util.go
+++ b/core/database_util.go
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/common"
 	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/core/rawdb"
-	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/core/types"
-	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/ethdb"
-	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/log"
-	"github.com/XinFinOrg/XDPoSChain/rlp"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -61,30 +57,3 @@ func GetBlockNumber(db rawdb.DatabaseReader, hash common.Hash) uint64 {
 func blockBodyKey(hash common.Hash, number uint64) []byte {
 	return append(append(bodyPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...)
 }
-
-// ReadReceipt retrieves a specific transaction receipt from the database, along with
-// its added positional metadata.
-func ReadReceipt(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, common.Hash, uint64, uint64) {
-	// Retrieve the lookup metadata and resolve the receipt from the receipts
-	blockHash, blockNumber, receiptIndex := rawdb.ReadTxLookupEntry(db, hash)
-
-	if blockHash != (common.Hash{}) {
-		receipts := ReadReceipts(db, blockHash, blockNumber)
-		if len(receipts) <= int(receiptIndex) {
-			log.Error("Receipt refereced missing", "number", blockNumber, "hash", blockHash, "index", receiptIndex)
-			return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
-		}
-		return receipts[receiptIndex], blockHash, blockNumber, receiptIndex
-	}
-	// Old receipt representation, load the receipt and set an unknown metadata
-	data, _ := db.Get(append(oldReceiptsPrefix, hash[:]...))
-	if len(data) == 0 {
-		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
-	}
-	var receipt types.ReceiptForStorage
-	err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &receipt)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Invalid receipt RLP", "hash", hash, "err", err)
-	}
-	return (*types.Receipt)(&receipt), common.Hash{}, 0, 0
-}
diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_indexes.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_indexes.go
index 4c3829e1a8b48..73c3e48bf2445 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_indexes.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_indexes.go
@@ -109,6 +109,33 @@ func ReadTransaction(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash) (*types.Transaction, com
 	return &tx, entry.BlockHash, entry.BlockIndex, entry.Index
 }
 
+// ReadReceipt retrieves a specific transaction receipt from the database, along with
+// its added positional metadata.
+func ReadReceipt(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, common.Hash, uint64, uint64) {
+	// Retrieve the lookup metadata and resolve the receipt from the receipts
+	blockHash, blockNumber, receiptIndex := ReadTxLookupEntry(db, hash)
+
+	if blockHash != (common.Hash{}) {
+		receipts := ReadReceipts(db, blockHash, blockNumber)
+		if len(receipts) <= int(receiptIndex) {
+			log.Error("Receipt refereced missing", "number", blockNumber, "hash", blockHash, "index", receiptIndex)
+			return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
+		}
+		return receipts[receiptIndex], blockHash, blockNumber, receiptIndex
+	}
+	// Old receipt representation, load the receipt and set an unknown metadata
+	data, _ := db.Get(append(oldReceiptsPrefix, hash[:]...))
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return nil, common.Hash{}, 0, 0
+	}
+	var receipt types.ReceiptForStorage
+	err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &receipt)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Invalid receipt RLP", "hash", hash, "err", err)
+	}
+	return (*types.Receipt)(&receipt), common.Hash{}, 0, 0
+}
+
 // ReadBloomBits retrieves the compressed bloom bit vector belonging to the given
 // section and bit index from the.
 func ReadBloomBits(db DatabaseReader, bit uint, section uint64, head common.Hash) ([]byte, error) {