diff --git a/substrate/frame/balances/src/benchmarking.rs b/substrate/frame/balances/src/benchmarking.rs
index c825300218d46..8d35916190876 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/balances/src/benchmarking.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/balances/src/benchmarking.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ mod benchmarks {
 		#[extrinsic_call]
 		_(RawOrigin::Signed(caller.clone()), recipient_lookup, transfer_amount);
 
-		assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&caller), Zero::zero());
+		if cfg!(feature = "insecure_zero_ed") {
+			assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&caller), balance - transfer_amount);
+		} else {
+			assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&caller), Zero::zero());
+		}
+
 		assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&recipient), transfer_amount);
 	}
 
@@ -173,7 +178,12 @@ mod benchmarks {
 		#[extrinsic_call]
 		_(RawOrigin::Root, source_lookup, recipient_lookup, transfer_amount);
 
-		assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&source), Zero::zero());
+		if cfg!(feature = "insecure_zero_ed") {
+			assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&source), balance - transfer_amount);
+		} else {
+			assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&source), Zero::zero());
+		}
+
 		assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&recipient), transfer_amount);
 	}
 
@@ -208,7 +218,12 @@ mod benchmarks {
 		#[extrinsic_call]
 		transfer_allow_death(RawOrigin::Signed(caller.clone()), recipient_lookup, transfer_amount);
 
-		assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&caller), Zero::zero());
+		if cfg!(feature = "insecure_zero_ed") {
+			assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&caller), balance - transfer_amount);
+		} else {
+			assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&caller), Zero::zero());
+		}
+
 		assert_eq!(Balances::<T, I>::free_balance(&recipient), transfer_amount);
 	}
 
diff --git a/substrate/frame/balances/src/tests/currency_tests.rs b/substrate/frame/balances/src/tests/currency_tests.rs
index 2243859458be2..650fb1ff3b318 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/balances/src/tests/currency_tests.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/balances/src/tests/currency_tests.rs
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ fn operations_on_dead_account_should_not_change_state() {
 
 #[test]
 #[should_panic = "The existential deposit must be greater than zero!"]
+#[cfg(not(feature = "insecure_zero_ed"))]
 fn zero_ed_is_prohibited() {
 	// These functions all use `mutate_account` which may introduce a storage change when
 	// the account never existed to begin with, and shouldn't exist in the end.