diff --git a/core/state/plain_readonly.go b/core/state/plain_readonly.go
index dea77d834..6a791ebd3 100644
--- a/core/state/plain_readonly.go
+++ b/core/state/plain_readonly.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common/length"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv/kvcfg"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/log/v3"
 
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/common"
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@ func NewPlainState(tx kv.Tx, blockNr uint64, systemContractLookup map[libcommon.
 	if histV3 {
 		panic("Please use HistoryStateReaderV3 with HistoryV3")
 	}
+	if ethconfig.EnableHistoryV4InTest {
+		panic("historyV4 require use StateReaderV4/StateWriterV4 instead of StateReader")
+	}
 	ps := &PlainState{
 		tx:                   tx,
 		blockNr:              blockNr,
diff --git a/core/state/plain_state_writer.go b/core/state/plain_state_writer.go
index 96eae0b06..4da9babf7 100644
--- a/core/state/plain_state_writer.go
+++ b/core/state/plain_state_writer.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/holiman/uint256"
 	libcommon "github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/common"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/kv"
+	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/eth/ethconfig"
 
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/common/dbutils"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/core/types/accounts"
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ type PlainStateWriter struct {
 }
 
 func NewPlainStateWriter(db putDel, changeSetsDB kv.RwTx, blockNumber uint64) *PlainStateWriter {
+	if ethconfig.EnableHistoryV4InTest {
+		panic("historyV4 require use StateReaderV4 instead of PlainStateReader")
+	}
 	return &PlainStateWriter{
 		db:  db,
 		csw: NewChangeSetWriterPlain(changeSetsDB, blockNumber),