diff --git a/state/domain.go b/state/domain.go
index cda3e3cba..9fe419389 100644
--- a/state/domain.go
+++ b/state/domain.go
@@ -378,12 +378,11 @@ const (
 // CursorItem is the item in the priority queue used to do merge interation
 // over storage of a given account
 type CursorItem struct {
-	t             CursorType // Whether this item represents state file or DB record, or tree
-	endTxNum      uint64
-	key, val      []byte
-	dg            *compress.Getter
-	c             kv.CursorDupSort
-	valCompressed bool
+	t        CursorType // Whether this item represents state file or DB record, or tree
+	endTxNum uint64
+	key, val []byte
+	dg       *compress.Getter
+	c        kv.CursorDupSort
 }
 
 type CursorHeap []*CursorItem
diff --git a/state/merge.go b/state/merge.go
index 6da3a2892..c25bc025a 100644
--- a/state/merge.go
+++ b/state/merge.go
@@ -289,27 +289,19 @@ func (d *Domain) mergeFiles(files [][NumberOfTypes]*filesItem, r DomainRanges, m
 			g.Reset(0)
 			if g.HasNext() {
 				key, _ := g.NextUncompressed()
-				if d.compressVals && fType != EfHistory && item.endTxNum-item.startTxNum > d.aggregationStep {
-					val, _ := g.Next(nil)
-					heap.Push(&cp, &CursorItem{
-						t:             FILE_CURSOR,
-						dg:            g,
-						key:           key,
-						val:           val,
-						endTxNum:      item.endTxNum,
-						valCompressed: true,
-					})
+				var val []byte
+				if d.compressVals {
+					val, _ = g.Next(nil)
 				} else {
-					val, _ := g.NextUncompressed()
-					heap.Push(&cp, &CursorItem{
-						t:             FILE_CURSOR,
-						dg:            g,
-						key:           key,
-						val:           val,
-						endTxNum:      item.endTxNum,
-						valCompressed: false,
-					})
+					val, _ = g.NextUncompressed()
 				}
+				heap.Push(&cp, &CursorItem{
+					t:        FILE_CURSOR,
+					dg:       g,
+					key:      key,
+					val:      val,
+					endTxNum: item.endTxNum,
+				})
 			}
 		}
 		count := 0
@@ -335,7 +327,7 @@ func (d *Domain) mergeFiles(files [][NumberOfTypes]*filesItem, r DomainRanges, m
 				}
 				if ci1.dg.HasNext() {
 					ci1.key, _ = ci1.dg.NextUncompressed()
-					if ci1.valCompressed {
+					if d.compressVals {
 						ci1.val, _ = ci1.dg.Next(ci1.val[:0])
 					} else {
 						ci1.val, _ = ci1.dg.NextUncompressed()