diff --git a/validation/genesis/genesis-allocs_test.go b/validation/genesis/genesis-allocs_test.go
index 045a75a00..61cd0e096 100644
--- a/validation/genesis/genesis-allocs_test.go
+++ b/validation/genesis/genesis-allocs_test.go
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ func testGenesisAllocs(t *testing.T, chain *ChainConfig) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		allocs := types.GenesisAlloc{}
 		err = json.Unmarshal(expectedData, &allocs)
+		removeEmptyStorageSlots(allocs, t)
+
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		expectedData, err = json.MarshalIndent(allocs, "", " ")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -167,12 +169,14 @@ func testGenesisAllocs(t *testing.T, chain *ChainConfig) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		gen := core.Genesis{}
 		err = json.Unmarshal(expectedData, &gen)
+		removeEmptyStorageSlots(gen.Alloc, t)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		expectedData, err = json.MarshalIndent(gen.Alloc, "", " ")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
 	g, err := core.LoadOPStackGenesis(chainId)
+	removeEmptyStorageSlots(g.Alloc, t)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	if chainId == uint64(1301) {
@@ -214,6 +218,18 @@ func testGenesisAllocs(t *testing.T, chain *ChainConfig) {
 	require.Equal(t, string(expectedData), string(gotData))
 }
 
+// This function removes empty storage slots as we know declaring empty slots is functionally equivalent to not declaring them.
+func removeEmptyStorageSlots(allocs types.GenesisAlloc, t *testing.T) {
+	for _, account := range allocs {
+		for slot, value := range account.Storage {
+			if value == (common.Hash{}) {
+				delete(account.Storage, slot)
+				t.Log("Removed empty storage slot: ", slot.Hex())
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // trim the CBOR octets from the bytecode of a weth9 contract
 func trimWeth9BytecodeMetadataHash(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	var weth9Data map[string]interface{}