diff --git a/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go b/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go
index 7cf83c7183..e606027419 100644
--- a/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go
+++ b/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ func (s *ExecutionEngine) sequenceTransactionsWithBlockMutex(header *arbostypes.
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	statedb.StartPrefetcher("Sequencer")
+	defer statedb.StopPrefetcher()
 
 	delayedMessagesRead := lastBlockHeader.Nonce.Uint64()