diff --git a/src/bin_client/test/test_contracts.sh b/src/bin_client/test/test_contracts.sh
index adffbdbfd..2f70690ef 100755
--- a/src/bin_client/test/test_contracts.sh
+++ b/src/bin_client/test/test_contracts.sh
@@ -412,12 +412,19 @@ assert_fails $client transfer 0 from bootstrap1 to replay
 
 # Tests create_account
 init_with_transfer $contract_dir/create_account.tz $key2 None 1,000 bootstrap1
-$client transfer 100 from bootstrap1 to create_account \
-           -arg '(Left "tz1KqTpEZ7Yob7QbPE4Hy4Wo8fHG8LhKxZSx")' | assert_in_output "New contract"
+assert_balance create_account "1000 ꜩ"
+created_account=\
+`$client transfer 100 from bootstrap1 to create_account -arg '(Left "tz1KqTpEZ7Yob7QbPE4Hy4Wo8fHG8LhKxZSx")' \
+| grep 'New contract' \
+| sed -E 's/.*(KT1[a-zA-Z0-9]+).*/\1/' \
+| head -1`
 bake
+assert_balance $created_account "100 ꜩ"
+assert_balance create_account "1000 ꜩ"
 
 # Creates a contract, transfers data to it and stores the data
 init_with_transfer $contract_dir/create_contract.tz $key2 Unit 1,000 bootstrap1
+assert_balance create_contract "1000 ꜩ"
 created_contract=\
 `$client transfer 0 from bootstrap1 to create_contract -arg '(Left "tz1KqTpEZ7Yob7QbPE4Hy4Wo8fHG8LhKxZSx")' \
 | grep 'New contract' \
@@ -425,6 +432,8 @@ created_contract=\
 | head -1`
 bake
 assert_storage_contains $created_contract '"abcdefg"'
+assert_balance $created_contract "100 ꜩ"
+assert_balance create_contract "900 ꜩ"
 
 # Test IMPLICIT_ACCOUNT
 init_with_transfer $contract_dir/default_account.tz $key1 \
diff --git a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/script_interpreter.ml b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/script_interpreter.ml
index a8a1bc672..5c569f123 100644
--- a/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/script_interpreter.ml
+++ b/src/proto_alpha/lib_protocol/src/script_interpreter.ml
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ let rec interp
                            Prim (0, K_code, [ Micheline.root code ], []) ])) in
             unparse_data ctxt Optimized storage_type init >>=? fun (storage, ctxt) ->
             let storage = Micheline.strip_locations storage in
-            Contract.spend_from_script ctxt self credit >>=? fun ctxt ->
             Contract.fresh_contract_from_current_nonce ctxt >>=? fun (ctxt, contract) ->
             let operation =
               Origination