diff --git a/ingest/change.go b/ingest/change.go
index 80bd21e5a3..7d9b761db2 100644
--- a/ingest/change.go
+++ b/ingest/change.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package ingest
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/stellar/go/support/errors"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/xdr"
@@ -68,45 +67,6 @@ func GetChangesFromLedgerEntryChanges(ledgerEntryChanges xdr.LedgerEntryChanges)
 	return changes
 }
 
-// GetChangesFromLedgerEntryEvictions transforms evicted LedgerKeys to []Change.
-// The generated changes always remove the entries.
-func GetChangesFromLedgerEntryEvictions(keys []xdr.LedgerKey) ([]Change, error) {
-	changes := make([]Change, 0, len(keys))
-
-	for _, key := range keys {
-		state := xdr.LedgerEntry{}
-		switch key.Type {
-		case xdr.LedgerEntryTypeContractData:
-			err := state.Data.SetContractData(&xdr.ContractDataEntry{
-				Contract:   key.ContractData.Contract,
-				Key:        key.ContractData.Key,
-				Durability: key.ContractData.Durability,
-			})
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error setting ContractDataEntry")
-			}
-		case xdr.LedgerEntryTypeContractCode:
-			err := state.Data.SetContractCode(&xdr.ContractCodeEntry{
-				Hash: key.ContractCode.Hash,
-			})
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error setting ContractCodeEntry")
-			}
-		default:
-			// Currently only contractData and contractCode are evicted by core, so
-			// we only need to handle those two.
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid LedgerEntry eviction type: %s", key.Type)
-		}
-		changes = append(changes, Change{
-			Type: key.Type,
-			Pre:  &state,
-			Post: nil,
-		})
-	}
-
-	return changes, nil
-}
-
 // LedgerEntryChangeType returns type in terms of LedgerEntryChangeType.
 func (c *Change) LedgerEntryChangeType() xdr.LedgerEntryChangeType {
 	switch {
diff --git a/ingest/ledger_change_reader.go b/ingest/ledger_change_reader.go
index 65c0ead681..a539e057ea 100644
--- a/ingest/ledger_change_reader.go
+++ b/ingest/ledger_change_reader.go
@@ -125,14 +125,19 @@ func (r *LedgerChangeReader) Read() (Change, error) {
 		}
 		return r.Read()
 	case evictionChangesState:
-		// Get contract ledgerEntry evictions
-		keys, err := r.ledgerCloseMeta.EvictedLedgerKeys()
+		entries, err := r.ledgerCloseMeta.EvictedPersistentLedgerEntries()
 		if err != nil {
 			return Change{}, err
 		}
-		changes, err := GetChangesFromLedgerEntryEvictions(keys)
-		if err != nil {
-			return Change{}, err
+		changes := make([]Change, len(entries))
+		for i := range entries {
+			entry := entries[i]
+			// when a ledger entry is evicted it is removed from the ledger
+			changes[i] = Change{
+				Type: entry.Data.Type,
+				Pre:  &entry,
+				Post: nil,
+			}
 		}
 		r.pending = append(r.pending, changes...)
 		r.state++
diff --git a/ingest/ledger_change_reader_test.go b/ingest/ledger_change_reader_test.go
index 682d3b41fb..dea3794cb5 100644
--- a/ingest/ledger_change_reader_test.go
+++ b/ingest/ledger_change_reader_test.go
@@ -581,13 +581,6 @@ func TestLedgerChangeLedgerCloseMetaV2(t *testing.T) {
 		isBalance(metaAddress, 900),
 
 		// Evictions
-		isContractDataEviction(
-			contractAddress,
-			xdr.ScVal{
-				Type: xdr.ScValTypeScvSymbol,
-				Sym:  &tempKey,
-			},
-		),
 		isContractDataEviction(
 			contractAddress,
 			xdr.ScVal{
diff --git a/xdr/ledger_close_meta.go b/xdr/ledger_close_meta.go
index f142ad320b..c8b85bae97 100644
--- a/xdr/ledger_close_meta.go
+++ b/xdr/ledger_close_meta.go
@@ -144,25 +144,27 @@ func (l LedgerCloseMeta) UpgradesProcessing() []UpgradeEntryMeta {
 	}
 }
 
-// EvictedLedgerKeys returns the LedgerKeys for both the
-// EvictedTemporaryLedgerKeys and and the EvictedPersistentLedgerEntries in a
-// ledger.
-func (l LedgerCloseMeta) EvictedLedgerKeys() ([]LedgerKey, error) {
+// EvictedTemporaryLedgerKeys returns a slice of ledger keys for
+// temporary ledger entries that have been evicted in this ledger.
+func (l LedgerCloseMeta) EvictedTemporaryLedgerKeys() ([]LedgerKey, error) {
 	switch l.V {
 	case 0, 1:
 		return nil, nil
 	case 2:
-		v2 := l.MustV2()
-		keys := make([]LedgerKey, 0, len(v2.EvictedTemporaryLedgerKeys)+len(v2.EvictedPersistentLedgerEntries))
-		keys = append(keys, l.MustV2().EvictedTemporaryLedgerKeys...)
-		for _, entry := range l.MustV2().EvictedPersistentLedgerEntries {
-			key, err := entry.LedgerKey()
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			keys = append(keys, key)
-		}
-		return keys, nil
+		return l.MustV2().EvictedTemporaryLedgerKeys, nil
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unsupported LedgerCloseMeta.V: %d", l.V))
+	}
+}
+
+// EvictedPersistentLedgerEntries returns the persistent ledger entries
+// which have been evicted in this ledger.
+func (l LedgerCloseMeta) EvictedPersistentLedgerEntries() ([]LedgerEntry, error) {
+	switch l.V {
+	case 0, 1:
+		return nil, nil
+	case 2:
+		return l.MustV2().EvictedPersistentLedgerEntries, nil
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Unsupported LedgerCloseMeta.V: %d", l.V))
 	}