diff --git a/engine/execution/pruner/core.go b/engine/execution/pruner/core.go
index 18972b9f94e..56d29d5cbc0 100644
--- a/engine/execution/pruner/core.go
+++ b/engine/execution/pruner/core.go
@@ -57,11 +57,16 @@ func LoopPruneExecutionDataFromRootToLatestSealed(
 		case <-time.After(config.SleepAfterEachIteration):
 		}
 
-		iter, err := creator.Create()
+		iter, hasNext, err := creator.Create()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create block iterator: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		if !hasNext {
+			// no more blocks to iterate, we are done.
+			continue
+		}
+
 		err = iterateAndPruneAll(iter)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to iterate, execute, and commit in batch: %w", err)