diff --git a/prdoc/pr_10233.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_10233.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7d149536d226b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_10233.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+title: not charging ED in ctor if account already has enough balance
+doc:
+- audience: Runtime Dev
+  description: fixes https://github.com/paritytech/contract-issues/issues/179
+crates:
+- name: pallet-revive
+  bump: patch
diff --git a/substrate/frame/revive/dev-node/node/src/service.rs b/substrate/frame/revive/dev-node/node/src/service.rs
index f412fc6cd975a..3e06fff574bb4 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/revive/dev-node/node/src/service.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/revive/dev-node/node/src/service.rs
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use crate::cli::Consensus;
-use futures::FutureExt;
 use polkadot_sdk::{
-	sc_client_api::{backend::Backend, StorageProvider},
+	sc_client_api::StorageProvider,
 	sc_executor::WasmExecutor,
 	sc_service::{error::Error as ServiceError, Configuration, TaskManager},
 	sc_telemetry::{Telemetry, TelemetryWorker},
-	sc_transaction_pool_api::OffchainTransactionPoolFactory,
 	sp_runtime::traits::Block as BlockT,
 	*,
 };
@@ -142,27 +140,6 @@ pub fn new_full<Network: sc_network::NetworkBackend<Block, <Block as BlockT>::Ha
 			metrics,
 		})?;
 
-	if config.offchain_worker.enabled {
-		let offchain_workers =
-			sc_offchain::OffchainWorkers::new(sc_offchain::OffchainWorkerOptions {
-				runtime_api_provider: client.clone(),
-				is_validator: config.role.is_authority(),
-				keystore: Some(keystore_container.keystore()),
-				offchain_db: backend.offchain_storage(),
-				transaction_pool: Some(OffchainTransactionPoolFactory::new(
-					transaction_pool.clone(),
-				)),
-				network_provider: Arc::new(network.clone()),
-				enable_http_requests: true,
-				custom_extensions: |_| vec![],
-			})?;
-		task_manager.spawn_handle().spawn(
-			"offchain-workers-runner",
-			"offchain-worker",
-			offchain_workers.run(client.clone(), task_manager.spawn_handle()).boxed(),
-		);
-	}
-
 	let rpc_extensions_builder = {
 		let client = client.clone();
 		let pool = transaction_pool.clone();
diff --git a/substrate/frame/revive/src/exec.rs b/substrate/frame/revive/src/exec.rs
index 4115cd5c6895b..5962055c69a68 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/revive/src/exec.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/revive/src/exec.rs
@@ -1222,11 +1222,12 @@ where
 				// if we reached this point the origin has an associated account.
 				let origin = &self.origin.account_id()?;
 
-				let ed = <Contracts<T>>::min_balance();
-				frame.nested_storage.record_charge(&StorageDeposit::Charge(ed))?;
-				<Contracts<T>>::charge_deposit(None, origin, account_id, ed, self.exec_config)
-					.map_err(|_| <Error<T>>::StorageDepositNotEnoughFunds)?;
-
+				if !frame_system::Pallet::<T>::account_exists(&account_id) {
+					let ed = <Contracts<T>>::min_balance();
+					frame.nested_storage.record_charge(&StorageDeposit::Charge(ed))?;
+					<Contracts<T>>::charge_deposit(None, origin, account_id, ed, self.exec_config)
+						.map_err(|_| <Error<T>>::StorageDepositNotEnoughFunds)?;
+				}
 				// A consumer is added at account creation and removed it on termination, otherwise
 				// the runtime could remove the account. As long as a contract exists its
 				// account must exist. With the consumer, a correct runtime cannot remove the
diff --git a/substrate/frame/revive/src/tests/pvm.rs b/substrate/frame/revive/src/tests/pvm.rs
index b9cde375ac3f2..c2a765981489d 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/revive/src/tests/pvm.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/revive/src/tests/pvm.rs
@@ -5133,3 +5133,35 @@ fn consume_all_gas_works() {
 		);
 	});
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn existential_deposit_shall_not_charged_twice() {
+	let (code, _) = compile_module("dummy").unwrap();
+
+	let salt = [0u8; 32];
+
+	ExtBuilder::default().build().execute_with(|| {
+		let _ = <Test as Config>::Currency::set_balance(&ALICE, 100_000_000_000_000);
+		let callee_addr = create2(
+			&ALICE_ADDR,
+			&code,
+			&[0u8; 0], // empty input
+			&salt,
+		);
+		let callee_account = <Test as Config>::AddressMapper::to_account_id(&callee_addr);
+
+		// first send funds to callee_addr
+		let _ = <Test as Config>::Currency::set_balance(&callee_account, Contracts::min_balance());
+		assert_eq!(get_balance(&callee_account), Contracts::min_balance());
+
+		// then deploy contract to callee_addr using create2
+		let Contract { addr, .. } = builder::bare_instantiate(Code::Upload(code.clone()))
+			.salt(Some(salt))
+			.build_and_unwrap_contract();
+
+		assert_eq!(callee_addr, addr);
+
+		// check we charged ed only 1 time
+		assert_eq!(get_balance(&callee_account), Contracts::min_balance());
+	});
+}