diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/nodes.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/nodes.go
index 0496d37ed72..156ac133df6 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/nodes.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/nodes.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ type Attributes struct {
 	Line   int
 	Column int
 	Label  Name
-	data   map[GnoAttribute]interface{} // not persisted
+	data   []*attrKV // not persisted
 }
 
 func (attr *Attributes) GetLine() int {
@@ -193,28 +193,62 @@ func (attr *Attributes) SetLabel(label Name) {
 }
 
 func (attr *Attributes) HasAttribute(key GnoAttribute) bool {
-	_, ok := attr.data[key]
+	_, _, ok := attr.getAttribute(key)
 	return ok
 }
 
 // GnoAttribute must not be user provided / arbitrary,
 // otherwise will create potential exploits.
 func (attr *Attributes) GetAttribute(key GnoAttribute) interface{} {
-	return attr.data[key]
+	val, _, _ := attr.getAttribute(key)
+	return val
+}
+
+func (attr *Attributes) getAttribute(key GnoAttribute) (any, int, bool) {
+	for i, kv := range attr.data {
+		if kv.key == key {
+			return kv.value, i, true
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, -1, false
+}
+
+type attrKV struct {
+	key   GnoAttribute
+	value any
 }
 
 func (attr *Attributes) SetAttribute(key GnoAttribute, value interface{}) {
 	if attr.data == nil {
-		attr.data = make(map[GnoAttribute]interface{})
+		attr.data = make([]*attrKV, 0, 4)
 	}
-	attr.data[key] = value
+
+	for _, kv := range attr.data {
+		if kv.key == key {
+			kv.value = value
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	attr.data = append(attr.data, &attrKV{key, value})
 }
 
 func (attr *Attributes) DelAttribute(key GnoAttribute) {
 	if debug && attr.data == nil {
 		panic("should not happen, attribute is expected to be non-empty.")
 	}
-	delete(attr.data, key)
+	_, index, _ := attr.getAttribute(key)
+	if index < 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if index == 0 {
+		attr.data = attr.data[1:]
+	} else if index == len(attr.data)-1 {
+		attr.data = attr.data[:len(attr.data)-1]
+	} else {
+		attr.data = append(attr.data[:index], attr.data[index+1:]...)
+	}
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------
diff --git a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/nodes_test.go b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/nodes_test.go
index 2c3a03d8c09..9f057482324 100644
--- a/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/nodes_test.go
+++ b/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/nodes_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package gnolang_test
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -42,3 +43,59 @@ func TestStaticBlock_Define2_MaxNames(t *testing.T) {
 	// This one should panic because the maximum number of names has been reached.
 	staticBlock.Define2(false, gnolang.Name("a"), gnolang.BoolType, gnolang.TypedValue{T: gnolang.BoolType})
 }
+
+func TestAttributesSetGetDel(t *testing.T) {
+	attrs := new(gnolang.Attributes)
+	if got, want := attrs.GetAttribute("a"), (any)(nil); got != want {
+		t.Errorf(".Get returned an unexpected value=%v, want=%v", got, want)
+	}
+	attrs.SetAttribute("a", 10)
+	if got, want := attrs.GetAttribute("a"), 10; got != want {
+		t.Errorf(".Get returned an unexpected value=%v, want=%v", got, want)
+	}
+	attrs.SetAttribute("a", 20)
+	if got, want := attrs.GetAttribute("a"), 20; got != want {
+		t.Errorf(".Get returned an unexpected value=%v, want=%v", got, want)
+	}
+	attrs.DelAttribute("a")
+	if got, want := attrs.GetAttribute("a"), (any)(nil); got != want {
+		t.Errorf(".Get returned an unexpected value=%v, want=%v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+var sink any = nil
+
+func BenchmarkAttributesSetGetDel(b *testing.B) {
+	n := 100
+	keys := make([]gnolang.GnoAttribute, 0, n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		keys = append(keys, gnolang.GnoAttribute(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i)))
+	}
+
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		attrs := new(gnolang.Attributes)
+		for j := 0; j < 100; j++ {
+			sink = attrs.GetAttribute("a")
+		}
+		for j := 0; j < 100; j++ {
+			attrs.SetAttribute("a", j)
+			sink = attrs.GetAttribute("a")
+		}
+
+		for j, key := range keys {
+			attrs.SetAttribute(key, j)
+		}
+
+		for _, key := range keys {
+			sink = attrs.GetAttribute(key)
+			attrs.GetAttribute(key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if sink == nil {
+		b.Fatal("Benchmark did not run!")
+	}
+}