AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                       TO
                               CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT


        Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 31, 1998 ("Amendment"), to the
Custodian Agreement dated as of April 14, 1997 ("Original Agreement") by and
between EQ Advisors Trust and The Chase Manhattan Bank.

        The parties hereto agree that Appendix A to the Original Agreement is
replaced in its entirety by Appendix A attached hereto.

        Except as modified and amended hereby, the Original Agreement is hereby
ratified and confirmed in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Amendment as of the date first above set forth.


EQ ADVISORS TRUST                       THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK


By:                                     By:
   ----------------------------            ----------------------------
   Name:   Xxxxx X. Xxxxx                  Name:  Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
   Title:  President and Trustee           Title: Vice President

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                                   APPENDIX A
                                       TO
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                       TO
                               CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT


              PORTFOLIOS AND CLASSES COVERED BY CUSTODIAN AGREEMENT

                     Portfolios                                Classes
                     ----------                                -------

BT Equity 500 Index Portfolio                           Class IA and Class 1B
BT International Equity Index Portfolio                 Class IA and Class 1B
BT Small Company Index Portfolio                        Class IA and Class 1B
EQ/Xxxxxx Balanced Portfolio                            Class IA and Class 1B
EQ/Xxxxxx Growth & Income Value Portfolio               Class IA and Class 1B
EQ/Xxxxxx International Equity Portfolio                Class IA and Class 1B
EQ/Xxxxxx Investors Growth Portfolio                    Class IA and Class 1B
EQ/Evergreen Foundation Portfolio                       Class IA and Class 1B
EQ/Evergreen Portfolio                                  Class IA and Class 1B
JPM Core Bond Portfolio                                 Class IA and Class 1B
Lazard Large Cap Value Portfolio                        Class IA and Class 1B
Lazard Small Cap Value Portfolio                        Class IA and Class 1B
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Basic Value Equity Portfolio              Class IA and Class 1B
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx World Strategy Portfolio                  Class IA and Class 1B
MFS Emerging Growth Companies Portfolio                 Class IA and Class 1B
MFS Growth with Income Portfolio                        Class IA and Class 1B
MFS Research Portfolio                                  Class IA and Class 1B
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio        Class IA and Class 1B
X. Xxxx Price Equity Income Portfolio                   Class IA and Class 1B
X. Xxxx Price International Stock Portfolio             Class IA and Class 1B
Warburg Pincus Small Company Value Portfolio            Class IA and Class 1B

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