diff --git a/core/error.go b/core/error.go
index 71a7e9be5f..82f7ddcf5d 100644
--- a/core/error.go
+++ b/core/error.go
@@ -118,12 +118,13 @@ var (
 	// -- EIP-7702 errors --
 
 	// Message validation errors:
-	ErrEmptyAuthList         = errors.New("EIP-7702 transaction with empty auth list")
-	ErrSetCodeTxCreate       = errors.New("EIP-7702 transaction cannot be used to create contract")
-	ErrAuthSignatureVeryHigh = errors.New("EIP-7702 authorization with R or S value greater than 2^256 - 1")
+	ErrEmptyAuthList   = errors.New("EIP-7702 transaction with empty auth list")
+	ErrSetCodeTxCreate = errors.New("EIP-7702 transaction cannot be used to create contract")
+)
 
-	// EIP-7702 state transition errors:
-	// Note these are just informational, and do not cause tx execution abort.
+// EIP-7702 state transition errors.
+// Note these are just informational, and do not cause tx execution abort.
+var (
 	ErrAuthorizationWrongChainID       = errors.New("EIP-7702 authorization chain ID mismatch")
 	ErrAuthorizationNonceOverflow      = errors.New("EIP-7702 authorization nonce > 64 bit")
 	ErrAuthorizationInvalidSignature   = errors.New("EIP-7702 authorization has invalid signature")
diff --git a/core/state_processor_test.go b/core/state_processor_test.go
index 9a4fd1161c..e8d8c2ca2e 100644
--- a/core/state_processor_test.go
+++ b/core/state_processor_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func TestStateProcessorErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			TerminalTotalDifficulty: big.NewInt(0),
 			ShanghaiTime:            new(uint64),
 			CancunTime:              new(uint64),
+			PragueTime:              new(uint64),
 		}
 		signer  = types.LatestSigner(config)
 		key1, _ = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
@@ -110,6 +111,21 @@ func TestStateProcessorErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		return tx
 	}
+	var mkSetCodeTx = func(nonce uint64, to common.Address, gasLimit uint64, gasTipCap, gasFeeCap *big.Int, authlist []types.Authorization) *types.Transaction {
+		tx, err := types.SignTx(types.NewTx(&types.SetCodeTx{
+			Nonce:     nonce,
+			GasTipCap: uint256.MustFromBig(gasTipCap),
+			GasFeeCap: uint256.MustFromBig(gasFeeCap),
+			Gas:       gasLimit,
+			To:        to,
+			Value:     new(uint256.Int),
+			AuthList:  authlist,
+		}), signer, key1)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		return tx
+	}
 
 	{ // Tests against a 'recent' chain definition
 		var (
@@ -251,6 +267,13 @@ func TestStateProcessorErrors(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				want: "could not apply tx 0 [0x6c11015985ce82db691d7b2d017acda296db88b811c3c60dc71449c76256c716]: max fee per gas less than block base fee: address 0x71562b71999873DB5b286dF957af199Ec94617F7, maxFeePerGas: 1, baseFee: 875000000",
 			},
+			{ // ErrEmptyAuthList
+				txs: []*types.Transaction{
+					mkSetCodeTx(0, common.Address{}, params.TxGas, big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee), big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee), nil),
+				},
+				want: "could not apply tx 0 [0xc18d10f4c809dbdfa1a074c3300de9bc4b7f16a20f0ec667f6f67312b71b956a]: EIP-7702 transaction with empty auth list (sender 0x71562b71999873DB5b286dF957af199Ec94617F7)",
+			},
+			// ErrSetCodeTxCreate cannot be tested: it is impossible to create a SetCode-tx with nil `to`.
 		} {
 			block := GenerateBadBlock(gspec.ToBlock(), beacon.New(ethash.NewFaker()), tt.txs, gspec.Config, false)
 			_, err := blockchain.InsertChain(types.Blocks{block})
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 851725c5f9..58728e470e 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -379,14 +379,6 @@ func (st *stateTransition) preCheck() error {
 		if len(msg.AuthList) == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w (sender %v)", ErrEmptyAuthList, msg.From)
 		}
-		for i, auth := range msg.AuthList {
-			switch {
-			case auth.R.BitLen() > 256:
-				return fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v, authorization %d", ErrAuthSignatureVeryHigh, msg.From.Hex(), i)
-			case auth.S.BitLen() > 256:
-				return fmt.Errorf("%w: address %v, authorization %d", ErrAuthSignatureVeryHigh, msg.From.Hex(), i)
-			}
-		}
 	}
 	return st.buyGas()
 }