diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
index 662e3da754..8ffa638a6b 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
@@ -1272,14 +1272,13 @@ func TestFillBlobTransaction(t *testing.T) {
 
 func argsFromTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, from common.Address) TransactionArgs {
 	var (
-		gas          = tx.Gas()
-		nonce        = tx.Nonce()
-		input        = tx.Data()
-		accessList   = (*types.AccessList)(nil)
-		txAccessList = tx.AccessList()
+		gas        = tx.Gas()
+		nonce      = tx.Nonce()
+		input      = tx.Data()
+		accessList *types.AccessList
 	)
-	if txAccessList != nil {
-		accessList = &txAccessList
+	if acl := tx.AccessList(); acl != nil {
+		accessList = &acl
 	}
 	return TransactionArgs{
 		From:                 &from,