diff --git a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/testdata/genesis.json b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/testdata/genesis.json
index e8bb66bb3c..4cfebdcac1 100644
--- a/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/testdata/genesis.json
+++ b/cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/testdata/genesis.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     "shanghaiTime": 780,
     "cancunTime": 840,
     "terminalTotalDifficulty": 9454784,
-    "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
     "ethash": {}
   },
   "nonce": "0x0",
diff --git a/cmd/geth/genesis_test.go b/cmd/geth/genesis_test.go
index ffe8176b01..7adc9d2658 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/genesis_test.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/genesis_test.go
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ var customGenesisTests = []struct {
 			"mixhash"    : "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
 			"parentHash" : "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
 			"timestamp"  : "0x00",
-			"config"     : {
-				"terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true
-			}
+			"config": {}
 		}`,
 		query:  "eth.getBlock(0).nonce",
 		result: "0x0000000000001338",
@@ -63,8 +61,7 @@ var customGenesisTests = []struct {
 			"config"     : {
 				"homesteadBlock"                : 42,
 				"daoForkBlock"                  : 141,
-				"daoForkSupport"                : true,
-				"terminalTotalDifficultyPassed" : true
+				"daoForkSupport"                : true
 			}
 		}`,
 		query:  "eth.getBlock(0).nonce",
@@ -114,9 +111,7 @@ func TestCustomBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			"mixhash"    : "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
 			"parentHash" : "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
 			"timestamp"  : "0x00",
-			"config"     : {
-				"terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true
-			}
+			"config": {}
 		}`
 	type backendTest struct {
 		initArgs   []string
diff --git a/cmd/geth/testdata/clique.json b/cmd/geth/testdata/clique.json
index 36f5c31057..b54b4a7d3b 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/testdata/clique.json
+++ b/cmd/geth/testdata/clique.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "byzantiumBlock": 0,
     "constantinopleBlock": 0,
     "petersburgBlock": 0,
-    "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
     "clique": {
       "period": 5,
       "epoch": 30000
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer/blob_tx.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer/blob_tx.json
index b974151c1b..ac510efda2 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer/blob_tx.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer/blob_tx.json
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
       "shanghaiTime": 0,
       "cancunTime": 0,
       "terminalTotalDifficulty": 0,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true
     }
   },
   "context": {
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_flat/nested_pointer_issue.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_flat/nested_pointer_issue.json
index 89f642db20..b8b20e1b8c 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_flat/nested_pointer_issue.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_flat/nested_pointer_issue.json
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
       "berlinBlock": 4460644,
       "londonBlock": 5062605,
       "terminalTotalDifficulty": 10790000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "clique": {
         "period": 15,
         "epoch": 30000
@@ -185,4 +184,4 @@
       "type": "call"
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/calldata.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/calldata.json
index cef0c1c5a8..30991edafb 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/calldata.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/calldata.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/delegatecall.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/delegatecall.json
index 0ae76e92f9..cdb0dda5f8 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/delegatecall.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/delegatecall.json
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/frontier_create_outofstorage.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/frontier_create_outofstorage.json
index 049f24d932..e562affb15 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/frontier_create_outofstorage.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/frontier_create_outofstorage.json
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
       "shanghaiTime": 1681338455,
       "terminalTotalDifficulty": 7797655526461000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
@@ -186,4 +185,4 @@
     "value": "0x0",
     "type": "CREATE"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/multi_contracts.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/multi_contracts.json
index 5cc3013f80..43d6be2be9 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/multi_contracts.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/multi_contracts.json
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/multilogs.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/multilogs.json
index c931ed63fc..3434dd3103 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/multilogs.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/multilogs.json
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/notopic.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/notopic.json
index 42fc872554..814189dc6b 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/notopic.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/notopic.json
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/simple.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/simple.json
index 5300d341b8..c00f083159 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/simple.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/simple.json
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/tx_failed.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/tx_failed.json
index d5c2f864c1..293575a989 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/tx_failed.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/tx_failed.json
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/tx_partial_failed.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/tx_partial_failed.json
index 1267160d13..aba652ede6 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/tx_partial_failed.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/tx_partial_failed.json
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/with_onlyTopCall.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/with_onlyTopCall.json
index 38d96a6bd0..ed518faf5e 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/with_onlyTopCall.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/call_tracer_withLog/with_onlyTopCall.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/blob_tx.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/blob_tx.json
index 444eba450b..697d3b3c09 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/blob_tx.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/blob_tx.json
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
       "shanghaiTime": 0,
       "cancunTime": 0,
       "terminalTotalDifficulty": 0,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true
     }
   },
   "context": {
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/create_create.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/create_create.json
index b013d520c1..489a1ae6b5 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/create_create.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/create_create.json
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
       "grayGlacierBlock": 0,
       "shanghaiTime": 0,
       "terminalTotalDifficulty": 0,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "isDev": true
     }
   },
@@ -59,4 +58,4 @@
       "balance": "0x8ac7230489e80000"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/create_existing_contract.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/create_existing_contract.json
index 64a3b16cb1..abbc104f32 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/create_existing_contract.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer/create_existing_contract.json
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer_with_diff_mode/create_failed.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer_with_diff_mode/create_failed.json
index ae7f7e97f5..b5bccf7bd0 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer_with_diff_mode/create_failed.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer_with_diff_mode/create_failed.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
       "londonBlock": 12965000,
       "arrowGlacierBlock": 13773000,
       "grayGlacierBlock": 15050000,
-      "terminalTotalDifficultyPassed": true,
       "ethash": {}
     }
   },