diff --git a/core/state/reader_eip_7928.go b/core/state/reader_eip_7928.go
index 4af72959a7..ff315ac5eb 100644
--- a/core/state/reader_eip_7928.go
+++ b/core/state/reader_eip_7928.go
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 
 package state
 
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types/bal"
+)
+
 // The EIP27928 reader utilizes a hierarchical architecture to optimize state
 // access during block execution:
 //
@@ -37,14 +45,7 @@ package state
 //   for the entire block.
 //
 // The architecture can be illustrated by the diagram below:
-
-//       [ Block Level Read List ]    <────────────────┐
-//                  ▲                                  │ ( Aggregate )
-//                  │                                  │
-//          ┌───────┴───────┐                  ┌───────┴───────┐
-//          │ readerTracker │                  │ readerTracker │  (State read tracking)
-//          └───────┬───────┘                  └───────┬───────┘
-//                  │                                  │
+//
 //   ┌──────────────┴──────────────┐    ┌──────────────┴──────────────┐
 //   │ ReaderWithBlockLevelAL      │    │ ReaderWithBlockLevelAL      │
 //   │ (Pre-state + Mutations)     │    │ (Pre-state + Mutations)     │
@@ -68,15 +69,6 @@ package state
 // Instead, it directly utilizes the readerTracker, wrapped around the
 // base reader, to construct the access list.
 
-import (
-	"maps"
-	"sync"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types/bal"
-)
-
 type fetchTask struct {
 	addr  common.Address
 	slots []common.Hash
@@ -94,6 +86,7 @@ type prefetchStateReader struct {
 	closeOnce sync.Once
 }
 
+// nolint:unused
 func newPrefetchStateReader(reader StateReader, accessList map[common.Address][]common.Hash, nThreads int) *prefetchStateReader {
 	tasks := make([]*fetchTask, 0, len(accessList))
 	for addr, slots := range accessList {
@@ -252,75 +245,3 @@ func (r *ReaderWithBlockLevelAccessList) Code(addr common.Address, codeHash comm
 func (r *ReaderWithBlockLevelAccessList) CodeSize(addr common.Address, codeHash common.Hash) (int, error) {
 	panic("implement me")
 }
-
-// StorageAccessList represents a set of storage slots accessed within an account.
-type StorageAccessList map[common.Hash]struct{}
-
-// StateAccessList maps account addresses to their respective accessed storage slots.
-type StateAccessList map[common.Address]StorageAccessList
-
-// Merge merges the entries from the other StateAccessList into the receiver.
-func (s StateAccessList) Merge(other StateAccessList) {
-	for addr, otherSlots := range other {
-		slots, exists := s[addr]
-		if !exists {
-			s[addr] = otherSlots
-			continue
-		}
-		maps.Copy(slots, otherSlots)
-	}
-}
-
-// StateReaderTracker defines the capability to retrieve the access footprint
-// recorded during state reading operations.
-type StateReaderTracker interface {
-	GetStateAccessList() StateAccessList
-}
-
-type readerTracker struct {
-	Reader
-	access StateAccessList
-	lock   sync.RWMutex
-}
-
-func newReaderTracker(reader Reader) *readerTracker {
-	return &readerTracker{
-		Reader: reader,
-		access: make(StateAccessList),
-	}
-}
-
-// Account implements StateReader, tracking the accessed address locally.
-func (r *readerTracker) Account(addr common.Address) (*types.StateAccount, error) {
-	r.lock.Lock()
-	defer r.lock.Unlock()
-
-	_, exists := r.access[addr]
-	if !exists {
-		r.access[addr] = make(StorageAccessList)
-	}
-	return r.Reader.Account(addr)
-}
-
-// Storage implements StateReader, tracking the accessed slot identifier locally.
-func (r *readerTracker) Storage(addr common.Address, slot common.Hash) (common.Hash, error) {
-	r.lock.Lock()
-	defer r.lock.Unlock()
-
-	list, exists := r.access[addr]
-	if !exists {
-		list = make(StorageAccessList)
-		r.access[addr] = list
-	}
-	list[slot] = struct{}{}
-
-	return r.Reader.Storage(addr, slot)
-}
-
-// GetStateAccessList implements StateReaderTracker, returning the access footprint.
-func (r *readerTracker) GetStateAccessList() StateAccessList {
-	r.lock.RLock()
-	defer r.lock.RUnlock()
-
-	return r.access
-}
diff --git a/core/state/reader_eip_7928_test.go b/core/state/reader_eip_7928_test.go
index 409f50a347..b2d432258c 100644
--- a/core/state/reader_eip_7928_test.go
+++ b/core/state/reader_eip_7928_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package state
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"maps"
 	"math/rand"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
@@ -144,58 +143,3 @@ func TestPrefetchReader(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func makeFakeSlots(n int) map[common.Hash]struct{} {
-	slots := make(map[common.Hash]struct{})
-	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		slots[testrand.Hash()] = struct{}{}
-	}
-	return slots
-}
-
-type noopStateReader struct{}
-
-func (r *noopStateReader) Account(addr common.Address) (*types.StateAccount, error) { return nil, nil }
-func (r *noopStateReader) Storage(addr common.Address, slot common.Hash) (common.Hash, error) {
-	return common.Hash{}, nil
-}
-
-type noopCodeReader struct{}
-
-func (r *noopCodeReader) Has(addr common.Address, codeHash common.Hash) bool { return false }
-
-func (r *noopCodeReader) Code(addr common.Address, codeHash common.Hash) []byte {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r *noopCodeReader) CodeSize(addr common.Address, codeHash common.Hash) int {
-	return 0
-}
-
-func TestReaderWithTracker(t *testing.T) {
-	var r Reader = newReaderTracker(newReader(&noopCodeReader{}, &noopStateReader{}))
-
-	accesses := map[common.Address]map[common.Hash]struct{}{
-		testrand.Address(): makeFakeSlots(10),
-		testrand.Address(): makeFakeSlots(0),
-	}
-	for addr, slots := range accesses {
-		r.Account(addr)
-		for slot := range slots {
-			r.Storage(addr, slot)
-		}
-	}
-	got := r.(StateReaderTracker).GetStateAccessList()
-	if len(got) != len(accesses) {
-		t.Fatalf("Unexpected access list, want: %d, got: %d", len(accesses), len(got))
-	}
-	for addr, slots := range got {
-		entry, ok := accesses[addr]
-		if !ok {
-			t.Fatal("Unexpected access list")
-		}
-		if !maps.Equal(slots, entry) {
-			t.Fatal("Unexpected slots")
-		}
-	}
-}