diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index ed909e7558..03e4250688 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 		// invalid, the tx is considered valid (so update nonce), but
 		// is to be treated as an exceptional abort (so burn all gas).
 		if errors.Is(vmerr, vm.ErrInvalidEOFInitcode) {
-			//st.gasRemaining = 0
 			st.state.SetNonce(msg.From, st.state.GetNonce(sender.Address())+1)
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/core/vm/eips.go b/core/vm/eips.go
index d30f8a153f..7a85d6fe73 100644
--- a/core/vm/eips.go
+++ b/core/vm/eips.go
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ func opExtCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]
 		ret, returnGas, err = interpreter.evm.Call(scope.Contract, toAddr, args, gas, &value)
 	}
 
-	if err == ErrExecutionReverted || err == ErrInsufficientBalance || err == ErrDepth {
+	if errors.Is(err, ErrExecutionReverted) || errors.Is(err, ErrInsufficientBalance) || errors.Is(err, ErrDepth) {
 		temp.SetOne()
 	} else if err != nil {
 		temp.SetUint64(2)
diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 7499991536..648af525c9 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ func (evm *EVM) create(caller ContractRef, codeAndHash *codeAndHash, gas uint64,
 	// Reject code starting with 0xEF if EIP-3541 is enabled.
 	if err == nil && len(ret) >= 1 && HasEOFByte(ret) {
 		if evm.chainRules.IsPrague && isInitcodeEOF {
-			fmt.Printf("FIXME - valid EOF deployment\n")
 			// Don't reject EOF contracts after Shanghai
 		} else if evm.chainRules.IsLondon {
 			err = ErrInvalidCode