diff --git a/core/block_access_list_tracer.go b/core/block_access_list_tracer.go
index 18a918f6df..32fa370963 100644
--- a/core/block_access_list_tracer.go
+++ b/core/block_access_list_tracer.go
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ func (a *BlockAccessListTracer) AccessList() *bal.AccessListBuilder {
 }
 
 func (a *BlockAccessListTracer) OnSystemCallEnd() {
+	// finalize the post-block changes in OnBlockFinalization to account for
+	// the EIP-4895 withdrawals which occur after the last system contracts
+	// are executed.
 	if a.isPostTx {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index aa05acde82..cf6df6be68 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -275,9 +275,8 @@ func (miner *Miner) prepareWork(genParams *generateParams, witness bool) (*envir
 	if miner.chainConfig.IsPrague(header.Number, header.Time) {
 		core.ProcessParentBlockHash(header.ParentHash, env.evm)
 	}
-	if miner.chainConfig.IsAmsterdam(header.Number, header.Time) {
-		env.alTracer.OnPreTxExecutionDone()
-	}
+	// TODO: verify that we can make blocks that correctly record the pre-tx system calls
+	// TODO ^ comprehensive miner unit tests
 	return env, nil
 }