diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index b9ea5c4cc2..ed7c26946a 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -189,11 +189,13 @@ func ApplyTransaction(config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *commo
 // ProcessBeaconBlockRoot applies the EIP-4788 system call to the beacon block root
 // contract. This method is exported to be used in tests.
 func ProcessBeaconBlockRoot(beaconRoot common.Hash, vmenv *vm.EVM, statedb *state.StateDB) {
-	if vmenv.Config.Tracer != nil && vmenv.Config.Tracer.OnSystemCallStart != nil {
-		vmenv.Config.Tracer.OnSystemCallStart()
-	}
-	if vmenv.Config.Tracer != nil && vmenv.Config.Tracer.OnSystemCallEnd != nil {
-		defer vmenv.Config.Tracer.OnSystemCallEnd()
+	if tracer := vmenv.Config.Tracer; tracer != nil {
+		if tracer.OnSystemCallStart != nil {
+			tracer.OnSystemCallStart()
+		}
+		if tracer.OnSystemCallEnd != nil {
+			defer tracer.OnSystemCallEnd()
+		}
 	}
 
 	// If EIP-4788 is enabled, we need to invoke the beaconroot storage contract with
@@ -216,12 +218,12 @@ func ProcessBeaconBlockRoot(beaconRoot common.Hash, vmenv *vm.EVM, statedb *stat
 // ProcessParentBlockHash stores the parent block hash in the history storage contract
 // as per EIP-2935.
 func ProcessParentBlockHash(prevHash common.Hash, vmenv *vm.EVM, statedb *state.StateDB) {
-	if vmenv.Config.Tracer != nil {
-		if Config.Tracer.OnSystemCallStart != nil {
-			vmenv.Config.Tracer.OnSystemCallStart()
+	if tracer := vmenv.Config.Tracer; tracer != nil {
+		if tracer.OnSystemCallStart != nil {
+			tracer.OnSystemCallStart()
 		}
-		if vmenv.Config.Tracer.OnSystemCallEnd != nil {
-			defer vmenv.Config.Tracer.OnSystemCallEnd()
+		if tracer.OnSystemCallEnd != nil {
+			defer tracer.OnSystemCallEnd()
 		}
 	}