diff --git a/core/vm/vm.go b/core/vm/vm.go
index 3521839df5..1bba6da960 100644
--- a/core/vm/vm.go
+++ b/core/vm/vm.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte) (ret []byte, err error) {
 
 	if contract.CodeAddr != nil {
 		if p := Precompiled[contract.CodeAddr.Str()]; p != nil {
-			return evm.RunPrecompiled(p, input, contract)
+			return runPrecompiled(p, input, contract)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -454,12 +454,11 @@ func calculateGasAndSize(gasTable params.GasTable, env *Environment, contract *C
 	return newMemSize, gas, nil
 }
 
-// RunPrecompile runs and evaluate the output of a precompiled contract defined in contracts.go
-func (evm *EVM) RunPrecompiled(p *PrecompiledAccount, input []byte, contract *Contract) (ret []byte, err error) {
+// Runs and evaluates the output of a precompiled contract defined in contracts.go
+func runPrecompiled(p *PrecompiledAccount, input []byte, contract *Contract) (ret []byte, err error) {
 	gas := p.Gas(len(input))
 	if contract.UseGas(gas) {
 		ret = p.Call(input)
-
 		return ret, nil
 	} else {
 		return nil, OutOfGasError