From 3185ffaa739ad5771d1cfaebb71f45a9a610b383 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jonny rhea <jonathan.rhea@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:59:48 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix lint issues

---
 eth/catalyst/otel.go             | 1 -
 eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eth/catalyst/otel.go b/eth/catalyst/otel.go
index 170c5bde95..c08092e1e1 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/otel.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/otel.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ var (
 
 // initEngineTelemetry initializes the OpenTelemetry tracing for the engine API.
 func initEngineTelemetry() {
-
 	// TODO(jrhea): allow caller to provide init context once lifecycle plumbing exists.
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go b/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go
index 041d5b9b9d..4b014cdd5f 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (c *SimulatedBeacon) sealBlock(withdrawals []*types.Withdrawal, timestamp u
 		requests = envelope.Requests
 	}
 
-	method := newPayloadV1
+	var method newPayloadMethod
 	switch version {
 	case engine.PayloadV1:
 		method = newPayloadV1