diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go b/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
index 7d34ba07e8..2243e14b65 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -204,10 +204,8 @@ func Call(address common.Address, input []byte, cfg *Config) ([]byte, uint64, er
 		statedb = cfg.State
 		rules   = cfg.ChainConfig.Rules(vmenv.Context.BlockNumber, vmenv.Context.Random != nil, vmenv.Context.Time)
 	)
-	if cfg.EVMConfig.Tracer != nil {
-		if cfg.EVMConfig.Tracer.OnTxStart != nil {
-			cfg.EVMConfig.Tracer.OnTxStart(vmenv.GetVMContext(), types.NewTx(&types.LegacyTx{To: &address, Data: input, Value: cfg.Value, Gas: cfg.GasLimit}), cfg.Origin)
-		}
+	if cfg.EVMConfig.Tracer != nil && cfg.EVMConfig.Tracer.OnTxStart != nil {
+		cfg.EVMConfig.Tracer.OnTxStart(vmenv.GetVMContext(), types.NewTx(&types.LegacyTx{To: &address, Data: input, Value: cfg.Value, Gas: cfg.GasLimit}), cfg.Origin)
 	}
 	// Execute the preparatory steps for state transition which includes:
 	// - prepare accessList(post-berlin)