diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/makeTest.js b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/makeTest.js
index 3d82efc7e0..2fe9641677 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/makeTest.js
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/makeTest.js
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ var makeTest = function(tx, traceConfig) {
     genesis.number    = genesis.number.toString();
     genesis.timestamp = genesis.timestamp.toString();
 
-    // Use current header's fields instead
+    // Use current header' baseFee instead
     genesis.baseFeePerGas = block.baseFeePerGas;
-    genesis.excessBlobGas = block.excessBlobGas;
-    genesis.blobGasUsed   = block.blobGasUsed;
 
     genesis.alloc = debug.traceTransaction(tx, {tracer: "prestateTracer"});
     for (var key in genesis.alloc) {