diff --git a/core/vm/environment.go b/core/vm/environment.go
index 4a5d2d2da4..b74b3a7950 100644
--- a/core/vm/environment.go
+++ b/core/vm/environment.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ type EVM struct {
 	vmConfig Config
 	// global (to this context) ethereum virtual machine
 	// used throughout the execution of the tx.
-	interpreter EVMInterpreter
+	interpreter *Interpreter
 	// abort is used to abort the EVM calling operations
 	// NOTE: must be set atomically
 	abort int32
@@ -325,4 +325,4 @@ func (evm *EVM) Create(caller ContractRef, code []byte, gas, value *big.Int) (re
 func (evm *EVM) ChainConfig() *params.ChainConfig { return evm.chainConfig }
 
 // Interpreter returns the EVM interpreter
-func (evm *EVM) Interpreter() EVMInterpreter { return evm.interpreter }
+func (evm *EVM) Interpreter() *Interpreter { return evm.interpreter }
diff --git a/core/vm/interface.go b/core/vm/interface.go
index ea39cf8e15..b81f591252 100644
--- a/core/vm/interface.go
+++ b/core/vm/interface.go
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 )
 
-// EVMInterpreter is the basic interface for an implementation of the EVM.
-type EVMInterpreter interface {
-	// Run should execute the given contract with the input given in in
-	// and return the contract execution return bytes or an error if it
-	// failed.
-	Run(c *Contract, in []byte) ([]byte, error)
-}
-
 // StateDB is an EVM database for full state querying.
 type StateDB interface {
 	GetAccount(common.Address) Account