diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index ae7f1b377f..1e48dbd097 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (in *EVMInterpreter) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) (
 		logged  bool   // deferred EVMLogger should ignore already logged steps
 		res     []byte // result of the opcode execution function
 	)
-	// Don't move this deferrred function, it's placed before the capturestate-deferred method,
+	// Don't move this deferred function, it's placed before the capturestate-deferred method,
 	// so that it get's executed _after_: the capturestate needs the stacks before
 	// they are returned to the pools
 	defer func() {
diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go b/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
index 21f5e1a575..34031a95e9 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/runtime_test.go
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func BenchmarkSimpleLoop(b *testing.B) {
 		byte(vm.JUMP),
 	}
 
-	calllRevertingContractWithInput := []byte{
+	callRevertingContractWithInput := []byte{
 		byte(vm.JUMPDEST), //
 		// push args for the call
 		byte(vm.PUSH1), 0, // out size
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func BenchmarkSimpleLoop(b *testing.B) {
 	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, loopingCode, "loop-100M", b)
 	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, callInexistant, "call-nonexist-100M", b)
 	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, callEOA, "call-EOA-100M", b)
-	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, calllRevertingContractWithInput, "call-reverting-100M", b)
+	benchmarkNonModifyingCode(100000000, callRevertingContractWithInput, "call-reverting-100M", b)
 
 	//benchmarkNonModifyingCode(10000000, staticCallIdentity, "staticcall-identity-10M", b)
 	//benchmarkNonModifyingCode(10000000, loopingCode, "loop-10M", b)