diff --git a/eth/tracers/js/goja.go b/eth/tracers/js/goja.go
index 4bac8edfeb..9e7c699f40 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/js/goja.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/js/goja.go
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ func fromBuf(vm *goja.Runtime, bufType goja.Value, buf goja.Value, allowString b
 // jsTracer is an implementation of the Tracer interface which evaluates
 // JS functions on the relevant EVM hooks. It uses Goja as its JS engine.
 type jsTracer struct {
-	directory.NoopTracer
-
 	vm                *goja.Runtime
 	env               *tracing.VMContext
 	toBig             toBigFn               // Converts a hex string into a JS bigint
diff --git a/eth/tracers/logger/access_list_tracer.go b/eth/tracers/logger/access_list_tracer.go
index 4ac49fd91f..f4206d524c 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/logger/access_list_tracer.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/logger/access_list_tracer.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/tracing"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/tracers/directory"
 )
 
 // accessList is an accumulator for the set of accounts and storage slots an EVM
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ func (al accessList) accessList() types.AccessList {
 // AccessListTracer is a tracer that accumulates touched accounts and storage
 // slots into an internal set.
 type AccessListTracer struct {
-	directory.NoopTracer
 	excl map[common.Address]struct{} // Set of account to exclude from the list
 	list accessList                  // Set of accounts and storage slots touched
 }
diff --git a/eth/tracers/logger/logger.go b/eth/tracers/logger/logger.go
index c0b66d8c27..fb4a008ca2 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/logger/logger.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/logger/logger.go
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ func (s *StructLog) ErrorString() string {
 // a track record of modified storage which is used in reporting snapshots of the
 // contract their storage.
 type StructLogger struct {
-	directory.NoopTracer
 	cfg Config
 	env *tracing.VMContext
 
@@ -339,7 +338,6 @@ func WriteLogs(writer io.Writer, logs []*types.Log) {
 }
 
 type mdLogger struct {
-	directory.NoopTracer
 	out io.Writer
 	cfg *Config
 	env *tracing.VMContext
diff --git a/eth/tracers/logger/logger_json.go b/eth/tracers/logger/logger_json.go
index 6744ac729c..a1c81c8856 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/logger/logger_json.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/logger/logger_json.go
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/tracing"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/tracers/directory"
 )
 
 type JSONLogger struct {
-	directory.NoopTracer
 	encoder *json.Encoder
 	cfg     *Config
 	env     *tracing.VMContext
diff --git a/eth/tracers/native/4byte.go b/eth/tracers/native/4byte.go
index 7add963e16..e6e9ad0e51 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/native/4byte.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/native/4byte.go
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ func init() {
 //	  0xc281d19e-0: 1
 //	}
 type fourByteTracer struct {
-	directory.NoopTracer
 	ids               map[string]int   // ids aggregates the 4byte ids found
 	interrupt         atomic.Bool      // Atomic flag to signal execution interruption
 	reason            error            // Textual reason for the interruption
diff --git a/eth/tracers/native/call.go b/eth/tracers/native/call.go
index 07e86ab1f0..72a07fc854 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/native/call.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/native/call.go
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ type callFrameMarshaling struct {
 }
 
 type callTracer struct {
-	directory.NoopTracer
 	callstack []callFrame
 	config    callTracerConfig
 	gasLimit  uint64
diff --git a/eth/tracers/native/call_flat.go b/eth/tracers/native/call_flat.go
index d321278732..e5e83bc2e8 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/native/call_flat.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/native/call_flat.go
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ type flatCallResultMarshaling struct {
 // flatCallTracer reports call frame information of a tx in a flat format, i.e.
 // as opposed to the nested format of `callTracer`.
 type flatCallTracer struct {
-	directory.NoopTracer
 	tracer            *callTracer
 	config            flatCallTracerConfig
 	ctx               *directory.Context // Holds tracer context data
diff --git a/eth/tracers/native/prestate.go b/eth/tracers/native/prestate.go
index d51780da21..97b29493a7 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/native/prestate.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/native/prestate.go
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ type accountMarshaling struct {
 }
 
 type prestateTracer struct {
-	directory.NoopTracer
 	env       *tracing.VMContext
 	pre       stateMap
 	post      stateMap