diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index a0c3cee70a..104d2ba814 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/consensys/gnark-crypto/ecc"
@@ -172,16 +173,6 @@ func init() {
 	}
 }
 
-// Copy returns a copy of the precompiled contracts. The precompiled
-// contracts are shallow-copied. It should be safe as they are stateless/immutable.
-func (p PrecompiledContracts) Copy() PrecompiledContracts {
-	c := make(PrecompiledContracts)
-	for k, v := range p {
-		c[k] = v
-	}
-	return c
-}
-
 func activePrecompiledContracts(rules params.Rules) PrecompiledContracts {
 	switch {
 	case rules.IsVerkle:
@@ -203,7 +194,7 @@ func activePrecompiledContracts(rules params.Rules) PrecompiledContracts {
 
 // ActivePrecompiledContracts returns a copy of precompiled contracts enabled with the current configuration.
 func ActivePrecompiledContracts(rules params.Rules) PrecompiledContracts {
-	return activePrecompiledContracts(rules).Copy()
+	return maps.Clone(activePrecompiledContracts(rules))
 }
 
 // ActivePrecompiles returns the precompile addresses enabled with the current configuration.
diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index 8ae9d09075..bfeedc3999 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@ func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, bloc
 	if config != nil {
 		config.BlockOverrides.Apply(&vmctx)
 		rules := api.backend.ChainConfig().Rules(vmctx.BlockNumber, vmctx.Random != nil, vmctx.Time)
+
 		precompiles := vm.ActivePrecompiledContracts(rules)
 		if err := config.StateOverrides.Apply(statedb, precompiles); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 391e6393be..9df95ef070 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"math/big"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -1164,7 +1165,7 @@ func doCall(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args TransactionArgs, state *state.S
 		blockOverrides.Apply(&blockCtx)
 	}
 	rules := b.ChainConfig().Rules(blockCtx.BlockNumber, blockCtx.Random != nil, blockCtx.Time)
-	precompiles := vm.ActivePrecompiledContracts(rules).Copy()
+	precompiles := maps.Clone(vm.ActivePrecompiledContracts(rules))
 	if err := overrides.Apply(state, precompiles); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
index 7a0d6f2bc3..8a73e606db 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/simulate.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"math/big"
 	"time"
 
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ func (sim *simulator) activePrecompiles(ctx context.Context, base *types.Header)
 		blockContext = core.NewEVMBlockContext(base, NewChainContext(ctx, sim.b), nil)
 		rules        = sim.chainConfig.Rules(blockContext.BlockNumber, blockContext.Random != nil, blockContext.Time)
 	)
-	return vm.ActivePrecompiledContracts(rules).Copy()
+	return maps.Clone(vm.ActivePrecompiledContracts(rules))
 }
 
 // sanitizeChain checks the chain integrity. Specifically it checks that