diff --git a/graphql/graphiql.go b/graphql/graphiql.go
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-// The MIT License (MIT)
-//
-// Copyright (c) 2016 Muhammed Thanish
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-// SOFTWARE.
-
-package graphql
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"net/http"
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/graphql/internal/graphiql"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-)
-
-// GraphiQL is an in-browser IDE for exploring GraphiQL APIs.
-// This handler returns GraphiQL when requested.
-//
-// For more information, see https://github.com/graphql/graphiql.
-type GraphiQL struct{}
-
-func respOk(w http.ResponseWriter, body []byte, ctype string) {
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", ctype)
-	w.Header().Set("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff")
-	w.Write(body)
-}
-
-func respErr(w http.ResponseWriter, msg string, code int) {
-	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	w.WriteHeader(code)
-	errMsg, _ := json.Marshal(struct {
-		Error string
-	}{Error: msg})
-	w.Write(errMsg)
-}
-
-func (h GraphiQL) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
-		respErr(w, "only GET allowed", http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-		return
-	}
-	switch r.URL.Path {
-	case "/graphql/ui/graphiql.min.css":
-		data, err := graphiql.Assets.ReadFile(filepath.Base(r.URL.Path))
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("Error loading graphiql asset", "err", err)
-			respErr(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-		respOk(w, data, "text/css")
-	case "/graphql/ui/graphiql.min.js",
-		"/graphql/ui/react.production.min.js",
-		"/graphql/ui/react-dom.production.min.js":
-		data, err := graphiql.Assets.ReadFile(filepath.Base(r.URL.Path))
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("Error loading graphiql asset", "err", err)
-			respErr(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-		respOk(w, data, "application/javascript; charset=utf-8")
-	default:
-		data, err := graphiql.Assets.ReadFile("index.html")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn("Error loading graphiql asset", "err", err)
-			respErr(w, "internal error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-			return
-		}
-		respOk(w, data, "text/html")
-	}
-}