diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index d205906ae8..72c0c7ac11 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -1104,12 +1104,10 @@ func (api *API) standardTraceBlockToFile(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block
 			if !canon {
 				prefix = fmt.Sprintf("%valt-", prefix)
 			}
-
 			dump, err = os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), prefix)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-
 			dumps = append(dumps, dump.Name())
 
 			// Swap out the noop logger to the standard tracer
@@ -1118,33 +1116,7 @@ func (api *API) standardTraceBlockToFile(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block
 				Tracer:                  logger.NewJSONLogger(&logConfig, writer),
 				EnablePreimageRecording: true,
 			}
-
-			// Finalize the state so any modifications are written to the trie
-			// Only delete empty objects if EIP158/161 (a.k.a Spurious Dragon) is in effect
-			statedb.Finalise(evm.ChainConfig().IsEIP158(block.Number()))
-			continue
 		}
-		// The transaction should be traced.
-		// Generate a unique temporary file to dump it into.
-		prefix := fmt.Sprintf("block_%#x-%d-%#x-", block.Hash().Bytes()[:4], i, tx.Hash().Bytes()[:4])
-		if !canon {
-			prefix = fmt.Sprintf("%valt-", prefix)
-		}
-
-		dump, err = os.CreateTemp(os.TempDir(), prefix)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		dumps = append(dumps, dump.Name())
-		// Set up the tracer and EVM for the transaction.
-		var (
-			writer = bufio.NewWriter(dump)
-			tracer = logger.NewJSONLogger(&logConfig, writer)
-			evm    = vm.NewEVM(vmctx, statedb, chainConfig, vm.Config{
-				Tracer:    tracer,
-				NoBaseFee: true,
-			})
-		)
 		// Execute the transaction and flush any traces to disk
 		//nolint: nestif
 		if stateSyncPresent && i == len(txs)-1 {
diff --git a/eth/tracers/api_test.go b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
index 1139b7519b..57fb447021 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
-	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"slices"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -1376,118 +1375,3 @@ func TestTraceBlockWithBasefee(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func TestStandardTraceBlockToFile(t *testing.T) {
-	var (
-		// A sender who makes transactions, has some funds
-		key, _  = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
-		address = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key.PublicKey)
-		funds   = big.NewInt(1000000000000000)
-
-		// first contract the sender transacts with
-		aa     = common.HexToAddress("0x7217d81b76bdd8707601e959454e3d776aee5f43")
-		aaCode = []byte{byte(vm.PUSH1), 0x00, byte(vm.POP)}
-
-		// second contract the sender transacts with
-		bb     = common.HexToAddress("0x7217d81b76bdd8707601e959454e3d776aee5f44")
-		bbCode = []byte{byte(vm.PUSH2), 0x00, 0x01, byte(vm.POP)}
-	)
-
-	genesis := &core.Genesis{
-		Config: params.TestChainConfig,
-		Alloc: types.GenesisAlloc{
-			address: {Balance: funds},
-			aa: {
-				Code:    aaCode,
-				Nonce:   1,
-				Balance: big.NewInt(0),
-			},
-			bb: {
-				Code:    bbCode,
-				Nonce:   1,
-				Balance: big.NewInt(0),
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	txHashs := make([]common.Hash, 0, 2)
-	backend := newTestBackend(t, 1, genesis, func(i int, b *core.BlockGen) {
-		b.SetCoinbase(common.Address{1})
-		// first tx to aa
-		tx, _ := types.SignTx(types.NewTx(&types.LegacyTx{
-			Nonce:    0,
-			To:       &aa,
-			Value:    big.NewInt(0),
-			Gas:      50000,
-			GasPrice: b.BaseFee(),
-			Data:     nil,
-		}), types.HomesteadSigner{}, key)
-		b.AddTx(tx)
-		txHashs = append(txHashs, tx.Hash())
-		// second tx to bb
-		tx, _ = types.SignTx(types.NewTx(&types.LegacyTx{
-			Nonce:    1,
-			To:       &bb,
-			Value:    big.NewInt(1),
-			Gas:      100000,
-			GasPrice: b.BaseFee(),
-			Data:     nil,
-		}), types.HomesteadSigner{}, key)
-		b.AddTx(tx)
-		txHashs = append(txHashs, tx.Hash())
-	})
-	defer backend.chain.Stop()
-
-	var testSuite = []struct {
-		blockNumber rpc.BlockNumber
-		config      *StdTraceConfig
-		want        []string
-	}{
-		{
-			// test that all traces in the block were outputted if no trace config is specified
-			blockNumber: rpc.LatestBlockNumber,
-			config:      nil,
-			want: []string{
-				`{"pc":0,"op":96,"gas":"0x7148","gasCost":"0x3","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"PUSH1"}
-{"pc":2,"op":80,"gas":"0x7145","gasCost":"0x2","memSize":0,"stack":["0x0"],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"POP"}
-{"pc":3,"op":0,"gas":"0x7143","gasCost":"0x0","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"STOP"}
-{"output":"","gasUsed":"0x5"}
-`,
-				`{"pc":0,"op":97,"gas":"0x13498","gasCost":"0x3","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"PUSH2"}
-{"pc":3,"op":80,"gas":"0x13495","gasCost":"0x2","memSize":0,"stack":["0x1"],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"POP"}
-{"pc":4,"op":0,"gas":"0x13493","gasCost":"0x0","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"STOP"}
-{"output":"","gasUsed":"0x5"}
-`,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			// test that only a specific tx is traced if specified
-			blockNumber: rpc.LatestBlockNumber,
-			config:      &StdTraceConfig{TxHash: txHashs[1]},
-			want: []string{
-				`{"pc":0,"op":97,"gas":"0x13498","gasCost":"0x3","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"PUSH2"}
-{"pc":3,"op":80,"gas":"0x13495","gasCost":"0x2","memSize":0,"stack":["0x1"],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"POP"}
-{"pc":4,"op":0,"gas":"0x13493","gasCost":"0x0","memSize":0,"stack":[],"depth":1,"refund":0,"opName":"STOP"}
-{"output":"","gasUsed":"0x5"}
-`,
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	api := NewAPI(backend)
-	for i, tc := range testSuite {
-		block, _ := api.blockByNumber(context.Background(), tc.blockNumber)
-		txTraces, err := api.StandardTraceBlockToFile(context.Background(), block.Hash(), tc.config)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("test index %d received error %v", i, err)
-		}
-		for j, traceFileName := range txTraces {
-			traceReceived, err := os.ReadFile(traceFileName)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("could not read trace file: %v", err)
-			}
-			if tc.want[j] != string(traceReceived) {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected trace result.  expected\n'%s'\n\nreceived\n'%s'\n", tc.want[j], string(traceReceived))
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}