diff --git a/consensus/misc/eip1559/eip1559.go b/consensus/misc/eip1559/eip1559.go
index 0763ebd9c9..219122ce83 100644
--- a/consensus/misc/eip1559/eip1559.go
+++ b/consensus/misc/eip1559/eip1559.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package eip1559
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func VerifyEip1559Header(config *params.ChainConfig, header *types.Header) error
 
 	// Verify the header is not malformed
 	if header.BaseFee == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("header is missing baseFee")
+		return errors.New("header is missing baseFee")
 	}
 
 	// Verify the baseFee is correct based on the current header.
diff --git a/eth/tracers/tracer.go b/eth/tracers/tracer.go
index 2fa04cd1ad..741c2655af 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/tracer.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/tracer.go
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ func NewJsTracer(code string, ctx *Context) (*JsTracer, error) {
 	hasExit := tracer.vm.GetPropString(tracer.tracerObject, "exit")
 	tracer.vm.Pop()
 	if hasEnter != hasExit {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("trace object must expose either both or none of enter() and exit()")
+		return nil, errors.New("trace object must expose either both or none of enter() and exit()")
 	}
 	tracer.traceCallFrames = hasEnter && hasExit
 	tracer.traceSteps = hasStep
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 78b1353daf..1665607151 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func (s *PersonalAccountAPI) SignTransaction(ctx context.Context, args Transacti
 	// No need to obtain the noncelock mutex, since we won't be sending this
 	// tx into the transaction pool, but right back to the user
 	if args.From == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sender not specified")
+		return nil, errors.New("sender not specified")
 	}
 	if args.Gas == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("gas not specified")
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
index 960b81d076..16de689df1 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/transaction_args_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package ethapi
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
@@ -159,28 +158,28 @@ func TestSetFeeDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 			false,
 			&TransactionArgs{MaxFeePerGas: maxFee},
 			nil,
-			fmt.Errorf("maxFeePerGas and maxPriorityFeePerGas are not valid before EIP-1559 is active"),
+			errors.New("maxFeePerGas and maxPriorityFeePerGas are not valid before EIP-1559 is active"),
 		},
 		{
 			"dynamic fee tx pre-London, priorityFee set",
 			false,
 			&TransactionArgs{MaxPriorityFeePerGas: fortytwo},
 			nil,
-			fmt.Errorf("maxFeePerGas and maxPriorityFeePerGas are not valid before EIP-1559 is active"),
+			errors.New("maxFeePerGas and maxPriorityFeePerGas are not valid before EIP-1559 is active"),
 		},
 		{
 			"dynamic fee tx, maxFee < priorityFee",
 			true,
 			&TransactionArgs{MaxFeePerGas: maxFee, MaxPriorityFeePerGas: (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(1000))},
 			nil,
-			fmt.Errorf("maxFeePerGas (0x3e) < maxPriorityFeePerGas (0x3e8)"),
+			errors.New("maxFeePerGas (0x3e) < maxPriorityFeePerGas (0x3e8)"),
 		},
 		{
 			"dynamic fee tx, maxFee < priorityFee while setting default",
 			true,
 			&TransactionArgs{MaxFeePerGas: (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(7))},
 			nil,
-			fmt.Errorf("maxFeePerGas (0x7) < maxPriorityFeePerGas (0x2a)"),
+			errors.New("maxFeePerGas (0x7) < maxPriorityFeePerGas (0x2a)"),
 		},
 		{
 			"dynamic fee tx post-London, explicit gas price",
@@ -196,21 +195,21 @@ func TestSetFeeDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 			false,
 			&TransactionArgs{GasPrice: fortytwo, MaxFeePerGas: maxFee, MaxPriorityFeePerGas: fortytwo},
 			nil,
-			fmt.Errorf("both gasPrice and (maxFeePerGas or maxPriorityFeePerGas) specified"),
+			errors.New("both gasPrice and (maxFeePerGas or maxPriorityFeePerGas) specified"),
 		},
 		{
 			"set gas price and maxPriorityFee",
 			false,
 			&TransactionArgs{GasPrice: fortytwo, MaxPriorityFeePerGas: fortytwo},
 			nil,
-			fmt.Errorf("both gasPrice and (maxFeePerGas or maxPriorityFeePerGas) specified"),
+			errors.New("both gasPrice and (maxFeePerGas or maxPriorityFeePerGas) specified"),
 		},
 		{
 			"set gas price and maxFee",
 			true,
 			&TransactionArgs{GasPrice: fortytwo, MaxFeePerGas: maxFee},
 			nil,
-			fmt.Errorf("both gasPrice and (maxFeePerGas or maxPriorityFeePerGas) specified"),
+			errors.New("both gasPrice and (maxFeePerGas or maxPriorityFeePerGas) specified"),
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/node/rpcstack.go b/node/rpcstack.go
index e079b14acb..6605036e27 100644
--- a/node/rpcstack.go
+++ b/node/rpcstack.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package node
 import (
 	"compress/gzip"
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ func (h *httpServer) enableRPC(apis []rpc.API, config httpConfig) error {
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if h.rpcAllowed() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("JSON-RPC over HTTP is already enabled")
+		return errors.New("JSON-RPC over HTTP is already enabled")
 	}
 
 	// Create RPC server and handler.
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ func (h *httpServer) enableWS(apis []rpc.API, config wsConfig) error {
 	defer h.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if h.wsAllowed() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("JSON-RPC over WebSocket is already enabled")
+		return errors.New("JSON-RPC over WebSocket is already enabled")
 	}
 
 	// Create RPC server and handler.