diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
index 532e36fd1e..1ba3c26a8c 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/execution.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (pre *Prestate) Apply(vmConfig vm.Config, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig,
 	}
 	if beaconRoot := pre.Env.ParentBeaconBlockRoot; beaconRoot != nil {
 		evm := vm.NewEVM(vmContext, vm.TxContext{}, statedb, chainConfig, vmConfig)
-		core.ProcessBeaconBlockRoot(*beaconRoot, evm, statedb)
+		core.ProcessBeaconBlockRoot(*beaconRoot, evm, statedb, nil)
 	}
 	var blobGasUsed uint64
 
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index d66ca0de0a..c496f677a9 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1870,9 +1870,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 			// After merge we expect few side chains. Simply count
 			// all blocks the CL gives us for GC processing time
 			bc.gcproc += res.procTime
-			if bc.logger != nil {
-				bc.logger.OnBlockEnd(nil)
-			}
 			return it.index, nil // Direct block insertion of a single block
 		}
 		switch res.status {
@@ -1901,9 +1898,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 				"txs", len(block.Transactions()), "gas", block.GasUsed(), "uncles", len(block.Uncles()),
 				"root", block.Root())
 		}
-		if bc.logger != nil {
-			bc.logger.OnBlockEnd(nil)
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Any blocks remaining here? The only ones we care about are the future ones
diff --git a/core/vm/contracts_fuzz_test.go b/core/vm/contracts_fuzz_test.go
index 87c1fff7cc..1e5cc80074 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts_fuzz_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts_fuzz_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func FuzzPrecompiledContracts(f *testing.F) {
 			return
 		}
 		inWant := string(input)
-		RunPrecompiledContract(p, input, gas)
+		RunPrecompiledContract(p, input, gas, nil)
 		if inHave := string(input); inWant != inHave {
 			t.Errorf("Precompiled %v modified input data", a)
 		}