diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer.go b/core/rawdb/freezer.go
index 32670e0f46..b38910fa05 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer.go
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (f *Freezer) AncientRange(kind string, start, count, maxBytes uint64) ([][]
 }
 
 // RetrieveBytes retrieves a byte range [offset:offset+length] from the specified ancient item.
-func (f *Freezer) AncientBytes(kind string, number uint64, offset, length uint64) ([]byte, error) {
+func (f *Freezer) AncientBytes(kind string, number, offset, length uint64) ([]byte, error) {
 	if table := f.tables[kind]; table != nil {
 		return table.RetrieveBytes(number, offset, length)
 	}
diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer_resettable.go b/core/rawdb/freezer_resettable.go
index bd7d990125..3df1633865 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer_resettable.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer_resettable.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (f *resettableFreezer) AncientRange(kind string, start, count, maxBytes uin
 }
 
 // RetrieveBytes retrieves a byte range [offset:offset+length] from the specified ancient item.
-func (f *resettableFreezer) AncientBytes(kind string, number uint64, offset, length uint64) ([]byte, error) {
+func (f *resettableFreezer) AncientBytes(kind string, number, offset, length uint64) ([]byte, error) {
 	f.lock.RLock()
 	defer f.lock.RUnlock()
 	return f.freezer.AncientBytes(kind, number, offset, length)
diff --git a/ethdb/database.go b/ethdb/database.go
index 3a1129b570..e6c10245f6 100644
--- a/ethdb/database.go
+++ b/ethdb/database.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ type AncientReaderOp interface {
 	AncientRange(kind string, start, count, maxBytes uint64) ([][]byte, error)
 
 	// AncientBytes retrieves a byte range [offset:offset+length] from the specified ancient item.
-	AncientBytes(kind string, number uint64, offset, length uint64) ([]byte, error)
+	AncientBytes(kind string, number, offset, length uint64) ([]byte, error)
 
 	// Ancients returns the ancient item numbers in the ancient store.
 	Ancients() (uint64, error)