diff --git a/tests/state_test.go b/tests/state_test.go
index da4b8ef79d..0c9553c075 100644
--- a/tests/state_test.go
+++ b/tests/state_test.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func runBenchmark(b *testing.B, t *StateTest) {
 
 			// Prepare the EVM.
 			txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
-			context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), nil, &t.json.Env.Coinbase)
+			context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), &dummyChain{config: config}, &t.json.Env.Coinbase)
 			context.GetHash = vmTestBlockHash
 			context.BaseFee = baseFee
 			evm := vm.NewEVM(context, state.StateDB, config, vmconfig)
diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index fe7522b2c5..7119fe189d 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/math"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc/eip4844"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ func (t *StateTest) RunNoVerify(subtest StateSubtest, vmconfig vm.Config, snapsh
 	}
 
 	// Prepare the EVM.
-	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), nil, &t.json.Env.Coinbase)
+	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), &dummyChain{config: config}, &t.json.Env.Coinbase)
 	context.GetHash = vmTestBlockHash
 	context.BaseFee = baseFee
 	context.Random = nil
@@ -548,3 +549,12 @@ func (st *StateTestState) Close() {
 		st.Snapshots = nil
 	}
 }
+
+// dummyChain implements the core.ChainContext interface.
+type dummyChain struct {
+	config *params.ChainConfig
+}
+
+func (d *dummyChain) Engine() consensus.Engine                        { return nil }
+func (d *dummyChain) GetHeader(h common.Hash, n uint64) *types.Header { return nil }
+func (d *dummyChain) Config() *params.ChainConfig                     { return d.config }