diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go
index bacc8851ec..b2b9f6f3b5 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
@@ -102,8 +101,6 @@ func TestSimulatedBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	if isPending {
 		t.Fatal("transaction should not have pending status")
 	}
-
-	fmt.Println("PSP - here")
 }
 
 var testKey, _ = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 13c41632c7..6cc26ab286 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -574,22 +574,6 @@ func (st *stateTransition) execute(interruptCtx context.Context) (*ExecutionResu
 			effectiveTip = msg.GasTipCap
 		}
 	}
-	effectiveTipU256, _ := uint256.FromBig(effectiveTip)
-
-	if st.evm.Config.NoBaseFee && msg.GasFeeCap.Sign() == 0 && msg.GasTipCap.Sign() == 0 {
-		// Skip fee payment when NoBaseFee is set and the fee fields
-		// are 0. This avoids a negative effectiveTip being applied to
-		// the coinbase when simulating calls.
-	} else {
-		fee := new(uint256.Int).SetUint64(st.gasUsed())
-		fee.Mul(fee, effectiveTipU256)
-		st.state.AddBalance(st.evm.Context.Coinbase, fee, tracing.BalanceIncreaseRewardTransactionFee)
-
-		// add the coinbase to the witness iff the fee is greater than 0
-		if rules.IsEIP4762 && fee.Sign() != 0 {
-			st.evm.AccessEvents.AddAccount(st.evm.Context.Coinbase, true)
-		}
-	}
 
 	// TODO(raneet10): Double check. We might want to inculcate this fix in a separate condition
 	// if st.evm.Config.NoBaseFee && msg.GasFeeCap.Sign() == 0 && msg.GasTipCap.Sign() == 0 {