diff --git a/core/vm/eips.go b/core/vm/eips.go
index 515999bd19..b156c69caf 100644
--- a/core/vm/eips.go
+++ b/core/vm/eips.go
@@ -338,13 +338,9 @@ func opExtCodeCopyEIP4762(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeC
 	}
 	addr := common.Address(a.Bytes20())
 	code := interpreter.evm.StateDB.GetCode(addr)
-	contract := &Contract{
-		Code: code,
-		self: AccountRef(addr),
-	}
 	paddedCodeCopy, copyOffset, nonPaddedCopyLength := getDataAndAdjustedBounds(code, uint64CodeOffset, length.Uint64())
-	if !contract.IsSystemCall {
-		statelessGas := interpreter.evm.AccessEvents.CodeChunksRangeGas(addr, copyOffset, nonPaddedCopyLength, uint64(len(contract.Code)), false)
+	if !isSystemCall(AccountRef(addr)) {
+		statelessGas := interpreter.evm.AccessEvents.CodeChunksRangeGas(addr, copyOffset, nonPaddedCopyLength, uint64(len(code)), false)
 		if !scope.Contract.UseGas(statelessGas, interpreter.evm.Config.Tracer, tracing.GasChangeUnspecified) {
 			scope.Contract.Gas = 0
 			return nil, ErrOutOfGas