diff --git a/build/checksums.txt b/build/checksums.txt
index 5efe9dd96f..ceee947497 100644
--- a/build/checksums.txt
+++ b/build/checksums.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 # https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests/releases/download/v5.1.0
 a3192784375acec7eaec492799d5c5d0c47a2909a3cc40178898e4ecd20cc416  fixtures_develop.tar.gz
 
-# version:spec-tests-bal v5.3.0
+# version:spec-tests-bal v5.4.0
 # https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests/releases
-# https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests/releases/download/bal%40v5.3.0
-a1840f2e74d7d53f9f36f969bfd280407829b21e85bea206ba907453fdc47ac4 fixtures_bal.tar.gz
+# https://github.com/ethereum/execution-spec-tests/releases/download/bal%40v5.4.0
+be300cbc5dcae213850bc5688d8fd0f572785ec64801f28653e1c01a03805127 fixtures_bal.tar.gz
 
 # version:golang 1.25.7
 # https://go.dev/dl/
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 614e279e4e..4b2cd7989f 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ func (st *stateTransition) execute() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 		// tx_state = adjusted_intrinsic_state + exec_state_used (spec: set_delegation adjusts intrinsic)
 		// tx_regular = total_dimensional_used - tx_state
 		txState := (gas.StateGas - authRefund) + st.gasRemaining.StateGasCharged
-		txRegular := (msg.GasLimit - preRefundRemaining) - txState - st.evm.CollisionBurned
+		txRegular := (msg.GasLimit - preRefundRemaining) - txState
 		txRegular = max(txRegular, floorDataGas)
 		if err := st.gp.ReturnGasAmsterdam(returned, txRegular, txState, st.gasUsed()); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 53dbb8b76d..95b40eb37b 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -129,14 +129,6 @@ type EVM struct {
 
 	readOnly   bool   // Whether to throw on stateful modifications
 	returnData []byte // Last CALL's return data for subsequent reuse
-
-	// CollisionBurned accumulates regular gas burned in CREATE/CREATE2 address
-	// collisions. The spec burns this gas (deducts from gas_left) but does NOT
-	// count it in regular_gas_used, so it must be excluded from txRegular in
-	// 2D block gas accounting.
-	// TODO (MariusVanDerWijden) this seems to be the best way to conform to the current
-	// spec, I wonder if it makes sense to change the spec.
-	CollisionBurned uint64
 }
 
 // NewEVM constructs an EVM instance with the supplied block context, state
@@ -225,7 +217,6 @@ func (evm *EVM) SetTxContext(txCtx TxContext) {
 		txCtx.AccessEvents = state.NewAccessEvents()
 	}
 	evm.TxContext = txCtx
-	evm.CollisionBurned = 0
 }
 
 // Cancel cancels any running EVM operation. This may be called concurrently and
@@ -558,7 +549,6 @@ func (evm *EVM) create(caller common.Address, code []byte, gas GasCosts, value *
 		if evm.Config.Tracer != nil && evm.Config.Tracer.OnGasChange != nil {
 			evm.Config.Tracer.OnGasChange(gas.RegularGas, 0, tracing.GasChangeCallFailedExecution)
 		}
-		evm.CollisionBurned += gas.RegularGas
 		gas.RegularGas = 0
 		return nil, common.Address{}, gas, ErrContractAddressCollision
 	}