diff --git a/cmd/evm/runner.go b/cmd/evm/runner.go
index c13e9fb33..2d9d31fb0 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/runner.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/runner.go
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ func runCmd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		debugLogger *vm.StructLogger
 		statedb     *state.StateDB
 		chainConfig *params.ChainConfig
-		sender      = common.StringToAddress("sender")
-		receiver    = common.StringToAddress("receiver")
+		sender      = common.BytesToAddress([]byte("sender"))
+		receiver    = common.BytesToAddress([]byte("receiver"))
 	)
 	if ctx.GlobalBool(MachineFlag.Name) {
 		tracer = NewJSONLogger(logconfig, os.Stdout)
diff --git a/common/types.go b/common/types.go
index fdc67480c..4ea2d56a6 100644
--- a/common/types.go
+++ b/common/types.go
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ func BytesToHash(b []byte) Hash {
 	h.SetBytes(b)
 	return h
 }
-func StringToHash(s string) Hash { return BytesToHash([]byte(s)) }
-func BigToHash(b *big.Int) Hash  { return BytesToHash(b.Bytes()) }
-func HexToHash(s string) Hash    { return BytesToHash(FromHex(s)) }
+func BigToHash(b *big.Int) Hash { return BytesToHash(b.Bytes()) }
+func HexToHash(s string) Hash   { return BytesToHash(FromHex(s)) }
 
 // Get the string representation of the underlying hash
 func (h Hash) Str() string   { return string(h[:]) }
@@ -143,9 +142,8 @@ func BytesToAddress(b []byte) Address {
 	a.SetBytes(b)
 	return a
 }
-func StringToAddress(s string) Address { return BytesToAddress([]byte(s)) }
-func BigToAddress(b *big.Int) Address  { return BytesToAddress(b.Bytes()) }
-func HexToAddress(s string) Address    { return BytesToAddress(FromHex(s)) }
+func BigToAddress(b *big.Int) Address { return BytesToAddress(b.Bytes()) }
+func HexToAddress(s string) Address   { return BytesToAddress(FromHex(s)) }
 
 // IsHexAddress verifies whether a string can represent a valid hex-encoded
 // Ethereum address or not.
diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go b/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
index 1e9ed7ae2..5ac546406 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func Execute(code, input []byte, cfg *Config) ([]byte, *state.StateDB, error) {
 		cfg.State, _ = state.New(common.Hash{}, state.NewDatabase(db))
 	}
 	var (
-		address = common.StringToAddress("contract")
+		address = common.BytesToAddress([]byte("contract"))
 		vmenv   = NewEnv(cfg)
 		sender  = vm.AccountRef(cfg.Origin)
 	)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func Execute(code, input []byte, cfg *Config) ([]byte, *state.StateDB, error) {
 	// Call the code with the given configuration.
 	ret, _, err := vmenv.Call(
 		sender,
-		common.StringToAddress("contract"),
+		common.BytesToAddress([]byte("contract")),
 		input,
 		cfg.GasLimit,
 		cfg.Value,
diff --git a/eth/filters/api_test.go b/eth/filters/api_test.go
index 4ae37f977..02229a754 100644
--- a/eth/filters/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/api_test.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ func TestUnmarshalJSONNewFilterArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		fromBlock rpc.BlockNumber = 0x123435
 		toBlock   rpc.BlockNumber = 0xabcdef
-		address0                  = common.StringToAddress("70c87d191324e6712a591f304b4eedef6ad9bb9d")
-		address1                  = common.StringToAddress("9b2055d370f73ec7d8a03e965129118dc8f5bf83")
+		address0                  = common.HexToAddress("70c87d191324e6712a591f304b4eedef6ad9bb9d")
+		address1                  = common.HexToAddress("9b2055d370f73ec7d8a03e965129118dc8f5bf83")
 		topic0                    = common.HexToHash("3ac225168df54212a25c1c01fd35bebfea408fdac2e31ddd6f80a4bbf9a5f1ca")
 		topic1                    = common.HexToHash("9084a792d2f8b16a62b882fd56f7860c07bf5fa91dd8a2ae7e809e5180fef0b3")
 		topic2                    = common.HexToHash("6ccae1c4af4152f460ff510e573399795dfab5dcf1fa60d1f33ac8fdc1e480ce")