diff --git a/core/block_processor.go b/core/block_processor.go
index e7ad059c36..660c917e44 100644
--- a/core/block_processor.go
+++ b/core/block_processor.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func (self *BlockProcessor) ApplyTransaction(coinbase *state.StateObject, stated
 
 	cb := statedb.GetStateObject(coinbase.Address())
 	_, gas, err := ApplyMessage(NewEnv(statedb, self.bc, tx, header), tx, cb)
-	if err != nil && (IsNonceErr(err) || state.IsGasLimitErr(err) || IsInvalidTxErr(err)) {
+	if err != nil && err != vm.OutOfGasError {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func (self *BlockProcessor) ApplyTransactions(coinbase *state.StateObject, state
 		statedb.StartRecord(tx.Hash(), block.Hash(), i)
 
 		receipt, txGas, err := self.ApplyTransaction(coinbase, statedb, header, tx, totalUsedGas, transientProcess)
-		if err != nil && (IsNonceErr(err) || state.IsGasLimitErr(err) || IsInvalidTxErr(err)) {
+		if err != nil && err != vm.OutOfGasError {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
diff --git a/core/error.go b/core/error.go
index 3f3c350df2..fb64d09b20 100644
--- a/core/error.go
+++ b/core/error.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ func ParentError(hash common.Hash) error {
 
 func IsParentErr(err error) bool {
 	_, ok := err.(*ParentErr)
-
 	return ok
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ func UncleError(format string, v ...interface{}) error {
 
 func IsUncleErr(err error) bool {
 	_, ok := err.(*UncleErr)
-
 	return ok
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ func ValidationError(format string, v ...interface{}) *ValidationErr {
 
 func IsValidationErr(err error) bool {
 	_, ok := err.(*ValidationErr)
-
 	return ok
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +83,6 @@ func NonceError(is, exp uint64) *NonceErr {
 
 func IsNonceErr(err error) bool {
 	_, ok := err.(*NonceErr)
-
 	return ok
 }
 
@@ -121,24 +117,6 @@ func InvalidTxError(err error) *InvalidTxErr {
 
 func IsInvalidTxErr(err error) bool {
 	_, ok := err.(*InvalidTxErr)
-
-	return ok
-}
-
-type OutOfGasErr struct {
-	Message string
-}
-
-func OutOfGasError() *OutOfGasErr {
-	return &OutOfGasErr{Message: "Out of gas"}
-}
-func (self *OutOfGasErr) Error() string {
-	return self.Message
-}
-
-func IsOutOfGasErr(err error) bool {
-	_, ok := err.(*OutOfGasErr)
-
 	return ok
 }
 
diff --git a/core/execution.go b/core/execution.go
index 9fb0210de1..a8c4ffb6d0 100644
--- a/core/execution.go
+++ b/core/execution.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (self *Execution) exec(contextAddr *common.Address, code []byte, caller vm.
 	if env.Depth() > int(params.CallCreateDepth.Int64()) {
 		caller.ReturnGas(self.Gas, self.price)
 
-		return nil, vm.DepthError{}
+		return nil, vm.DepthError
 	}
 
 	vsnapshot := env.State().Copy()
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 5611ffd0f4..465000e87e 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (self *StateTransition) To() *state.StateObject {
 
 func (self *StateTransition) UseGas(amount *big.Int) error {
 	if self.gas.Cmp(amount) < 0 {
-		return OutOfGasError()
+		return vm.OutOfGasError
 	}
 	self.gas.Sub(self.gas, amount)
 
diff --git a/core/vm/errors.go b/core/vm/errors.go
index 799eb67975..75b9c0f10a 100644
--- a/core/vm/errors.go
+++ b/core/vm/errors.go
@@ -1,21 +1,14 @@
 package vm
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
-type OutOfGasError struct{}
-
-func (self OutOfGasError) Error() string {
-	return "Out Of Gas"
-}
-
-func IsOOGErr(err error) bool {
-	_, ok := err.(OutOfGasError)
-	return ok
-}
+var OutOfGasError = errors.New("Out of gas")
+var DepthError = fmt.Errorf("Max call depth exceeded (%d)", params.CallCreateDepth)
 
 type StackError struct {
 	req, has int
@@ -33,14 +26,3 @@ func IsStack(err error) bool {
 	_, ok := err.(StackError)
 	return ok
 }
-
-type DepthError struct{}
-
-func (self DepthError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Max call depth exceeded (%d)", params.CallCreateDepth)
-}
-
-func IsDepthErr(err error) bool {
-	_, ok := err.(DepthError)
-	return ok
-}
diff --git a/core/vm/vm.go b/core/vm/vm.go
index ba803683ba..e390fb89c7 100644
--- a/core/vm/vm.go
+++ b/core/vm/vm.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (self *Vm) Run(context *Context, input []byte) (ret []byte, err error) {
 
 			context.UseGas(context.Gas)
 
-			return context.Return(nil), OutOfGasError{}
+			return context.Return(nil), OutOfGasError
 		}
 		// Resize the memory calculated previously
 		mem.Resize(newMemSize.Uint64())
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ func (self *Vm) RunPrecompiled(p *PrecompiledAccount, input []byte, context *Con
 
 		return context.Return(ret), nil
 	} else {
-		return nil, OutOfGasError{}
+		return nil, OutOfGasError
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/init.go b/tests/init.go
index dd8df930f9..1deaf5912b 100644
--- a/tests/init.go
+++ b/tests/init.go
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ var (
 	BlockSkipTests = []string{
 		"SimpleTx3",
 
-		// these panic in block_processor.go:84 , see https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues/1384
-		"TRANSCT_rvalue_TooShort",
-		"TRANSCT_rvalue_TooLarge",
-		"TRANSCT_svalue_TooLarge",
-
 		// TODO: check why these fail
 		"BLOCK__RandomByteAtTheEnd",
 		"TRANSCT__RandomByteAtTheEnd",