diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go
index 8fd068b2ea..fa052f5954 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/transition.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func Transition(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	// Set the chain id
 	chainConfig.ChainID = big.NewInt(ctx.Int64(ChainIDFlag.Name))
 
-	if txIt, err = loadTransactions(txStr, inputData, prestate.Env, chainConfig); err != nil {
+	if txIt, err = loadTransactions(txStr, inputData, chainConfig); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := applyLondonChecks(&prestate.Env, chainConfig); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/tx_iterator.go b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/tx_iterator.go
index 046f62314d..d4ebb4b399 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/tx_iterator.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool/tx_iterator.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func signUnsignedTransactions(txs []*txWithKey, signer types.Signer) (types.Tran
 	return signedTxs, nil
 }
 
-func loadTransactions(txStr string, inputData *input, env stEnv, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig) (txIterator, error) {
+func loadTransactions(txStr string, inputData *input, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig) (txIterator, error) {
 	var txsWithKeys []*txWithKey
 	if txStr != stdinSelector {
 		data, err := os.ReadFile(txStr)