diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index fc0e3d8446..f2a9b953a1 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -2535,7 +2535,7 @@ func testReorgToShorterRemovesCanonMappingHeaderChain(t *testing.T, scheme strin
 }
 
 // Benchmarks large blocks with value transfers to non-existing accounts
-func benchmarkLargeNumberOfValueToNonexisting(b *testing.B, numTxs, numBlocks int, recipientFn func(uint64) common.Address, dataFn func(uint64) []byte) {
+func benchmarkLargeNumberOfValueToNonexisting(b *testing.B, numTxs, numBlocks int, recipientFn func(uint64) common.Address) {
 	var (
 		signer          = types.HomesteadSigner{}
 		testBankKey, _  = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
@@ -2598,10 +2598,7 @@ func BenchmarkBlockChain_1x1000ValueTransferToNonexisting(b *testing.B) {
 	recipientFn := func(nonce uint64) common.Address {
 		return common.BigToAddress(new(big.Int).SetUint64(1337 + nonce))
 	}
-	dataFn := func(nonce uint64) []byte {
-		return nil
-	}
-	benchmarkLargeNumberOfValueToNonexisting(b, numTxs, numBlocks, recipientFn, dataFn)
+	benchmarkLargeNumberOfValueToNonexisting(b, numTxs, numBlocks, recipientFn)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBlockChain_1x1000ValueTransferToExisting(b *testing.B) {
@@ -2615,10 +2612,7 @@ func BenchmarkBlockChain_1x1000ValueTransferToExisting(b *testing.B) {
 	recipientFn := func(nonce uint64) common.Address {
 		return common.BigToAddress(new(big.Int).SetUint64(1337))
 	}
-	dataFn := func(nonce uint64) []byte {
-		return nil
-	}
-	benchmarkLargeNumberOfValueToNonexisting(b, numTxs, numBlocks, recipientFn, dataFn)
+	benchmarkLargeNumberOfValueToNonexisting(b, numTxs, numBlocks, recipientFn)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBlockChain_1x1000Executions(b *testing.B) {
@@ -2632,10 +2626,7 @@ func BenchmarkBlockChain_1x1000Executions(b *testing.B) {
 	recipientFn := func(nonce uint64) common.Address {
 		return common.BigToAddress(new(big.Int).SetUint64(0xc0de))
 	}
-	dataFn := func(nonce uint64) []byte {
-		return nil
-	}
-	benchmarkLargeNumberOfValueToNonexisting(b, numTxs, numBlocks, recipientFn, dataFn)
+	benchmarkLargeNumberOfValueToNonexisting(b, numTxs, numBlocks, recipientFn)
 }
 
 // Tests that importing a some old blocks, where all blocks are before the
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 93d72d16b7..009b679b27 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func (st *stateTransition) execute() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 		if msg.SetCodeAuthorizations != nil {
 			for _, auth := range msg.SetCodeAuthorizations {
 				// Note errors are ignored, we simply skip invalid authorizations here.
-				st.applyAuthorization(msg, &auth)
+				st.applyAuthorization(&auth)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func (st *stateTransition) validateAuthorization(auth *types.SetCodeAuthorizatio
 }
 
 // applyAuthorization applies an EIP-7702 code delegation to the state.
-func (st *stateTransition) applyAuthorization(msg *Message, auth *types.SetCodeAuthorization) error {
+func (st *stateTransition) applyAuthorization(auth *types.SetCodeAuthorization) error {
 	authority, err := st.validateAuthorization(auth)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err