diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index d4c77ae410..e511697c5f 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 			return nil, nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("could not apply tx %d [%v]: %w", i, tx.Hash().Hex(), err)
 		}
 		statedb.Prepare(tx.Hash(), i)
-		receipt, err := applyTransaction(msg, p.config, p.bc, nil, gp, statedb, blockNumber, blockHash, tx, usedGas, vmenv)
+		receipt, err := applyTransaction(msg, p.config, nil, gp, statedb, blockNumber, blockHash, tx, usedGas, vmenv)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("could not apply tx %d [%v]: %w", i, tx.Hash().Hex(), err)
 		}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	return receipts, allLogs, *usedGas, nil
 }
 
-func applyTransaction(msg types.Message, config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *common.Address, gp *GasPool, statedb *state.StateDB, blockNumber *big.Int, blockHash common.Hash, tx *types.Transaction, usedGas *uint64, evm *vm.EVM) (*types.Receipt, error) {
+func applyTransaction(msg types.Message, config *params.ChainConfig, author *common.Address, gp *GasPool, statedb *state.StateDB, blockNumber *big.Int, blockHash common.Hash, tx *types.Transaction, usedGas *uint64, evm *vm.EVM) (*types.Receipt, error) {
 	// Create a new context to be used in the EVM environment.
 	txContext := NewEVMTxContext(msg)
 	evm.Reset(txContext, statedb)
@@ -149,5 +149,5 @@ func ApplyTransaction(config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *commo
 	// Create a new context to be used in the EVM environment
 	blockContext := NewEVMBlockContext(header, bc, author)
 	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(blockContext, vm.TxContext{}, statedb, config, cfg)
-	return applyTransaction(msg, config, bc, author, gp, statedb, header.Number, header.Hash(), tx, usedGas, vmenv)
+	return applyTransaction(msg, config, author, gp, statedb, header.Number, header.Hash(), tx, usedGas, vmenv)
 }