diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 46e7baff4c..96676c314a 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ type EVM struct {
 	callGasTemp uint64
 }
 
-// NewEVM retutrns a new EVM . The returned EVM is not thread safe and should
+// NewEVM returns a new EVM. The returned EVM is not thread safe and should
 // only ever be used *once*.
 func NewEVM(ctx Context, statedb StateDB, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, vmConfig Config) *EVM {
 	evm := &EVM{
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) CallCode(caller ContractRef, addr common.Address, input []byte,
 		to       = AccountRef(caller.Address())
 	)
 	// initialise a new contract and set the code that is to be used by the
-	// E The contract is a scoped evmironment for this execution context
+	// EVM. The contract is a scoped environment for this execution context
 	// only.
 	contract := NewContract(caller, to, value, gas)
 	contract.SetCallCode(&addr, evm.StateDB.GetCodeHash(addr), evm.StateDB.GetCode(addr))
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func (evm *EVM) Create(caller ContractRef, code []byte, gas uint64, value *big.I
 	evm.Transfer(evm.StateDB, caller.Address(), contractAddr, value)
 
 	// initialise a new contract and set the code that is to be used by the
-	// E The contract is a scoped evmironment for this execution context
+	// EVM. The contract is a scoped environment for this execution context
 	// only.
 	contract := NewContract(caller, AccountRef(contractAddr), value, gas)
 	contract.SetCallCode(&contractAddr, crypto.Keccak256Hash(code), code)