diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/calltrace_test.go b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/calltrace_test.go
index 5c74baacd1..0b43a021ea 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/calltrace_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/calltrace_test.go
@@ -122,12 +122,7 @@ func testCallTracer(tracerName string, dirPath string, t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			// Configure a blockchain with the given prestate
 			var (
-				signer    = types.MakeSigner(test.Genesis.Config, new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(test.Context.Number)), uint64(test.Context.Time))
-				origin, _ = signer.Sender(tx)
-				txContext = vm.TxContext{
-					Origin:   origin,
-					GasPrice: tx.GasPrice(),
-				}
+				signer  = types.MakeSigner(test.Genesis.Config, new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(test.Context.Number)), uint64(test.Context.Time))
 				context = vm.BlockContext{
 					CanTransfer: core.CanTransfer,
 					Transfer:    core.Transfer,
@@ -146,11 +141,11 @@ func testCallTracer(tracerName string, dirPath string, t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to create call tracer: %v", err)
 			}
-			evm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, test.Genesis.Config, vm.Config{Tracer: tracer})
-			msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, nil)
+			msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, context.BaseFee)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to prepare transaction for tracing: %v", err)
 			}
+			evm := vm.NewEVM(context, core.NewEVMTxContext(msg), statedb, test.Genesis.Config, vm.Config{Tracer: tracer})
 			vmRet, err := core.ApplyMessage(evm, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas()))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to execute transaction: %v", err)
@@ -222,10 +217,6 @@ func benchTracer(tracerName string, test *callTracerTest, b *testing.B) {
 		b.Fatalf("failed to parse testcase input: %v", err)
 	}
 	signer := types.MakeSigner(test.Genesis.Config, new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(test.Context.Number)), uint64(test.Context.Time))
-	msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("failed to prepare transaction for tracing: %v", err)
-	}
 	origin, _ := signer.Sender(tx)
 	txContext := vm.TxContext{
 		Origin:   origin,
@@ -240,6 +231,10 @@ func benchTracer(tracerName string, test *callTracerTest, b *testing.B) {
 		Difficulty:  (*big.Int)(test.Context.Difficulty),
 		GasLimit:    uint64(test.Context.GasLimit),
 	}
+	msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, context.BaseFee)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("failed to prepare transaction for tracing: %v", err)
+	}
 	triedb, _, statedb := tests.MakePreState(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase(), test.Genesis.Alloc, false, rawdb.HashScheme)
 	defer triedb.Close()
 
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/flat_calltrace_test.go b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/flat_calltrace_test.go
index 423167b13c..b318548bc1 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/flat_calltrace_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/flat_calltrace_test.go
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ func flatCallTracerTestRunner(tracerName string, filename string, dirPath string
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse testcase input: %v", err)
 	}
 	signer := types.MakeSigner(test.Genesis.Config, new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(test.Context.Number)), uint64(test.Context.Time))
-	origin, _ := signer.Sender(tx)
-	txContext := vm.TxContext{
-		Origin:   origin,
-		GasPrice: tx.GasPrice(),
-	}
 	context := vm.BlockContext{
 		CanTransfer: core.CanTransfer,
 		Transfer:    core.Transfer,
@@ -108,12 +103,11 @@ func flatCallTracerTestRunner(tracerName string, filename string, dirPath string
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create call tracer: %v", err)
 	}
-	evm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, test.Genesis.Config, vm.Config{Tracer: tracer})
-
-	msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, nil)
+	msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, context.BaseFee)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to prepare transaction for tracing: %v", err)
 	}
+	evm := vm.NewEVM(context, core.NewEVMTxContext(msg), statedb, test.Genesis.Config, vm.Config{Tracer: tracer})
 	st := core.NewStateTransition(evm, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas()))
 
 	if _, err = st.TransitionDb(); err != nil {
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/prestate_test.go b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/prestate_test.go
index b4fa5b6272..666a5fda78 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/prestate_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/prestate_test.go
@@ -92,12 +92,7 @@ func testPrestateDiffTracer(tracerName string, dirPath string, t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			// Configure a blockchain with the given prestate
 			var (
-				signer    = types.MakeSigner(test.Genesis.Config, new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(test.Context.Number)), uint64(test.Context.Time))
-				origin, _ = signer.Sender(tx)
-				txContext = vm.TxContext{
-					Origin:   origin,
-					GasPrice: tx.GasPrice(),
-				}
+				signer  = types.MakeSigner(test.Genesis.Config, new(big.Int).SetUint64(uint64(test.Context.Number)), uint64(test.Context.Time))
 				context = vm.BlockContext{
 					CanTransfer: core.CanTransfer,
 					Transfer:    core.Transfer,
@@ -116,11 +111,11 @@ func testPrestateDiffTracer(tracerName string, dirPath string, t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to create call tracer: %v", err)
 			}
-			evm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, test.Genesis.Config, vm.Config{Tracer: tracer})
-			msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, nil)
+			msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, context.BaseFee)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to prepare transaction for tracing: %v", err)
 			}
+			evm := vm.NewEVM(context, core.NewEVMTxContext(msg), statedb, test.Genesis.Config, vm.Config{Tracer: tracer})
 			st := core.NewStateTransition(evm, msg, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(tx.Gas()))
 			if _, err = st.TransitionDb(); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to execute transaction: %v", err)
diff --git a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer_with_diff_mode/create_failed.json b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer_with_diff_mode/create_failed.json
index e80dad5667..561ead05b6 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer_with_diff_mode/create_failed.json
+++ b/eth/tracers/internal/tracetest/testdata/prestate_tracer_with_diff_mode/create_failed.json
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     },
     "post": {
       "0x808b4da0be6c9512e948521452227efc619bea52": {
-        "balance": "0x2cd72a36dd031f089",
+        "balance": "0x2cd987071ba2346b6",
         "nonce": 1223933
       },
       "0x8f03f1a3f10c05e7cccf75c1fd10168e06659be7": {
diff --git a/eth/tracers/tracers_test.go b/eth/tracers/tracers_test.go
index b4989ec984..54d34ec5d1 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/tracers_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/tracers_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func BenchmarkTransactionTrace(b *testing.B) {
 		//EnableReturnData: false,
 	})
 	evm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, vm.Config{Tracer: tracer})
-	msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, nil)
+	msg, err := core.TransactionToMessage(tx, signer, context.BaseFee)
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatalf("failed to prepare transaction for tracing: %v", err)
 	}