diff --git a/EIPS/eip-7620.md b/EIPS/eip-7620.md
index 1a12a066209c3..538afe2721cfa 100644
--- a/EIPS/eip-7620.md
+++ b/EIPS/eip-7620.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Details on each instruction follow in the next sections.
 - check that current call depth is below `STACK_DEPTH_LIMIT` and that caller balance is enough to transfer `value`
   - in case of failure return 0 on the stack, caller's nonce is not updated and gas for initcode execution is not consumed.
 - caller's memory slice [`input_offset`:`input_size`] is used as calldata
-- execute the container in "initcode-mode" and deduct gas for execution. The 63/64th rule from [EIP-150](./eip-150.md) applies.
+- execute the container and deduct gas for execution. The 63/64th rule from [EIP-150](./eip-150.md) applies.
 - increment `sender` account's nonce
 - calculate `new_address` as `keccak256(0xff || sender || salt || keccak256(initcontainer))[12:]`
 - an unsuccessful execution of initcode results in pushing `0` onto the stack
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ Details on each instruction follow in the next sections.
     - if updated deploy container size exceeds `MAX_CODE_SIZE` instruction exceptionally aborts
     - set `state[new_address].code` to the updated deploy container
     - push `new_address` onto the stack
-- `RETURN` and `STOP` are not allowed in "initcode-mode" (abort execution)
-- "initcode-mode" *is not transitive* - it is only active for the frame executing the initcontainer. If another (non-create) call is made from this frame, it *is not* executed in "initcode-mode".
 - deduct `GAS_CODE_DEPOSIT * deployed_code_size` gas
 
 #### `RETURNCONTRACT`
@@ -93,16 +91,27 @@ Details on each instruction follow in the next sections.
 - cost 0 gas + possible memory expansion for aux data
 - ends initcode frame execution and returns control to EOFCREATE/4 caller frame where `deploy_container_index` and `aux_data` are used to construct deployed contract (see above)
 - instruction exceptionally aborts if after the appending, data section size would overflow the maximum data section size or underflow (i.e. be less than data section size declared in the header)
-- instruction exceptionally aborts if invoked not in "initcode-mode"
 
 ### Code Validation
     
+
+For terminology purposes, the following concepts are defined:
+
+- an "initcode" container is one which does not contain `RETURN` or `STOP`
+- a "runtime" container is one which does not contain `RETURNCONTRACT`
+
+Note a container can be both "initcode" and "runtime" if it does not contain any of `RETURN`, `STOP` or `RETURNCONTRACT` (for instance, if its code sections terminate with `REVERT` or `INVALID`).
+
 We extend code section validation rules (as defined in [EIP-3670](./eip-3670.md)).
     
 1. `EOFCREATE` `initcontainer_index` must be less than `num_container_sections`
-1. `EOFCREATE` the subcontainer pointed to by `initcontainer_index` must have its `len(data_section)` equal `data_size`, i.e. data section content is exactly as the size declared in the header (see [Data section lifecycle](#data-section-lifecycle))
-2. `RETURNCONTRACT` `deploy_container_index` must be less than `num_container_sections`
-3. `RJUMP`, `RJUMPI` and `RJUMPV` immediate argument value (jump destination relative offset) validation: code section is invalid in case offset points to the byte directly following either `EOFCREATE` or `RETURNCONTRACT` instruction.
+2. `EOFCREATE` the subcontainer pointed to by `initcontainer_index` must have its `len(data_section)` equal `data_size`, i.e. data section content is exactly as the size declared in the header (see [Data section lifecycle](#data-section-lifecycle))
+3. `EOFCREATE` the subcontainer pointed to by `initcontainer_index` must be an "initcode" subcontainer
+4. `RETURNCONTRACT` `deploy_container_index` must be less than `num_container_sections`
+5. `RETURNCONTRACT` the subcontainer pointed to `deploy_container_index` must be a "runtime" subcontainer
+6. It is an error for a container to contain both `RETURNCONTRACT` and either of `RETURN` or `STOP`
+7. It is an error for a subcontainer to never be referenced in code sections of its parent container
+8. `RJUMP`, `RJUMPI` and `RJUMPV` immediate argument value (jump destination relative offset) validation: code section is invalid in case offset points to the byte directly following either `EOFCREATE` or `RETURNCONTRACT` instruction.
 
 ### Data Section Lifecycle
 
diff --git a/EIPS/eip-7698.md b/EIPS/eip-7698.md
index 5cb917d2ec995..095d1311a2dd8 100644
--- a/EIPS/eip-7698.md
+++ b/EIPS/eip-7698.md
@@ -35,17 +35,14 @@ In case a creation transaction (transaction with empty `to`) has `data` starting
 
 1. Intrinsic gas cost rules and limits defined in [EIP-3860](./eip-3860.md) for creation transactions apply. The entire `data` of the transaction is used for these calculations.
 2. Find the split of `data` into `initcontainer` and `calldata`:
-
     - Parse EOF header
     - Find `intcontainer` size by reading all section sizes from the header and adding them up with the header size to get the full container size.
-
 3. Validate the `initcontainer` and all its subcontainers recursively.
-
     - Unlike in general validation, `initcontainer` is additionally required to have `data_size` declared in the header equal to actual `data_section` size.
-
+    - Validation includes checking that the container is an "initcode" container as defined in [EIP-7620](./eip-7620.md), that is, it does not contain `RETURN` or `STOP`
 4. If EOF header parsing or full container validation fails, transaction is considered valid and failing. Gas for initcode execution is not consumed, only intrinsic creation transaction costs are charged.
 5. `calldata` part of transaction `data` that follows `initcontainer` is treated as calldata to pass into the execution frame.
-6. Execute the container in "initcode-mode" (see [EIP-7620](./eip-7620.md)) and deduct gas for execution.
+6. Execute the container and deduct gas for execution.
     1. Calculate `new_address` as `keccak256(sender || sender_nonce)[12:]`
     2. A successful execution ends with initcode executing `RETURNCONTRACT{deploy_container_index}(aux_data_offset, aux_data_size)` instruction. After that:
         - load deploy-contract from EOF subcontainer at `deploy_container_index` in the container from which `RETURNCONTRACT` is executed,
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ In case a creation transaction (transaction with empty `to`) has `data` starting
         - let `deployed_code_size` be updated deploy container size,
         - if `deployed_code_size > MAX_CODE_SIZE` instruction exceptionally aborts,
         - set `state[new_address].code` to the updated deploy container.
-    3. `RETURN` and `STOP` are not allowed in "initcode-mode" (abort execution)
 7. Deduct `200 * deployed_code_size` gas.
 
 ## Rationale