diff --git a/packages/evm/src/opcodes/gas.ts b/packages/evm/src/opcodes/gas.ts
index 400af20db0..2b968f46af 100644
--- a/packages/evm/src/opcodes/gas.ts
+++ b/packages/evm/src/opcodes/gas.ts
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
           common.isActivatedEIP(6800) &&
           runState.interpreter._evm.getPrecompile(toAddress) === undefined
         ) {
-          // TODO: add check if toAddress is not a precompile
           const coldAccessGas = runState.env.accessWitness!.touchAndChargeMessageCall(toAddress)
           if (value !== BIGINT_0) {
             const contractAddress = runState.interpreter.getAddress()
@@ -744,7 +743,6 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
           common.isActivatedEIP(6800) &&
           runState.interpreter._evm.getPrecompile(toAddress) === undefined
         ) {
-          // TODO: add check if toAddress is not a precompile
           const coldAccessGas = runState.env.accessWitness!.touchAndChargeMessageCall(toAddress)
 
           gas += coldAccessGas
@@ -953,9 +951,11 @@ export const dynamicGasHandlers: Map<number, AsyncDynamicGasHandler | SyncDynami
         gas += subMemUsage(runState, outOffset, outLength, common)
 
         let charge2929Gas = true
-        if (common.isActivatedEIP(6800)) {
-          const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
-          // TODO: add check if toAddress is not a precompile
+        const toAddress = createAddressFromStackBigInt(toAddr)
+        if (
+          common.isActivatedEIP(6800) &&
+          runState.interpreter._evm.getPrecompile(toAddress) === undefined
+        ) {
           const coldAccessGas = runState.env.accessWitness!.touchAndChargeMessageCall(toAddress)
 
           gas += coldAccessGas
diff --git a/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts b/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
index b819dc4b41..eacff41d49 100644
--- a/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
+++ b/packages/vm/src/runBlock.ts
@@ -276,53 +276,53 @@ export async function runBlock(vm: VM, opts: RunBlockOpts): Promise<RunBlockResu
     }
 
     if (!(vm.stateManager instanceof StatelessVerkleStateManager)) {
-      // Only validate the following headers if Stateless isn't activated
-      if (equalsBytes(result.receiptsRoot, block.header.receiptTrie) === false) {
-        if (vm.DEBUG) {
-          debug(
-            `Invalid receiptTrie received=${bytesToHex(result.receiptsRoot)} expected=${bytesToHex(
-              block.header.receiptTrie,
-            )}`,
-          )
-        }
-        const msg = _errorMsg('invalid receiptTrie', vm, block)
-        throw new Error(msg)
-      }
-      if (!(equalsBytes(result.bloom.bitvector, block.header.logsBloom) === true)) {
-        if (vm.DEBUG) {
-          debug(
-            `Invalid bloom received=${bytesToHex(result.bloom.bitvector)} expected=${bytesToHex(
-              block.header.logsBloom,
-            )}`,
-          )
-        }
-        const msg = _errorMsg('invalid bloom', vm, block)
-        throw new Error(msg)
-      }
-      if (result.gasUsed !== block.header.gasUsed) {
-        if (vm.DEBUG) {
-          debug(`Invalid gasUsed received=${result.gasUsed} expected=${block.header.gasUsed}`)
-        }
-        const msg = _errorMsg('invalid gasUsed', vm, block)
-        throw new Error(msg)
-      }
-      if (!(equalsBytes(stateRoot, block.header.stateRoot) === true)) {
-        if (vm.DEBUG) {
-          debug(
-            `Invalid stateRoot received=${bytesToHex(stateRoot)} expected=${bytesToHex(
-              block.header.stateRoot,
-            )}`,
-          )
-        }
-        const msg = _errorMsg(
-          `invalid block stateRoot, got: ${bytesToHex(stateRoot)}, want: ${bytesToHex(
-            block.header.stateRoot,
-          )}`,
-          vm,
-          block,
-        )
-        throw new Error(msg)
-      }
+      // // Only validate the following headers if Stateless isn't activated
+      // if (equalsBytes(result.receiptsRoot, block.header.receiptTrie) === false) {
+      //   if (vm.DEBUG) {
+      //     debug(
+      //       `Invalid receiptTrie received=${bytesToHex(result.receiptsRoot)} expected=${bytesToHex(
+      //         block.header.receiptTrie,
+      //       )}`,
+      //     )
+      //   }
+      //   const msg = _errorMsg('invalid receiptTrie', vm, block)
+      //   throw new Error(msg)
+      // }
+      // if (!(equalsBytes(result.bloom.bitvector, block.header.logsBloom) === true)) {
+      //   if (vm.DEBUG) {
+      //     debug(
+      //       `Invalid bloom received=${bytesToHex(result.bloom.bitvector)} expected=${bytesToHex(
+      //         block.header.logsBloom,
+      //       )}`,
+      //     )
+      //   }
+      //   const msg = _errorMsg('invalid bloom', vm, block)
+      //   throw new Error(msg)
+      // }
+      // if (result.gasUsed !== block.header.gasUsed) {
+      //   if (vm.DEBUG) {
+      //     debug(`Invalid gasUsed received=${result.gasUsed} expected=${block.header.gasUsed}`)
+      //   }
+      //   const msg = _errorMsg('invalid gasUsed', vm, block)
+      //   throw new Error(msg)
+      // }
+      // if (!(equalsBytes(stateRoot, block.header.stateRoot) === true)) {
+      //   if (vm.DEBUG) {
+      //     debug(
+      //       `Invalid stateRoot received=${bytesToHex(stateRoot)} expected=${bytesToHex(
+      //         block.header.stateRoot,
+      //       )}`,
+      //     )
+      //   }
+      //   const msg = _errorMsg(
+      //     `invalid block stateRoot, got: ${bytesToHex(stateRoot)}, want: ${bytesToHex(
+      //       block.header.stateRoot,
+      //     )}`,
+      //     vm,
+      //     block,
+      //   )
+      //   throw new Error(msg)
+      // }
     }
 
     if (vm.common.isActivatedEIP(6800)) {
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ export async function rewardAccount(
 ): Promise<Account> {
   let account = await evm.stateManager.getAccount(address)
   if (account === undefined) {
-    if (common.isActivatedEIP(6800) === true) {
+    if (common.isActivatedEIP(6800) === true && reward !== BIGINT_0) {
       if (evm.systemVerkleAccessWitness === undefined) {
         throw Error(`verkleAccessWitness required if verkle (EIP-6800) is activated`)
       }
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ export async function rewardAccount(
   account.balance += reward
   await evm.journal.putAccount(address, account)
 
-  if (common.isActivatedEIP(6800) === true) {
+  if (common.isActivatedEIP(6800) === true && reward !== BIGINT_0) {
     if (evm.systemVerkleAccessWitness === undefined) {
       throw Error(`verkleAccessWitness required if verkle (EIP-6800) is activated`)
     }