diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
index 52b581965e88..83eefabc2a0f 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) callContract(ctx context.Context, call ethereum.CallM
 	msg := callMsg{call}
 
 	txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
-	evmContext := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), b.blockchain, nil)
+	evmContext := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), b.blockchain, b.config, nil)
 	// Create a new environment which holds all relevant information
 	// about the transaction and calling mechanisms.
 	vmEnv := vm.NewEVM(evmContext, txContext, stateDB, b.config, vm.Config{NoBaseFee: true})
diff --git a/core/evm.go b/core/evm.go
index c5d71a316f3c..f9f33086c3a9 100644
--- a/core/evm.go
+++ b/core/evm.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/consensus"
 	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/core/vm"
+	"github.com/scroll-tech/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
 // ChainContext supports retrieving headers and consensus parameters from the
@@ -36,14 +37,16 @@ type ChainContext interface {
 }
 
 // NewEVMBlockContext creates a new context for use in the EVM.
-func NewEVMBlockContext(header *types.Header, chain ChainContext, author *common.Address) vm.BlockContext {
+func NewEVMBlockContext(header *types.Header, chain ChainContext, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, author *common.Address) vm.BlockContext {
 	var (
 		beneficiary common.Address
 		baseFee     *big.Int
 	)
 
 	// If we don't have an explicit author (i.e. not mining), extract from the header
-	if author == nil {
+	if chainConfig.Scroll.FeeVaultEnabled() {
+		beneficiary = *chainConfig.Scroll.FeeVaultAddress
+	} else if author == nil {
 		beneficiary, _ = chain.Engine().Author(header) // Ignore error, we're past header validation
 	} else {
 		beneficiary = *author
diff --git a/core/state_prefetcher.go b/core/state_prefetcher.go
index 47bf31c766b4..c0f669d9c79d 100644
--- a/core/state_prefetcher.go
+++ b/core/state_prefetcher.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (p *statePrefetcher) Prefetch(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, c
 	var (
 		header       = block.Header()
 		gaspool      = new(GasPool).AddGas(block.GasLimit())
-		blockContext = NewEVMBlockContext(header, p.bc, nil)
+		blockContext = NewEVMBlockContext(header, p.bc, p.config, nil)
 		evm          = vm.NewEVM(blockContext, vm.TxContext{}, statedb, p.config, cfg)
 		signer       = types.MakeSigner(p.config, header.Number)
 	)
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index 8011adf243e6..9e3968cc6748 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg
 	if p.config.DAOForkSupport && p.config.DAOForkBlock != nil && p.config.DAOForkBlock.Cmp(block.Number()) == 0 {
 		misc.ApplyDAOHardFork(statedb)
 	}
-	blockContext := NewEVMBlockContext(header, p.bc, nil)
+	blockContext := NewEVMBlockContext(header, p.bc, p.config, nil)
 	vmenv := vm.NewEVM(blockContext, vm.TxContext{}, statedb, p.config, cfg)
 	// Iterate over and process the individual transactions
 	for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func ApplyTransaction(config *params.ChainConfig, bc ChainContext, author *commo
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Create a new context to be used in the EVM environment
-	blockContext := NewEVMBlockContext(header, bc, author)
+	blockContext := NewEVMBlockContext(header, bc, config, 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)
 }
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 3aeb75c02ed4..c0a72edcdde2 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -413,16 +413,12 @@ func (st *StateTransition) TransitionDb() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if st.evm.ChainConfig().Scroll.FeeVaultEnabled() {
-		// The L2 Fee is the same as the fee that is charged in the normal geth
-		// codepath. Add the L1DataFee to the L2 fee for the total fee that is sent
-		// to the sequencer.
-		l2Fee := new(big.Int).Mul(new(big.Int).SetUint64(st.gasUsed()), effectiveTip)
-		fee := new(big.Int).Add(st.l1DataFee, l2Fee)
-		st.state.AddBalance(st.evm.FeeRecipient(), fee)
-	} else {
-		st.state.AddBalance(st.evm.FeeRecipient(), new(big.Int).Mul(new(big.Int).SetUint64(st.gasUsed()), effectiveTip))
-	}
+	// The L2 Fee is the same as the fee that is charged in the normal geth
+	// codepath. Add the L1DataFee to the L2 fee for the total fee that is sent
+	// to the sequencer.
+	l2Fee := new(big.Int).Mul(new(big.Int).SetUint64(st.gasUsed()), effectiveTip)
+	fee := new(big.Int).Add(st.l1DataFee, l2Fee)
+	st.state.AddBalance(st.evm.FeeRecipient(), fee)
 
 	return &ExecutionResult{
 		L1DataFee:  st.l1DataFee,
diff --git a/core/trace.go b/core/trace.go
index 05ef96aece36..c5558c12f22d 100644
--- a/core/trace.go
+++ b/core/trace.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func CreateTraceEnv(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, chainContext ChainContext,
 		coinbase:         coinbase,
 		signer:           types.MakeSigner(chainConfig, block.Number()),
 		state:            statedb,
-		blockCtx:         NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), chainContext, nil),
+		blockCtx:         NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), chainContext, chainConfig, nil),
 		StorageTrace: &types.StorageTrace{
 			RootBefore:    parent.Root(),
 			RootAfter:     block.Root(),
diff --git a/core/vm/evm.go b/core/vm/evm.go
index 8404ba2bed0f..1e8689aa02b7 100644
--- a/core/vm/evm.go
+++ b/core/vm/evm.go
@@ -537,9 +537,5 @@ func (evm *EVM) ChainConfig() *params.ChainConfig { return evm.chainConfig }
 
 // FeeRecipient returns the environment's transaction fee recipient address.
 func (evm *EVM) FeeRecipient() common.Address {
-	if evm.ChainConfig().Scroll.FeeVaultEnabled() {
-		return *evm.chainConfig.Scroll.FeeVaultAddress
-	} else {
-		return evm.Context.Coinbase
-	}
+	return evm.Context.Coinbase
 }
diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 9be299ad39ef..7aa7525e978f 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetEVM(ctx context.Context, msg core.Message, state *sta
 		vmConfig = b.eth.blockchain.GetVMConfig()
 	}
 	txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
-	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, b.eth.BlockChain(), nil)
+	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, b.eth.BlockChain(), b.eth.blockchain.Config(), nil)
 	return vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, state, b.eth.blockchain.Config(), *vmConfig), vmError, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/state_accessor.go b/eth/state_accessor.go
index 6c2d2f9bfec7..a82bc05288d7 100644
--- a/eth/state_accessor.go
+++ b/eth/state_accessor.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (eth *Ethereum) stateAtTransaction(block *types.Block, txIndex int, reexec
 		// Assemble the transaction call message and return if the requested offset
 		msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer, block.BaseFee())
 		txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
-		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), eth.blockchain, nil)
+		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), eth.blockchain, eth.blockchain.Config(), nil)
 		if idx == txIndex {
 			return msg, context, statedb, nil
 		}
diff --git a/eth/tracers/api.go b/eth/tracers/api.go
index 708b82813247..6347a2ddd770 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (api *API) traceChain(ctx context.Context, start, end *types.Block, config
 			// Fetch and execute the next block trace tasks
 			for task := range tasks {
 				signer := types.MakeSigner(api.backend.ChainConfig(), task.block.Number())
-				blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(task.block.Header(), api.chainContext(localctx), nil)
+				blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(task.block.Header(), api.chainContext(localctx), api.backend.ChainConfig(), nil)
 				// Trace all the transactions contained within
 				for i, tx := range task.block.Transactions() {
 					msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer, task.block.BaseFee())
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func (api *API) IntermediateRoots(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, config
 		roots              []common.Hash
 		signer             = types.MakeSigner(api.backend.ChainConfig(), block.Number())
 		chainConfig        = api.backend.ChainConfig()
-		vmctx              = core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
+		vmctx              = core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), api.backend.ChainConfig(), nil)
 		deleteEmptyObjects = chainConfig.IsEIP158(block.Number())
 	)
 	for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ func (api *API) traceBlock(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, config *Trac
 	if threads > len(txs) {
 		threads = len(txs)
 	}
-	blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
+	blockCtx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), api.backend.ChainConfig(), nil)
 	blockHash := block.Hash()
 	for th := 0; th < threads; th++ {
 		pend.Add(1)
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ func (api *API) standardTraceBlockToFile(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block
 		dumps       []string
 		signer      = types.MakeSigner(api.backend.ChainConfig(), block.Number())
 		chainConfig = api.backend.ChainConfig()
-		vmctx       = core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
+		vmctx       = core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), api.backend.ChainConfig(), nil)
 		canon       = true
 	)
 	// Check if there are any overrides: the caller may wish to enable a future
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ func (api *API) TraceCall(ctx context.Context, args ethapi.TransactionArgs, bloc
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	vmctx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), nil)
+	vmctx := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), api.chainContext(ctx), api.backend.ChainConfig(), nil)
 
 	var traceConfig *TraceConfig
 	if config != nil {
diff --git a/eth/tracers/api_test.go b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
index 6f3f2656af64..52e6eed9432a 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (b *testBackend) StateAtTransaction(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block
 	for idx, tx := range block.Transactions() {
 		msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer, block.BaseFee())
 		txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
-		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), b.chain, nil)
+		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), b.chain, b.chainConfig, nil)
 		if idx == txIndex {
 			return msg, context, statedb, nil
 		}
diff --git a/les/api_backend.go b/les/api_backend.go
index b2bf572d850b..2e2e1209f300 100644
--- a/les/api_backend.go
+++ b/les/api_backend.go
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (b *LesApiBackend) GetEVM(ctx context.Context, msg core.Message, state *sta
 		vmConfig = new(vm.Config)
 	}
 	txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
-	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, b.eth.blockchain, nil)
+	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, b.eth.blockchain, b.eth.chainConfig, nil)
 	return vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, state, b.eth.chainConfig, *vmConfig), state.Error, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/les/odr_test.go b/les/odr_test.go
index 2f7af21d6413..6878e3479ec6 100644
--- a/les/odr_test.go
+++ b/les/odr_test.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, config *params.Chai
 
 				msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(from.Address(), &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), 100000, big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee), big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee), new(big.Int), data, nil, true)}
 
-				context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, bc, nil)
+				context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, bc, config, nil)
 				txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
 				vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, config, vm.Config{NoBaseFee: true})
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, config *params.Chai
 			state := light.NewState(ctx, header, lc.Odr())
 			state.SetBalance(bankAddr, math.MaxBig256)
 			msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(bankAddr, &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), 100000, big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee), big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee), new(big.Int), data, nil, true)}
-			context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, lc, nil)
+			context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, lc, config, nil)
 			txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
 			vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, state, config, vm.Config{NoBaseFee: true})
 			gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(math.MaxUint64)
diff --git a/les/state_accessor.go b/les/state_accessor.go
index 93ed93e53a5f..e343beae69a1 100644
--- a/les/state_accessor.go
+++ b/les/state_accessor.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (leth *LightEthereum) stateAtTransaction(ctx context.Context, block *types.
 		// Assemble the transaction call message and return if the requested offset
 		msg, _ := tx.AsMessage(signer, block.BaseFee())
 		txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
-		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), leth.blockchain, nil)
+		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), leth.blockchain, leth.blockchain.Config(), nil)
 		statedb.Prepare(tx.Hash(), idx)
 		if idx == txIndex {
 			return msg, context, statedb, nil
diff --git a/light/odr_test.go b/light/odr_test.go
index a7123b1825ed..a19c0d228efc 100644
--- a/light/odr_test.go
+++ b/light/odr_test.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func odrContractCall(ctx context.Context, db ethdb.Database, bc *core.BlockChain
 		st.SetBalance(testBankAddress, math.MaxBig256)
 		msg := callmsg{types.NewMessage(testBankAddress, &testContractAddr, 0, new(big.Int), 1000000, big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee), big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee), new(big.Int), data, nil, true)}
 		txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
-		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, chain, nil)
+		context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(header, chain, config, nil)
 		vmenv := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, st, config, vm.Config{NoBaseFee: true})
 		gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(math.MaxUint64)
 		signer := types.MakeSigner(config, header.Number)
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 8e46982c0a37..7577f094ba35 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 4         // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 3         // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 41        // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 42        // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "sepolia" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ var VersionWithMeta = func() string {
 
 // ArchiveVersion holds the textual version string used for Geth archives.
 // e.g. "1.8.11-dea1ce05" for stable releases, or
-//     "1.8.13-unstable-21c059b6" for unstable releases
+//
+//	"1.8.13-unstable-21c059b6" for unstable releases
 func ArchiveVersion(gitCommit string) string {
 	vsn := Version
 	if VersionMeta != "stable" {
diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index 14457613f5a6..0172239e71c2 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (t *StateTest) RunNoVerify(subtest StateSubtest, vmconfig vm.Config, snapsh
 
 	// Prepare the EVM.
 	txContext := core.NewEVMTxContext(msg)
-	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), nil, &t.json.Env.Coinbase)
+	context := core.NewEVMBlockContext(block.Header(), nil, config, &t.json.Env.Coinbase)
 	context.GetHash = vmTestBlockHash
 	context.BaseFee = baseFee
 	evm := vm.NewEVM(context, txContext, statedb, config, vmconfig)