diff --git a/core/vm/int_pool_verifier.go b/core/vm/int_pool_verifier.go
index c2382b189..82fbfed69 100644
--- a/core/vm/int_pool_verifier.go
+++ b/core/vm/int_pool_verifier.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build VERIFY_EVM_INTEGER_POOL
 // +build VERIFY_EVM_INTEGER_POOL
 
 package vm
diff --git a/core/vm/int_pool_verifier_empty.go b/core/vm/int_pool_verifier_empty.go
index 6f7ff5759..a5f1dc02b 100644
--- a/core/vm/int_pool_verifier_empty.go
+++ b/core/vm/int_pool_verifier_empty.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build !VERIFY_EVM_INTEGER_POOL
 // +build !VERIFY_EVM_INTEGER_POOL
 
 package vm
diff --git a/core/vm/runtime/fuzz.go b/core/vm/runtime/fuzz.go
index d20a784e1..cb9ff08b5 100644
--- a/core/vm/runtime/fuzz.go
+++ b/core/vm/runtime/fuzz.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build gofuzz
 // +build gofuzz
 
 package runtime