diff --git a/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim b/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim
index 75e3839..5d842dc 100644
--- a/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim
+++ b/eth/p2p/rlpx.nim
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ proc p2pProtocolBackendImpl*(protocol: P2PProtocol): Backend =
     read = bindSym("read", brForceOpen)
     checkedRlpRead = bindSym "checkedRlpRead"
     startList = bindSym "startList"
-    safeEnterList = bindSym "safeEnterList"
+    enterList = bindSym "enterList"
     finish = bindSym "finish"
 
     messagePrinter = bindSym "messagePrinter"
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ proc p2pProtocolBackendImpl*(protocol: P2PProtocol): Backend =
 
     let
       paramCount = paramsToWrite.len
-      readParamsPrelude = if paramCount > 1: newCall(safeEnterList, receivedRlp)
+      readParamsPrelude = if paramCount > 1: newCall(enterList, receivedRlp)
                           else: newStmtList()
 
     when tracingEnabled:
diff --git a/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/waku_protocol.nim b/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/waku_protocol.nim
index 4902723..d2508d1 100644
--- a/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/waku_protocol.nim
+++ b/eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/waku_protocol.nim
@@ -147,17 +147,9 @@ proc append*(rlpWriter: var RlpWriter, value: StatusOptions) =
   rlpWriter.append(rlpFromBytes(bytes.toRange))
 
 proc read*(rlp: var Rlp, T: typedesc[StatusOptions]): T =
-  if not rlp.isList():
-    raise newException(RlpTypeMismatch,
-      "List expected, but the source RLP is not a list.")
-
   let sz = rlp.listLen()
   rlp.enterList()
   for i in 0 ..< sz:
-    if not rlp.isList():
-      raise newException(RlpTypeMismatch,
-        "List expected, but the source RLP is not a list.")
-
     rlp.enterList()
     var k: KeyKind
     try:
diff --git a/eth/rlp.nim b/eth/rlp.nim
index eb86328..627fa7a 100644
--- a/eth/rlp.nim
+++ b/eth/rlp.nim
@@ -243,13 +243,9 @@ proc currentElemEnd*(self: Rlp): int =
     result += payloadOffset() + payloadBytesCount()
 
 proc enterList*(self: var Rlp) =
-  doAssert isList()
-  position += payloadOffset()
-
-proc safeEnterList*(self: var Rlp) =
   if not isList():
     raise newException(RlpTypeMismatch, "List expected, but source RLP is not a list")
-  enterList()
+  position += payloadOffset()
 
 proc skipElem*(rlp: var Rlp) =
   rlp.position = rlp.currentElemEnd
diff --git a/eth/trie/hexary.nim b/eth/trie/hexary.nim
index 0bb4481..6811171 100644
--- a/eth/trie/hexary.nim
+++ b/eth/trie/hexary.nim
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ proc replaceValue(data: Rlp, key: NibblesRange, value: BytesRange): Bytes =
 
   var r = initRlpList(17)
 
-  # XXX: This can be optmized to a direct bitwise copy of the source RLP
+  # XXX: This can be optimized to a direct bitwise copy of the source RLP
   var iter = data
   iter.enterList()
   for i in 0 ..< 16: