diff --git a/nimbus/config.nim b/nimbus/config.nim
index c993461ab..b9deac5a1 100644
--- a/nimbus/config.nim
+++ b/nimbus/config.nim
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import
   chronos, eth/[keys, common, p2p, net/nat], chronicles, nimcrypto/hash,
   eth/p2p/bootnodes, eth/p2p/rlpx_protocols/whisper_protocol,
   ./db/select_backend, eth/keys,
-  ./vm_forks
+  ./vm_types2
 
 const
   NimbusName* = "Nimbus"
diff --git a/nimbus/p2p/chain.nim b/nimbus/p2p/chain.nim
index c292dba7c..0591b5c10 100644
--- a/nimbus/p2p/chain.nim
+++ b/nimbus/p2p/chain.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import ../db/db_chain, eth/common, chronicles, ../vm_state, ../vm_types,
-  ../vm_computation, ../vm_message, ./vm_forks, stint, nimcrypto,
+  ../vm_computation, ../vm_message, ./vm_types2, stint, nimcrypto,
   ../utils, eth/trie/db, ./executor, ../config, ../genesis, ../utils,
   stew/endians2
 
diff --git a/nimbus/p2p/executor.nim b/nimbus/p2p/executor.nim
index 4ca0f38fa..dee6e1762 100644
--- a/nimbus/p2p/executor.nim
+++ b/nimbus/p2p/executor.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import options, sets,
   ../utils, ../constants, ../transaction,
   ../vm_state, ../vm_types, ../vm_state_transactions,
   ../vm_computation, ../vm_message, ../vm_precompiles,
-  ./vm_forks,
+  ./vm_types2,
   ./dao, ../config
 
 proc processTransaction*(tx: Transaction, sender: EthAddress, vmState: BaseVMState, fork: Fork): GasInt =
diff --git a/nimbus/rpc/p2p.nim b/nimbus/rpc/p2p.nim
index 693d7227f..197b18078 100644
--- a/nimbus/rpc/p2p.nim
+++ b/nimbus/rpc/p2p.nim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import
   ../transaction, ../config, ../vm_state, ../constants, ../vm_types,
   ../utils, ../db/[db_chain, state_db],
   rpc_types, rpc_utils, ../vm_message, ../vm_computation,
-  ../vm_forks
+  ../vm_types2
 
 #[
   Note:
diff --git a/nimbus/rpc/rpc_utils.nim b/nimbus/rpc/rpc_utils.nim
index 4af27bce1..9030c7b6c 100644
--- a/nimbus/rpc/rpc_utils.nim
+++ b/nimbus/rpc/rpc_utils.nim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import hexstrings, eth/[common, rlp, keys, trie/db], stew/byteutils, nimcrypto,
   ../db/[db_chain, accounts_cache], strutils, algorithm, options, times, json,
   ../constants, stint, hexstrings, rpc_types, ../config,
-  ../vm_state_transactions, ../vm_state, ../vm_types, ../vm_forks,
+  ../vm_state_transactions, ../vm_state, ../vm_types, ../vm_types2,
   ../vm_computation, ../p2p/executor, ../utils, ../transaction
 
 type
diff --git a/nimbus/tracer.nim b/nimbus/tracer.nim
index bf6096699..2f8732fdc 100644
--- a/nimbus/tracer.nim
+++ b/nimbus/tracer.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import
   constants, vm_state, vm_types, transaction, p2p/executor,
   eth/trie/db, nimcrypto, strutils,
   chronicles, rpc/hexstrings, launcher,
-  ./vm_forks, ./config
+  ./vm_types2, ./config
 
 when defined(geth):
   import db/geth_db
diff --git a/nimbus/transaction.nim b/nimbus/transaction.nim
index 5a4bd07d8..82361628f 100644
--- a/nimbus/transaction.nim
+++ b/nimbus/transaction.nim
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import
   ./constants, ./errors, eth/[common, keys], ./utils,
-  ./vm_forks, ./vm_gas_costs
+  ./vm_types2, ./vm_gas_costs
 
 import eth/common/transaction as common_transaction
 export common_transaction
diff --git a/nimbus/vm/interpreter.nim b/nimbus/vm/interpreter.nim
index 3845dfcb6..3d85fe597 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm/interpreter.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm/interpreter.nim
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import
 export
   vmm.isCreate
 
+# Used in vm_types. Beware of recursive dependencies
 
 # see vm_computation
 import
@@ -77,8 +78,6 @@ export
   vmc.writeContract
 
 
-# Used in vm_types. Beware of recursive dependencies
-
 import
   vm/interpreter/gas_meter as gmt
 export
diff --git a/nimbus/vm_forks.nim b/nimbus/vm_forks.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c43d866e..000000000
--- a/nimbus/vm_forks.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Nimbus
-# Copyright (c) 2018 Status Research & Development GmbH
-# Licensed under either of
-#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
-#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
-#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
-#    http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
-# according to those terms.
-
-# This should really go into vm_types once the circular computation.nim
-# include/import dependency is solved
-import
-  ./vm/interpreter/vm_forks as vmf
-
-export
-  vmf.Fork
-
-# End
diff --git a/nimbus/vm_message.nim b/nimbus/vm_message.nim
index edb4fac3a..3e3931d81 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm_message.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm_message.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 # at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
 # according to those terms.
 
-# Should be considered part of another header file (e.h. vm_misc)
+# Should be considered part of another header file (e.g. vm_misc) once the circular
+# computation.nim include/import dependency is solved. The problem is with
+# vm_types.nim (included by message.nim) which includes computation.nim.
 import
   ./vm/message as vmm
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm_opcode_values.nim b/nimbus/vm_types2.nim
similarity index 65%
rename from nimbus/vm_opcode_values.nim
rename to nimbus/vm_types2.nim
index 2f784abea..b4ab5e4d7 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm_opcode_values.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm_types2.nim
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@
 # at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
 # according to those terms.
 
-# At the moment, this header file interface is only used for testing, so it
-# might be worth merging it into a vm_internals.nim (or so) header file.
+# The following should really go into vm_types once the circular computation.nim
+# include/import dependency is solved. The problem is with vm_types.nim which
+# includes computation.nim.
+import
+  ./vm/interpreter/vm_forks as vmf
+export
+  vmf.Fork
+
 import
   ./vm/interpreter/opcode_values as vmo
-
 export
   vmo.Op
-
+  
 # End
diff --git a/tests/macro_assembler.nim b/tests/macro_assembler.nim
index 7a0de30c4..e89e8b6f7 100644
--- a/tests/macro_assembler.nim
+++ b/tests/macro_assembler.nim
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import
   macrocache, strutils, unittest2,
   stew/byteutils, chronicles, eth/common,
-  ../nimbus/vm_opcode_values,
   stew/shims/macros, ../nimbus/config
 
 import
   options, json, os, eth/trie/[db, hexary],
   ../nimbus/[transaction, utils],
   ../nimbus/db/[db_chain, accounts_cache],
-  ../nimbus/[vm_computation, vm_state_transactions, vm_forks,
+  ../nimbus/[vm_computation, vm_state_transactions, vm_types2,
              vm_message, vm_memory, vm_state, vm_types]
 
-export vm_opcode_values, byteutils
+export vm_types2, byteutils
 {.experimental: "dynamicBindSym".}
 
 # backported from Nim 0.19.9
diff --git a/tests/test_blockchain_json.nim b/tests/test_blockchain_json.nim
index 120d372b8..e0131dbbc 100644
--- a/tests/test_blockchain_json.nim
+++ b/tests/test_blockchain_json.nim
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import
   ethash, stew/endians2, nimcrypto,
   ./test_helpers, ./test_allowed_to_fail,
   ../premix/parser, test_config,
-  ../nimbus/[vm_state, utils, vm_types, errors, transaction, constants, vm_forks],
+  ../nimbus/[vm_state, utils, vm_types, errors, transaction, constants, vm_types2],
   ../nimbus/db/[db_chain, accounts_cache],
   ../nimbus/utils/header,
   ../nimbus/p2p/[executor, dao],
diff --git a/tests/test_config.nim b/tests/test_config.nim
index da9ac3ff3..72514f64f 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.nim
+++ b/tests/test_config.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import
   parseopt, strutils,
-  ../nimbus/vm_forks
+  ../nimbus/vm_types2
 
 type
   ConfigStatus* = enum
diff --git a/tests/test_difficulty.nim b/tests/test_difficulty.nim
index 089d03a4c..b63cc68ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_difficulty.nim
+++ b/tests/test_difficulty.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import unittest2, strutils, tables, os, json,
   ../nimbus/utils/difficulty, stint, times,
   eth/common, test_helpers, stew/byteutils,
-  ../nimbus/constants, ../nimbus/vm_forks,
+  ../nimbus/constants, ../nimbus/vm_types2,
   ../nimbus/config
 
 type
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.nim b/tests/test_helpers.nim
index cca6905c6..a236efebd 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.nim
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.nim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import
   stew/byteutils, net, eth/[common, keys, rlp, p2p], unittest2,
   testutils/markdown_reports,
   ../nimbus/[config, transaction, utils, errors],
-  ../nimbus/vm_forks,
+  ../nimbus/vm_types2,
   ../nimbus/db/accounts_cache,
   ../nimbus/random_keys
 
diff --git a/tests/test_precompiles.nim b/tests/test_precompiles.nim
index 9ba4b5e0e..fe01cea4c 100644
--- a/tests/test_precompiles.nim
+++ b/tests/test_precompiles.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import
   unittest2, ../nimbus/vm_precompiles, json, stew/byteutils, test_helpers, os, tables,
   strformat, strutils, eth/trie/db, eth/common, ../nimbus/db/db_chain,
-  ../nimbus/[vm_computation, vm_types, vm_state, vm_forks], macros,
+  ../nimbus/[vm_computation, vm_types, vm_state, vm_types2], macros,
   test_allowed_to_fail
 
 proc initAddress(i: byte): EthAddress = result[19] = i