diff --git a/nimbus/config.nim b/nimbus/config.nim
index 50f3df601..dca5eb8d9 100644
--- a/nimbus/config.nim
+++ b/nimbus/config.nim
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 import
   parseopt, strutils, macros, os, times, json, tables, stew/[byteutils],
   chronos, eth/[keys, common, p2p, net/nat], chronicles, nimcrypto/hash,
-  eth/p2p/bootnodes, ./db/select_backend, eth/keys, ./chain_config
-
-from ./vm_types2 import Fork
+  eth/p2p/bootnodes, ./db/select_backend, eth/keys, ./chain_config, ./forks
 
 const
   NimbusName* = "Nimbus"
diff --git a/nimbus/p2p/executor.nim b/nimbus/p2p/executor.nim
index f1ba75fc9..c260e3d72 100644
--- a/nimbus/p2p/executor.nim
+++ b/nimbus/p2p/executor.nim
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import options, sets,
   ../db/[db_chain, accounts_cache],
   ../utils, ../constants, ../transaction,
   ../vm_state, ../vm_types,
-  ../vm_types2,
-  ./dao, ./validate, ../config,
+  ./dao, ./validate, ../config, ../forks,
   ../transaction/call_evm
 
 
diff --git a/nimbus/p2p/validate.nim b/nimbus/p2p/validate.nim
index a11e8a436..f805b0f8b 100644
--- a/nimbus/p2p/validate.nim
+++ b/nimbus/p2p/validate.nim
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import
   ../utils/header,
   ../vm_state,
   ../vm_types,
-  ../vm_types2,
+  ../forks,
   ./validate/epoch_hash_cache,
   chronicles,
   eth/[common, rlp, trie/trie_defs],
diff --git a/nimbus/transaction.nim b/nimbus/transaction.nim
index 74fe9dece..0cd55ffaf 100644
--- a/nimbus/transaction.nim
+++ b/nimbus/transaction.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import
   ./constants, ./errors, eth/[common, keys], ./utils,
   stew/shims/macros,
-  ./vm_types2, ./vm_gas_costs
+  ./forks, ./vm_gas_costs
 
 import eth/common/transaction as common_transaction
 export common_transaction
diff --git a/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim b/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim
index a08e1b835..8d2670f47 100644
--- a/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim
+++ b/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 import
   eth/common/eth_types, stint, options, stew/ranges/ptr_arith,
-  ".."/[vm_types, vm_types2, vm_state, vm_computation, vm_state_transactions],
-  ".."/[db/accounts_cache, utils, vm_precompiles, vm_gas_costs],
-  ".."/vm_internals,
+  ".."/[vm_types, vm_state, vm_computation, vm_state_transactions],
+  ".."/[vm_internals, vm_precompiles, vm_gas_costs],
+  ".."/[db/accounts_cache, utils, forks],
   ./host_types
 
 type
diff --git a/nimbus/transaction/call_evm.nim b/nimbus/transaction/call_evm.nim
index d4647f7f2..a926cd114 100644
--- a/nimbus/transaction/call_evm.nim
+++ b/nimbus/transaction/call_evm.nim
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@
 
 import
   eth/common/eth_types, stint, options, stew/byteutils,
-  ".."/[vm_types, vm_types2, vm_state, utils],
-  ".."/[db/db_chain, config, rpc/hexstrings, utils],
-  ".."/[db/accounts_cache, utils, transaction, vm_gas_costs], eth/trie/db,
-  ".."/vm_internals,
+  ".."/[vm_types, vm_state, vm_internals, vm_gas_costs, forks],
+  ".."/[db/db_chain, db/accounts_cache, transaction], eth/trie/db,
+  ".."/[config, utils, rpc/hexstrings],
   ./call_common
 
 type
diff --git a/nimbus/vm_types2.nim b/nimbus/vm_types2.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 389ba29f9..000000000
--- a/nimbus/vm_types2.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +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.
-
-# 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.
-when defined(evmc_enabled) or not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  import
-    ./vm/interpreter/vm_forks as vmf
-else:
-  import
-    ./vm2/interpreter/forks_list as vmf
-
-export
-  vmf.Fork
-
-# End
diff --git a/tests/macro_assembler.nim b/tests/macro_assembler.nim
index 949e29ea8..c1d42a66d 100644
--- a/tests/macro_assembler.nim
+++ b/tests/macro_assembler.nim
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import
 import
   options, json, os, eth/trie/[db, hexary],
   ../nimbus/db/[db_chain, accounts_cache],
-  ../nimbus/[vm_types2, vm_internals],
+  ../nimbus/vm_internals,
   ../nimbus/transaction/call_evm
 
-export vm_types2, byteutils
+export byteutils
 {.experimental: "dynamicBindSym".}
 
 # backported from Nim 0.19.9
diff --git a/tests/test_blockchain_json.nim b/tests/test_blockchain_json.nim
index d008d2569..3e2dd1ea9 100644
--- a/tests/test_blockchain_json.nim
+++ b/tests/test_blockchain_json.nim
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import
   stew/endians2, nimcrypto,
   ./test_helpers, ./test_allowed_to_fail,
   ../premix/parser, test_config,
-  ../nimbus/[vm_state, utils, vm_types, errors, transaction, constants, vm_types2],
+  ../nimbus/[vm_state, utils, vm_types, errors, transaction, constants, forks],
   ../nimbus/db/[db_chain, accounts_cache],
   ../nimbus/utils/header,
   ../nimbus/p2p/[executor, validate],
diff --git a/tests/test_config.nim b/tests/test_config.nim
index 72514f64f..b313493f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.nim
+++ b/tests/test_config.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import
   parseopt, strutils,
-  ../nimbus/vm_types2
+  ../nimbus/forks
 
 type
   ConfigStatus* = enum
diff --git a/tests/test_difficulty.nim b/tests/test_difficulty.nim
index 682ba7cef..8bbfe05fd 100644
--- a/tests/test_difficulty.nim
+++ b/tests/test_difficulty.nim
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import unittest2, strutils, tables, os, json,
   ../nimbus/utils/difficulty, stint, times,
   eth/common, test_helpers, stew/byteutils,
-  ../nimbus/constants, ../nimbus/vm_types2,
-  ../nimbus/config
+  ../nimbus/constants, ../nimbus/config
 
 type
   Tester = object
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.nim b/tests/test_helpers.nim
index 6beae33da..9d61852d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.nim
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.nim
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import
   os, macros, json, strformat, strutils, parseutils, os, tables,
   stew/byteutils, net, eth/[common, keys, rlp, p2p], unittest2,
   testutils/markdown_reports,
-  ../nimbus/[constants, config, transaction, utils, errors],
-  ../nimbus/vm_types2,
+  ../nimbus/[constants, config, transaction, utils, errors, forks],
   ../nimbus/db/accounts_cache,
   ../nimbus/random_keys
 
diff --git a/tests/test_precompiles.nim b/tests/test_precompiles.nim
index 211227f41..13fdc3c77 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/constants,
-  ../nimbus/[vm_computation, vm_state, vm_types2], macros,
+  ../nimbus/[vm_computation, vm_state, forks], macros,
   test_allowed_to_fail,
   ../nimbus/transaction/call_evm, options