diff --git a/nimbus/merge/eth_common_overload.nim b/nimbus/merge/eth_common_overload.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 01c897b4b..000000000
--- a/nimbus/merge/eth_common_overload.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import eth/common
-
-template prevRandao*(h: BlockHeader | BlockHeaderRef): Hash256 =
-  h.mixDigest
-
-template `prevRandao=`*(h: BlockHeader | BlockHeaderRef, hash: Hash256) =
-  h.mixDigest = hash
diff --git a/nimbus/vm/state.nim b/nimbus/vm/state.nim
index 7e2233580..f579da403 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm/state.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm/state.nim
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ import
   ./types,
   eth/[common, keys]
 
-# a temporary solution until nim-eth bumped
-when not compiles(common.prevRandao):
-  import ../merge/eth_common_overload
-  
 {.push raises: [Defect].}
 
 const
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/state.nim b/nimbus/vm2/state.nim
index 2fac3309b..f98cdb643 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/state.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/state.nim
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ import
   ./types,
   eth/[common, keys]
 
-# a temporary solution until nim-eth bumped
-when not compiles(common.prevRandao):
-  import ../merge/eth_common_overload
-
 {.push raises: [Defect].}
 
 const