diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/utils/v2utils_numeric.nim b/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/utils/v2utils_numeric.nim
index 92c65842f..ae030091d 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/utils/v2utils_numeric.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/utils/v2utils_numeric.nim
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #  * 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.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/v2forks.nim b/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/v2forks.nim
index 98972950b..34f4893f4 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/v2forks.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/v2forks.nim
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #  * 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.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/v2gas_costs.nim b/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/v2gas_costs.nim
index e923573fb..4615f6aba 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/v2gas_costs.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/interpreter/v2gas_costs.nim
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #  * 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.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/v2computation.nim b/nimbus/vm2/v2computation.nim
index e05a89599..dcbc6fd89 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/v2computation.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/v2computation.nim
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #  * 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.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/v2interpreter.nim b/nimbus/vm2/v2interpreter.nim
index 0f6ccc684..edaff9765 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/v2interpreter.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/v2interpreter.nim
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 # at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
 # according to those terms.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/v2memory.nim b/nimbus/vm2/v2memory.nim
index cdf835e76..02ff8cf74 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/v2memory.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/v2memory.nim
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #  * 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.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/v2message.nim b/nimbus/vm2/v2message.nim
index 168becda5..ae6baf8fe 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/v2message.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/v2message.nim
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #  * 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.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/v2precompiles.nim b/nimbus/vm2/v2precompiles.nim
index f232477af..50c25a02c 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/v2precompiles.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/v2precompiles.nim
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 # at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
 # according to those terms.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/v2state.nim b/nimbus/vm2/v2state.nim
index ae818d26d..6367b244a 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/v2state.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/v2state.nim
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 # at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
 # according to those terms.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/v2state_transactions.nim b/nimbus/vm2/v2state_transactions.nim
index 2aaf4b9d6..ea893b706 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/v2state_transactions.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/v2state_transactions.nim
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #  * 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.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}
 
diff --git a/nimbus/vm2/v2types.nim b/nimbus/vm2/v2types.nim
index e030555b6..4143f9e3b 100644
--- a/nimbus/vm2/v2types.nim
+++ b/nimbus/vm2/v2types.nim
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 # at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
 # according to those terms.
 
-when not defined(vm2_enabled):
-  {.fatal: "Flags \"vm2_enabled\" must be defined"}
 when defined(evmc_enabled):
   {.fatal: "Flags \"evmc_enabled\" and \"vm2_enabled\" are mutually exclusive"}