diff --git a/libaleth-interpreter/VM.cpp b/libaleth-interpreter/VM.cpp
index 37e66252c0e..e1e45785208 100644
--- a/libaleth-interpreter/VM.cpp
+++ b/libaleth-interpreter/VM.cpp
@@ -42,16 +42,11 @@ evmc_result execute(evmc_vm* _instance, evmc_host_context* _context, evmc_revisi
     catch (evmc_status_code statusCode)
     {
         result.status_code = statusCode;
-    }
-    catch (dev::eth::RevertInstruction& ex)
-    {
-        result.status_code = EVMC_REVERT;
-        result.gas_left = vm->m_io_gas;
-        output = ex.output();  // This moves the output from the exception!
-    }
-    catch (dev::eth::VMException const&)
-    {
-        result.status_code = EVMC_FAILURE;
+        if (statusCode == EVMC_REVERT)
+        {
+            result.gas_left = vm->m_io_gas;
+            output = std::move(vm->m_output);
+        }
     }
     catch (...)
     {
@@ -302,10 +297,7 @@ void VM::interpretCases()
             updateMem(memNeed(m_SP[0], m_SP[1]));
             updateIOGas();
 
-            uint64_t b = (uint64_t)m_SP[0];
-            uint64_t s = (uint64_t)m_SP[1];
-            owning_bytes_ref output{std::move(m_mem), b, s};
-            throwRevertInstruction(std::move(output));
+            throwRevertInstruction((uint64_t)m_SP[0], (uint64_t)m_SP[1]);
         }
         BREAK;
 
diff --git a/libaleth-interpreter/VM.h b/libaleth-interpreter/VM.h
index 9b68b35be4d..9b3658d876b 100644
--- a/libaleth-interpreter/VM.h
+++ b/libaleth-interpreter/VM.h
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
 
 #include "VMConfig.h"
 
-#include <libevm/VMFace.h>
 #include <intx/intx.hpp>
-
 #include <evmc/evmc.h>
 #include <evmc/instructions.h>
-
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 
+#include <libevm/ExtVMFace.h>
+
 namespace dev
 {
 namespace eth
@@ -56,6 +55,9 @@ class VM
     owning_bytes_ref exec(evmc_host_context* _context, evmc_revision _rev, const evmc_message* _msg,
         uint8_t const* _code, size_t _codeSize);
 
+    // return bytes
+    owning_bytes_ref m_output;
+
     uint64_t m_io_gas = 0;
 private:
     evmc_host_context* m_context = nullptr;
@@ -69,9 +71,6 @@ class VM
     MemFnPtr m_bounce = nullptr;
     uint64_t m_nSteps = 0;
 
-    // return bytes
-    owning_bytes_ref m_output;
-
     // space for memory
     bytes m_mem;
 
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ class VM
     static void throwBadInstruction();
     static void throwBadJumpDestination();
     void throwBadStack(int _removed);
-    static void throwRevertInstruction(owning_bytes_ref&& _output);
+    void throwRevertInstruction(uint64_t _offset, uint64_t _size);
     static void throwDisallowedStateChange();
     static void throwBufferOverrun();
 
diff --git a/libaleth-interpreter/VMCalls.cpp b/libaleth-interpreter/VMCalls.cpp
index a53faebf73a..1108192d467 100644
--- a/libaleth-interpreter/VMCalls.cpp
+++ b/libaleth-interpreter/VMCalls.cpp
@@ -61,11 +61,10 @@ void VM::throwBadStack(int _required)
         throw EVMC_STACK_OVERFLOW;
 }
 
-void VM::throwRevertInstruction(owning_bytes_ref&& _output)
+void VM::throwRevertInstruction(uint64_t _offset, uint64_t _size)
 {
-    // We can't use BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION here because it makes a copy of exception inside and
-    // RevertInstruction has no copy constructor
-    throw RevertInstruction(std::move(_output));
+    m_output = owning_bytes_ref{std::move(m_mem), _offset, _size};
+    throw EVMC_REVERT;
 }
 
 void VM::throwBufferOverrun()