diff --git a/eth/vm/base.py b/eth/vm/base.py
index ef94791c49..b43d97ddf8 100644
--- a/eth/vm/base.py
+++ b/eth/vm/base.py
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ def previous_hashes(self) -> Optional[Iterable[Hash32]]:
     # Transactions
     #
     def create_transaction(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> SignedTransactionAPI:
-        return self.get_transaction_class()(*args, **kwargs)
+        return self.get_transaction_class().new_transaction(*args, **kwargs)
 
     @classmethod
     def create_unsigned_transaction(cls,
diff --git a/eth/vm/forks/berlin/transactions.py b/eth/vm/forks/berlin/transactions.py
index a39d6b4314..c3ab93c3a2 100644
--- a/eth/vm/forks/berlin/transactions.py
+++ b/eth/vm/forks/berlin/transactions.py
@@ -24,16 +24,7 @@
 
 
 class BerlinLegacyTransaction(MuirGlacierTransaction):
-    @classmethod
-    def create_unsigned_transaction(cls,
-                                    *,
-                                    nonce: int,
-                                    gas_price: int,
-                                    gas: int,
-                                    to: Address,
-                                    value: int,
-                                    data: bytes) -> 'BerlinUnsignedLegacyTransaction':
-        return BerlinUnsignedLegacyTransaction(nonce, gas_price, gas, to, value, data)
+    pass
 
 
 class BerlinUnsignedLegacyTransaction(MuirGlacierUnsignedTransaction):
@@ -105,3 +96,18 @@ def serialize(cls, obj: Any) -> bytes:
             except ObjectSerializationError:
                 pass
         raise ValidationError(f"Unrecognized transaction type in {obj!r}")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_unsigned_transaction(cls,
+                                    *,
+                                    nonce: int,
+                                    gas_price: int,
+                                    gas: int,
+                                    to: Address,
+                                    value: int,
+                                    data: bytes) -> 'BerlinUnsignedLegacyTransaction':
+        return BerlinUnsignedLegacyTransaction(nonce, gas_price, gas, to, value, data)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def new_transaction(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        return BerlinLegacyTransaction(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/eth/vm/forks/frontier/transactions.py b/eth/vm/forks/frontier/transactions.py
index 4bfbd70148..fcbed9486c 100644
--- a/eth/vm/forks/frontier/transactions.py
+++ b/eth/vm/forks/frontier/transactions.py
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ def create_unsigned_transaction(cls,
                                     data: bytes) -> 'FrontierUnsignedTransaction':
         return FrontierUnsignedTransaction(nonce, gas_price, gas, to, value, data)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def new_transaction(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        return cls(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
 class FrontierUnsignedTransaction(BaseUnsignedTransaction):