diff --git a/lib/utils/gasEstimation.js b/lib/utils/gasEstimation.js
index 237de14cb6..e39c808ded 100644
--- a/lib/utils/gasEstimation.js
+++ b/lib/utils/gasEstimation.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-const utils = require("ethereumjs-util");
-const BN = utils.BN;
+const { BN } = require("ethereumjs-util");
 const bn = (val = 0) => new BN(val);
 const STIPEND = bn(2300);
-const callOrCallcode = new Set(["CALL", "CALLCODE"]);
+
+const check = (set) => (opname) => set.has(opname);
+const isCall = check(new Set(["CALL", "DELEGATECALL", "STATICCALL", "CALLCODE"]));
+const isCallOrCallcode = check(new Set(["CALL", "CALLCODE"]));
+const isCreate = check(new Set(["CREATE", "CREATE2"]));
+const isTerminator = check(new Set(["STOP", "RETURN", "REVERT", "INVALID", "SELFDESTRUCT"]));
 
 module.exports = async(vm, runArgs, callback) => {
   const steps = stepTracker();
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = async(vm, runArgs, callback) => {
     const op = steps.ops[index];
     const next = steps.ops[index + 1];
     const intermediateCost = op.gasLeft.sub(next.gasLeft);
-    let callingFee = fee || bn();
+    const callingFee = fee || bn();
     let compositeContext = false;
 
     function addGas(val) {
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = async(vm, runArgs, callback) => {
         }
         range.isub(callingFee);
         addGas(range);
-        if (callOrCallcode.has(op.opcode.name) && !op.stack[op.stack.length - 3].isZero()) {
+        if (isCallOrCallcode(op.opcode.name) && !op.stack[op.stack.length - 3].isZero()) {
           cost.iadd(sixtyFloorths);
           const innerCost = next.gasLeft.sub(steps.ops[stop - 1].gasLeft);
           if (innerCost.gt(STIPEND)) {
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ module.exports = async(vm, runArgs, callback) => {
       }
       cursor++;
     }
-    let gas = context.getCost();
+    const gas = context.getCost();
     return gas.cost.add(gas.sixtyFloorths);
   };
 
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ module.exports = async(vm, runArgs, callback) => {
   } else if (result.execResult.exceptionError) {
     return callback(new Error(`execution error: ${result.execResult.exceptionError.error}`));
   } else if (steps.done()) {
-    let estimate = result.gasUsed;
+    const estimate = result.gasUsed;
     result.gasEstimate = estimate;
   } else {
     const actualUsed = steps.ops[0].gasLeft.sub(steps.ops[steps.ops.length - 1].gasLeft);
@@ -145,12 +149,6 @@ module.exports = async(vm, runArgs, callback) => {
   callback(vmerr, result);
 };
 
-const check = (set) => (opname) => set.has(opname);
-const isCall = check(new Set(["CALL", "DELEGATECALL", "STATICCALL", "CALLCODE"]));
-const isStipend = check(new Set(["CALL", "CALLCODE"]));
-const isCreate = check(new Set(["CREATE", "CREATE2"]));
-const isTerminator = check(new Set(["STOP", "RETURN", "REVERT", "INVALID", "SELFDESTRUCT"]));
-
 const stepTracker = () => {
   const sysOps = [];
   const allOps = [];
@@ -182,7 +180,6 @@ const stepTracker = () => {
     isPrecompile: (index) => preCompile.has(index),
     done: () => !allOps.length || sysOps.length < 2 || !isTerminator(allOps[allOps.length - 1].opcode.name),
     ops: allOps,
-    systemOps: sysOps,
-    isStipend
+    systemOps: sysOps
   };
 };