diff --git a/core/vm/errors.go b/core/vm/errors.go
index fbbf19e178..004f8ef1c8 100644
--- a/core/vm/errors.go
+++ b/core/vm/errors.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ var (
 	ErrInsufficientBalance      = errors.New("insufficient balance for transfer")
 	ErrContractAddressCollision = errors.New("contract address collision")
 	ErrExecutionReverted        = errors.New("execution reverted")
-	ErrMaxInitCodeSizeExceeded  = errors.New("max initcode size exceeded")
 	ErrMaxCodeSizeExceeded      = errors.New("max code size exceeded")
 	ErrInvalidJump              = errors.New("invalid jump destination")
 	ErrWriteProtection          = errors.New("write protection")