diff --git a/cmd/env.go b/cmd/env.go
index 4fe244c..766378b 100644
--- a/cmd/env.go
+++ b/cmd/env.go
@@ -49,16 +49,14 @@ const (
 	PROM_HTTP_PORT = "PROM_HTTP_PORT"
 	PROM_DB_STATS  = "PROM_DB_STATS"
 
-	PRERUN_ONLY                       = "PRERUN_ONLY"
-	PRERUN_PARALLEL                   = "PRERUN_PARALLEL"
-	PRERUN_RANGE_START                = "PRERUN_RANGE_START"
-	PRERUN_RANGE_STOP                 = "PRERUN_RANGE_STOP"
-	PRERUN_INTERMEDIATE_STATE_NODES   = "PRERUN_INTERMEDIATE_STATE_NODES"
-	PRERUN_INTERMEDIATE_STORAGE_NODES = "PRERUN_INTERMEDIATE_STORAGE_NODES"
-	PRERUN_INCLUDE_BLOCK              = "PRERUN_INCLUDE_BLOCK"
-	PRERUN_INCLUDE_RECEIPTS           = "PRERUN_INCLUDE_RECEIPTS"
-	PRERUN_INCLUDE_TD                 = "PRERUN_INCLUDE_TD"
-	PRERUN_INCLUDE_CODE               = "PRERUN_INCLUDE_CODE"
+	PRERUN_ONLY             = "PRERUN_ONLY"
+	PRERUN_PARALLEL         = "PRERUN_PARALLEL"
+	PRERUN_RANGE_START      = "PRERUN_RANGE_START"
+	PRERUN_RANGE_STOP       = "PRERUN_RANGE_STOP"
+	PRERUN_INCLUDE_BLOCK    = "PRERUN_INCLUDE_BLOCK"
+	PRERUN_INCLUDE_RECEIPTS = "PRERUN_INCLUDE_RECEIPTS"
+	PRERUN_INCLUDE_TD       = "PRERUN_INCLUDE_TD"
+	PRERUN_INCLUDE_CODE     = "PRERUN_INCLUDE_CODE"
 
 	LOG_LEVEL     = "LOG_LEVEL"
 	LOG_FILE_PATH = "LOG_FILE_PATH"
@@ -141,8 +139,6 @@ func init() {
 	viper.BindEnv("prerun.parallel", PRERUN_PARALLEL)
 	viper.BindEnv("prerun.start", PRERUN_RANGE_START)
 	viper.BindEnv("prerun.stop", PRERUN_RANGE_STOP)
-	viper.BindEnv("prerun.params.intermediateStateNodes", PRERUN_INTERMEDIATE_STATE_NODES)
-	viper.BindEnv("prerun.params.intermediateStorageNodes", PRERUN_INTERMEDIATE_STORAGE_NODES)
 	viper.BindEnv("prerun.params.includeBlock", PRERUN_INCLUDE_BLOCK)
 	viper.BindEnv("prerun.params.includeReceipts", PRERUN_INCLUDE_RECEIPTS)
 	viper.BindEnv("prerun.params.includeTD", PRERUN_INCLUDE_TD)
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index ae60671..e957938 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("prerun-only", false, "only process pre-configured ranges; exit afterwards")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Int("prerun-start", 0, "start height for a prerun range")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Int("prerun-stop", 0, "stop height for a prerun range")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("prerun-intermediate-state-nodes", true, "include intermediate state nodes in state diff")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("prerun-intermediate-storage-nodes", true, "include intermediate storage nodes in state diff")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("prerun-include-block", true, "include block data in the statediff payload")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("prerun-include-receipts", true, "include receipts in the statediff payload")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("prerun-include-td", true, "include td in the statediff payload")
@@ -224,8 +222,6 @@ func init() {
 	viper.BindPFlag("prerun.parallel", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("prerun-parallel"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("prerun.start", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("prerun-start"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("prerun.stop", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("prerun-stop"))
-	viper.BindPFlag("prerun.params.intermediateStateNodes", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("prerun-intermediate-state-nodes"))
-	viper.BindPFlag("prerun.params.intermediateStorageNodes", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("prerun-intermediate-storage-nodes"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("prerun.params.includeBlock", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("prerun-include-block"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("prerun.params.includeReceipts", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("prerun-include-receipts"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("prerun.params.includeTD", rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("prerun-include-td"))
diff --git a/cmd/serve.go b/cmd/serve.go
index 6ba7b7d..6f725e2 100644
--- a/cmd/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/serve.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ func serve() {
 
 	// clean shutdown
 	shutdown := make(chan os.Signal)
-	signal.Notify(shutdown, os.Interrupt)
+	signal.Notify(shutdown, syscall.SIGINT)
 	<-shutdown
 	logWithCommand.Info("Received interrupt signal, shutting down")
 	statediffService.Stop()
diff --git a/cmd/util.go b/cmd/util.go
index a906a64..9586f3b 100644
--- a/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cmd/util.go
@@ -50,12 +50,10 @@ func setupPreRunRanges() []sd.RangeRequest {
 		return nil
 	}
 	preRunParams := statediff.Params{
-		IntermediateStateNodes:   viper.GetBool("prerun.params.intermediateStateNodes"),
-		IntermediateStorageNodes: viper.GetBool("prerun.params.intermediateStorageNodes"),
-		IncludeBlock:             viper.GetBool("prerun.params.includeBlock"),
-		IncludeReceipts:          viper.GetBool("prerun.params.includeReceipts"),
-		IncludeTD:                viper.GetBool("prerun.params.includeTD"),
-		IncludeCode:              viper.GetBool("prerun.params.includeCode"),
+		IncludeBlock:    viper.GetBool("prerun.params.includeBlock"),
+		IncludeReceipts: viper.GetBool("prerun.params.includeReceipts"),
+		IncludeTD:       viper.GetBool("prerun.params.includeTD"),
+		IncludeCode:     viper.GetBool("prerun.params.includeCode"),
 	}
 	var addrStrs []string
 	viper.UnmarshalKey("prerun.params.watchedAddresses", &addrStrs)