diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 51218865..e5e9ae6e 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ linters:
     - staticcheck
     - structcheck
     - stylecheck
-    - typecheck
+    # - typecheck #TODO: enable
     - unconvert
     - unparam
     - unused
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b39a9c52..b7feaf46 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Improvements
+
+* (evm) [tharsis#826](https://github.com/tharsis/ethermint/issues/826) Improve allocation of bytes of `tx.To` address.
+
 ## [v0.9.0] - 2021-12-01
 
 ### State Machine Breaking
diff --git a/gometalinter.json b/gometalinter.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 78a33ed7..00000000
--- a/gometalinter.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "Linters": {
-        "vet": "go tool vet -composites=false :PATH:LINE:MESSAGE"
-    },
-    "Enable": [
-        "golint",
-        "vet",
-        "ineffassign",
-        "unparam",
-        "unconvert",
-        "misspell"
-    ],
-    "Deadline": "500s",
-    "Vendor": true,
-    "Cyclo": 11
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/start.go b/server/start.go
index 3ae3c61e..80f7b3bf 100644
--- a/server/start.go
+++ b/server/start.go
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ import (
 	storetypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/types"
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 
-	ethlog "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/tharsis/ethermint/log"
 	ethdebug "github.com/tharsis/ethermint/rpc/ethereum/namespaces/debug"
 	"github.com/tharsis/ethermint/server/config"
 	srvflags "github.com/tharsis/ethermint/server/flags"
@@ -405,12 +403,11 @@ func startInProcess(ctx *server.Context, clientCtx client.Context, appCreator ty
 		}
 	}
 
-	ethlog.Root().SetHandler(log.NewHandler(logger))
-
 	var (
 		httpSrv     *http.Server
 		httpSrvDone chan struct{}
 	)
+
 	if config.JSONRPC.Enable {
 		genDoc, err := genDocProvider()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go
index c12a877c..df132a4f 100644
--- a/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/evm/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ func (k *Keeper) EthereumTx(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgEthereumTx) (*t
 		attrs = append(attrs, sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyTxHash, hash.String()))
 	}
 
-	if tx.To() != nil {
-		attrs = append(attrs, sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyRecipient, tx.To().Hex()))
+	if to := tx.To(); to != nil {
+		attrs = append(attrs, sdk.NewAttribute(types.AttributeKeyRecipient, to.Hex()))
 	}
 
 	if response.Failed() {