diff --git a/cmd/ethereum/admin.go b/cmd/ethereum/admin.go
index 2f95bc3cb..880a22c22 100644
--- a/cmd/ethereum/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/ethereum/admin.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/state"
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ func (js *jsre) unlock(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 		}
 	}
 	am := js.ethereum.AccountManager()
-	// err := am.Unlock(ethutil.FromHex(split[0]), split[1])
+	// err := am.Unlock(common.FromHex(split[0]), split[1])
 	// if err != nil {
 	// 	utils.Fatalf("Unlock account failed '%v'", err)
 	// }
-	err = am.TimedUnlock(ethutil.FromHex(addr), passphrase, time.Duration(seconds)*time.Second)
+	err = am.TimedUnlock(common.FromHex(addr), passphrase, time.Duration(seconds)*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unlock account failed '%v'\n", err)
 		return otto.FalseValue()
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (js *jsre) newAccount(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 		fmt.Printf("Could not create the account: %v", err)
 		return otto.UndefinedValue()
 	}
-	return js.re.ToVal(ethutil.Bytes2Hex(acct.Address))
+	return js.re.ToVal(common.Bytes2Hex(acct.Address))
 }
 
 func (js *jsre) nodeInfo(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (js *jsre) exportChain(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 	}
 
 	data := js.ethereum.ChainManager().Export()
-	if err := ethutil.WriteFile(fn, data); err != nil {
+	if err := common.WriteFile(fn, data); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return otto.FalseValue()
 	}
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (js *jsre) dumpBlock(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 			block = js.ethereum.ChainManager().GetBlockByNumber(uint64(num))
 		} else if call.Argument(0).IsString() {
 			hash, _ := call.Argument(0).ToString()
-			block = js.ethereum.ChainManager().GetBlock(ethutil.Hex2Bytes(hash))
+			block = js.ethereum.ChainManager().GetBlock(common.Hex2Bytes(hash))
 		} else {
 			fmt.Println("invalid argument for dump. Either hex string or number")
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/ethereum/js_test.go b/cmd/ethereum/js_test.go
index 132101912..0d3c22553 100644
--- a/cmd/ethereum/js_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ethereum/js_test.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
 )
 
 var port = 30300
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func testJEthRE(t *testing.T) (repl *jsre, ethereum *eth.Ethereum, err error) {
 	}
 	// FIXME: this does not work ATM
 	ks := crypto.NewKeyStorePlain("/tmp/eth/keys")
-	ethutil.WriteFile("/tmp/eth/keys/e273f01c99144c438695e10f24926dc1f9fbf62d/e273f01c99144c438695e10f24926dc1f9fbf62d",
+	common.WriteFile("/tmp/eth/keys/e273f01c99144c438695e10f24926dc1f9fbf62d/e273f01c99144c438695e10f24926dc1f9fbf62d",
 		[]byte(`{"Id":"RhRXD+fNRKS4jx+7ZfEsNA==","Address":"4nPwHJkUTEOGleEPJJJtwfn79i0=","PrivateKey":"h4ACVpe74uIvi5Cg/2tX/Yrm2xdr3J7QoMbMtNX2CNc="}`))
 
 	port++
@@ -226,44 +226,6 @@ func TestMining(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected false (not mining), got true")
 	}
 
-	val, err = repl.re.Run("admin.startMining(4)")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("expected no error, got %v", err)
-	}
-	mining, _ = val.ToBoolean()
-	if !mining {
-		t.Errorf("expected true (mining), got false")
-	}
-	val, err = repl.re.Run("eth.mining")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("expected no error, got %v", err)
-	}
-	mining, err = val.ToBoolean()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("expected boolean, got %v", err)
-	}
-	if !mining {
-		t.Errorf("expected true (mining), got false")
-	}
-
-	val, err = repl.re.Run("admin.startMining(4)")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("expected no error, got %v", err)
-	}
-	mining, _ = val.ToBoolean()
-	if !mining {
-		t.Errorf("expected true (mining), got false")
-	}
-
-	val, err = repl.re.Run("admin.stopMining()")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("expected no error, got %v", err)
-	}
-	mining, _ = val.ToBoolean()
-	if !mining {
-		t.Errorf("expected true (mining), got false")
-	}
-
 }
 
 func TestRPC(t *testing.T) {