diff --git a/core/blockchain_hooks_test.go b/core/blockchain_hooks_test.go
index 27c9253b8..09df94e62 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_hooks_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_hooks_test.go
@@ -1,22 +1,29 @@
 package core
 
 import (
-  "testing"
-  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins"
-  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-  "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/plugins"
+	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/core"
 )
 
-
 func TestReorgLongHeadersHook(t *testing.T) {
-  invoked := false
-  done := plugins.HookTester("NewHead", func(b *types.Block, h common.Hash, logs []*types.Log) {
-    // invoked = true
-    if b == nil { t.Errorf("Expected block to be non-nil") }
-    if h == (common.Hash{}) { t.Errorf("Expected hash to be non-empty") }
-    if len(logs) > 0 { t.Errorf("Expected some logs") }
-  })
-  defer done()
-  testReorgLong(t, true)
-  if !invoked { t.Errorf("Expected plugin invocation")}
+	invoked := false
+	done := plugins.HookTester("NewHead", func(b []byte, h core.Hash, logs [][]byte) {
+		invoked = true
+		if b == nil {
+			t.Errorf("Expected block to be non-nil")
+		}
+		if h == (core.Hash{}) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected hash to be non-empty")
+		}
+		if len(logs) > 0 {
+			t.Errorf("Expected some logs")
+		}
+	})
+	defer done()
+	testReorgLong(t, true)
+	if !invoked {
+		t.Errorf("Expected plugin invocation")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/state/plugin_hooks.go b/core/state/plugin_hooks.go
index 46933901b..926fa8f5c 100644
--- a/core/state/plugin_hooks.go
+++ b/core/state/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/core"
 )
 
-// TODO (philip): change common.Hash to core.Hash,
-
 func PluginStateUpdate(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, blockRoot, parentRoot common.Hash, destructs map[common.Hash]struct{}, accounts map[common.Hash][]byte, storage map[common.Hash]map[common.Hash][]byte) {
 	fnList := pl.Lookup("StateUpdate", func(item interface{}) bool {
 		_, ok := item.(func(core.Hash, core.Hash, map[core.Hash]struct{}, map[core.Hash][]byte, map[core.Hash]map[core.Hash][]byte))
diff --git a/eth/plugin_hooks.go b/eth/plugin_hooks.go
index 14946cd5a..ce660c491 100644
--- a/eth/plugin_hooks.go
+++ b/eth/plugin_hooks.go
@@ -13,28 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/core"
 )
 
-// func PluginCreateConsensusEngine(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, stack *node.Node, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, config *ethash.Config, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine {
-//   fnList := pl.Lookup("CreateConsensusEngine", func(item interface{}) bool {
-//     _, ok := item.(func(*node.Node, *params.ChainConfig, *ethash.Config, []string, bool, ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine)
-//     return ok
-//   })
-//   for _, fni := range fnList {
-//     if fn, ok := fni.(func(*node.Node, *params.ChainConfig, *ethash.Config, []string, bool, ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine); ok {
-//       return fn(stack, chainConfig, config, notify, noverify, db)
-//     }
-//   }
-//   return ethconfig.CreateConsensusEngine(stack, chainConfig, config, notify, noverify, db)
-// }
-//
-// func pluginCreateConsensusEngine(stack *node.Node, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, config *ethash.Config, notify []string, noverify bool, db ethdb.Database) consensus.Engine {
-//   if plugins.DefaultPluginLoader == nil {
-// 		log.Warn("Attempting CreateConsensusEngine, but default PluginLoader has not been initialized")
-// 		return ethconfig.CreateConsensusEngine(stack, chainConfig, config, notify, noverify, db)
-// 	}
-//   return PluginCreateConsensusEngine(plugins.DefaultPluginLoader, stack, chainConfig, config, notify, noverify, db)
-// }
-
-// TODO (philip): Translate to core.TracerResult instead of vm.Tracer, with appropriate type adjustments (let me know if this one is too hard)
 type metaTracer struct {
 	tracers []core.TracerResult
 }
@@ -77,21 +55,11 @@ func PluginUpdateBlockchainVMConfig(pl *plugins.PluginLoader, cfg *vm.Config) {
 			}
 		}
 		cfg.Debug = true
-		cfg.Tracer = mt //I think this means we will need a vm.config wrapper although confugure doesnt sound very passive
+		cfg.Tracer = mt
 	} else {
 		log.Warn("Module is not tracer")
 	}
 
-	fnList := plugins.Lookup("UpdateBlockchainVMConfig", func(item interface{}) bool {
-		_, ok := item.(func(*vm.Config))
-		return ok
-	})
-	for _, fni := range fnList {
-		if fn, ok := fni.(func(*vm.Config)); ok {
-			fn(cfg)
-			return
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 func pluginUpdateBlockchainVMConfig(cfg *vm.Config) {