diff --git a/packages/evm-service/source/instances/evm.test.ts b/packages/evm-service/source/instances/evm.test.ts
index 59e2f5969..0bcaaa94d 100644
--- a/packages/evm-service/source/instances/evm.test.ts
+++ b/packages/evm-service/source/instances/evm.test.ts
@@ -515,20 +515,20 @@ describe<{
 	it("should revert transaction if it exceeds gas limit", async ({ instance }) => {
 		const [sender] = wallets;
 
-		const commitKey = { height: BigInt(0), round: BigInt(0) };
-		const { receipt } = await instance.process({
-			caller: sender.address,
-			value: 0n,
-			nonce: 0n,
-			data: Buffer.from(MainsailERC20.bytecode.slice(2), "hex"),
-			blockContext: { ...blockContext, commitKey },
-			txHash: getRandomTxHash(),
-			gasLimit: 30_000n,
-			specId: Contracts.Evm.SpecId.SHANGHAI,
-		});
-
-		assert.false(receipt.success);
-		assert.equal(receipt.gasUsed, 30_000n);
+		await assert.rejects(
+			async () =>
+				instance.process({
+					caller: sender.address,
+					value: 0n,
+					nonce: 0n,
+					data: Buffer.from(MainsailERC20.bytecode.slice(2), "hex"),
+					blockContext: { ...blockContext, commitKey: { height: BigInt(0), round: BigInt(0) } },
+					txHash: getRandomTxHash(),
+					gasLimit: 30_000n,
+					specId: Contracts.Evm.SpecId.SHANGHAI,
+				}),
+			"transaction validation error: call gas cost exceeds the gas limit",
+		);
 	});
 
 	it("should reject invalid specId", async ({ instance }) => {
diff --git a/packages/evm/bindings/src/lib.rs b/packages/evm/bindings/src/lib.rs
index 7ee1c2d07..4cd692ad5 100644
--- a/packages/evm/bindings/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/evm/bindings/src/lib.rs
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ impl EvmInner {
             assert!(pending.key == commit_key, "pending commit key mismatch");
         }
 
-        let gas_limit = tx_ctx.gas_limit;
         let result = self.transact_evm(tx_ctx.into());
 
         match result {