diff --git a/modules/evm/src/runner/tracing.rs b/modules/evm/src/runner/tracing.rs
index 08f134a483..ad23eb8d3e 100644
--- a/modules/evm/src/runner/tracing.rs
+++ b/modules/evm/src/runner/tracing.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ pub enum Event<'a> {
 }
 
 pub struct Tracer {
+	vm: bool,
 	events: Vec<CallTrace>,
 	stack: Vec<CallTrace>,
 	steps: Vec<Step>,
@@ -96,8 +97,9 @@ pub struct Tracer {
 }
 
 impl Tracer {
-	pub fn new() -> Self {
+	pub fn new(vm: bool) -> Self {
 		Self {
+			vm,
 			events: Vec::new(),
 			stack: Vec::new(),
 			steps: Vec::new(),
@@ -135,6 +137,9 @@ impl Tracer {
 				memory,
 			} => {
 				self.opcode = Some(opcode);
+				if !self.vm {
+					return;
+				}
 				self.steps.push(Step {
 					op: opcode.stringify().as_bytes().to_vec(),
 					pc: position.clone().unwrap_or_default() as u64,
@@ -542,7 +547,6 @@ impl Stringify for ExitError {
 			ExitError::PCUnderflow => "PCUnderflow",
 			ExitError::CreateEmpty => "CreateEmpty",
 			ExitError::Other(msg) => msg,
-			ExitError::MaxNonce => "MaxNonce",
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/evm/src/tests.rs b/modules/evm/src/tests.rs
index d89252bd49..36ff6728a0 100644
--- a/modules/evm/src/tests.rs
+++ b/modules/evm/src/tests.rs
@@ -3030,7 +3030,7 @@ fn tracer_works() {
 
 		let alice_account_id = <Runtime as Config>::AddressMapping::get_account_id(&alice());
 
-		let mut tracer = crate::runner::tracing::Tracer::new();
+		let mut tracer = crate::runner::tracing::Tracer::new(true);
 		crate::runner::tracing::using(&mut tracer, || {
 			assert_ok!(EVM::call(
 				RuntimeOrigin::signed(alice_account_id.clone()),
diff --git a/runtime/acala/src/lib.rs b/runtime/acala/src/lib.rs
index ca356b0dcb..5b5e41e5b1 100644
--- a/runtime/acala/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/acala/src/lib.rs
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
 			storage_limit: u32,
 			access_list: Option<Vec<AccessListItem>>,
 		) -> Result<Vec<module_evm::runner::tracing::CallTrace>, sp_runtime::DispatchError> {
-			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new();
+			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new(false);
 			module_evm::runner::tracing::using(&mut tracer, || {
 				if to == H160::zero() {
 					<Runtime as module_evm::Config>::Runner::rpc_create(
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
 		) -> Result<module_evm::runner::tracing::VMTrace, sp_runtime::DispatchError> {
 			use sp_core::H256;
 			use sp_runtime::traits::UniqueSaturatedInto;
-			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new();
+			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new(true);
 			module_evm::runner::tracing::using(&mut tracer, || {
 				if to == H160::zero() {
 					<Runtime as module_evm::Config>::Runner::rpc_create(
diff --git a/runtime/karura/src/lib.rs b/runtime/karura/src/lib.rs
index f205d894f1..eb23a7c125 100644
--- a/runtime/karura/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/karura/src/lib.rs
@@ -2203,7 +2203,7 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			storage_limit: u32,
 			access_list: Option<Vec<AccessListItem>>,
 		) -> Result<Vec<module_evm::runner::tracing::CallTrace>, sp_runtime::DispatchError> {
-			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new();
+			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new(false);
 			module_evm::runner::tracing::using(&mut tracer, || {
 				if to == H160::zero() {
 					<Runtime as module_evm::Config>::Runner::rpc_create(
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 		) -> Result<module_evm::runner::tracing::VMTrace, sp_runtime::DispatchError> {
 			use sp_core::H256;
 			use sp_runtime::traits::UniqueSaturatedInto;
-			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new();
+			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new(true);
 			module_evm::runner::tracing::using(&mut tracer, || {
 				if to == H160::zero() {
 					<Runtime as module_evm::Config>::Runner::rpc_create(
diff --git a/runtime/mandala/src/lib.rs b/runtime/mandala/src/lib.rs
index 2eeaa13dbc..fe543c8fd6 100644
--- a/runtime/mandala/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/mandala/src/lib.rs
@@ -2396,7 +2396,7 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 			storage_limit: u32,
 			access_list: Option<Vec<AccessListItem>>,
 		) -> Result<Vec<module_evm::runner::tracing::CallTrace>, sp_runtime::DispatchError> {
-			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new();
+			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new(false);
 			module_evm::runner::tracing::using(&mut tracer, || {
 				if to == H160::zero() {
 					<Runtime as module_evm::Config>::Runner::rpc_create(
@@ -2435,7 +2435,7 @@ impl_runtime_apis! {
 		) -> Result<module_evm::runner::tracing::VMTrace, sp_runtime::DispatchError> {
 			use sp_core::H256;
 			use sp_runtime::traits::UniqueSaturatedInto;
-			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new();
+			let mut tracer = module_evm::runner::tracing::Tracer::new(true);
 			module_evm::runner::tracing::using(&mut tracer, || {
 				if to == H160::zero() {
 					<Runtime as module_evm::Config>::Runner::rpc_create(