diff --git a/x/programs/cmd/simulator/cmd/program.go b/x/programs/cmd/simulator/cmd/program.go
index 48409d2495..d0c9a98307 100644
--- a/x/programs/cmd/simulator/cmd/program.go
+++ b/x/programs/cmd/simulator/cmd/program.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func programCreateFunc(ctx context.Context, db *state.SimpleMutable, path string
 	}
 
 	// execute the action
-	success, _, output, _, err := programCreateAction.Execute(ctx, nil, db, 0, codec.EmptyAddress, programID, false)
+	success, _, output, err := programCreateAction.Execute(ctx, nil, db, 0, codec.EmptyAddress, programID)
 	if output != nil {
 		fmt.Println(string(output))
 	}
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func programExecuteFunc(
 	}
 
 	// execute the action
-	success, _, resp, _, err := programExecuteAction.Execute(ctx, nil, db, 0, codec.EmptyAddress, programTxID, false)
+	success, _, resp, err := programExecuteAction.Execute(ctx, nil, db, 0, codec.EmptyAddress, programTxID)
 
 	if !success {
 		return ids.Empty, nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("program execution failed: %s", string(resp))
diff --git a/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/actions/program_create.go b/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/actions/program_create.go
index 6433b144d3..f010f1cb31 100644
--- a/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/actions/program_create.go
+++ b/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/actions/program_create.go
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ func (t *ProgramCreate) Execute(
 	_ int64,
 	_ codec.Address,
 	id ids.ID,
-	_ bool,
 ) (bool, uint64, []byte, error) {
 	if len(t.Program) == 0 {
 		return false, 1, OutputValueZero, nil
diff --git a/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/actions/program_execute.go b/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/actions/program_execute.go
index 5977119a21..cb7c51b988 100644
--- a/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/actions/program_execute.go
+++ b/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/actions/program_execute.go
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ func (t *ProgramExecute) Execute(
 	_ int64,
 	actor codec.Address,
 	_ ids.ID,
-	_ bool,
 ) (success bool, computeUnits uint64, output []byte, err error) {
 	if len(t.Function) == 0 {
 		return false, 1, OutputValueZero, nil
diff --git a/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/storage/state_manager.go b/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/storage/state_manager.go
index 678bfe3490..ea4d62ea29 100644
--- a/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/storage/state_manager.go
+++ b/x/programs/cmd/simulator/vm/storage/state_manager.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/hypersdk/codec"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/hypersdk/state"
 )