diff --git a/crypto/signature_nocgo.go b/crypto/signature_nocgo.go
index 989057442b6e..5ac3765c7106 100644
--- a/crypto/signature_nocgo.go
+++ b/crypto/signature_nocgo.go
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ func Sign(hash []byte, prv *ecdsa.PrivateKey) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid private key")
 	}
 	defer priv.Zero()
-	sig, err := btc_ecdsa.SignCompact(&priv, hash, false) // ref uncompressed pubkey
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	sig := btc_ecdsa.SignCompact(&priv, hash, false) // ref uncompressed pubkey
 	// Convert to Ethereum signature format with 'recovery id' v at the end.
 	v := sig[0] - 27
 	copy(sig, sig[1:])
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a757b6705d23..db5c71349864 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config v1.18.45
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials v1.13.43
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/route53 v1.30.2
-	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.2.0
+	github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.3.4
 	github.com/cespare/cp v0.1.0
 	github.com/cloudflare/cloudflare-go v0.79.0
 	github.com/cockroachdb/pebble v1.1.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 826f0f674f5a..e3cf5f3d63b9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
 github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.10.0 h1:ePXTeiPEazB5+opbv5fr8umg2R/1NlzgDsyepwsSr88=
 github.com/bits-and-blooms/bitset v1.10.0/go.mod h1:7hO7Gc7Pp1vODcmWvKMRA9BNmbv6a/7QIWpPxHddWR8=
-github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.2.0 h1:fzn1qaOt32TuLjFlkzYSsBC35Q3KUjT1SwPxiMSCF5k=
-github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:U7MHm051Al6XmscBQ0BoNydpOTsFAn707034b5nY8zU=
+github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.3.4 h1:3EJjcN70HCu/mwqlUsGK8GcNVyLVxFDlWurTXGPFfiQ=
+github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.3.4/go.mod h1:zYzJ8etWJQIv1Ogk7OzpWjowwOdXY1W/17j2MW85J04=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.0.1 h1:q0rUy8C/TYNBQS1+CGKw68tLOFYSNEs0TFnxxnS9+4U=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.0.1/go.mod h1:7SFka0XMvUgj3hfZtydOrQY2mwhPclbT2snogU7SQQc=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=