diff --git a/evm/vm/forks/sharding/opcodes.py b/evm/vm/forks/sharding/opcodes.py
index 69db2f594c..82ca2150d8 100644
--- a/evm/vm/forks/sharding/opcodes.py
+++ b/evm/vm/forks/sharding/opcodes.py
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@
 SHARDING_OPCODES = merge(
     copy.deepcopy(BYZANTIUM_OPCODES),
     NEW_OPCODES
-)
+).pop(opcode_values.CREATE)