diff --git a/core/vm/logger.go b/core/vm/logger.go
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-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package vm
-
-import (
-	"math/big"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-)
-
-// EVMLogger is used to collect execution traces from an EVM transaction
-// execution. CaptureState is called for each step of the VM with the
-// current VM state.
-// Note that reference types are actual VM data structures; make copies
-// if you need to retain them beyond the current call.
-type EVMLogger interface {
-	// Transaction level
-	CaptureTxStart(gasLimit uint64, payer *common.Address)
-	CaptureTxEnd(restGas uint64)
-	// Top call frame
-	CaptureStart(env *EVM, from common.Address, to common.Address, create bool, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int)
-	CaptureEnd(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, err error)
-	// Rest of call frames
-	CaptureEnter(typ OpCode, from common.Address, to common.Address, input []byte, gas uint64, value *big.Int)
-	CaptureExit(output []byte, gasUsed uint64, err error)
-	// Opcode level
-	CaptureState(pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *ScopeContext, rData []byte, depth int, err error)
-	CaptureFault(pc uint64, op OpCode, gas, cost uint64, scope *ScopeContext, depth int, err error)
-}