diff --git a/arbitrum/recordingdb.go b/arbitrum/recordingdb.go
index ef1aa730a6..f7fd017520 100644
--- a/arbitrum/recordingdb.go
+++ b/arbitrum/recordingdb.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (r *RecordingDatabase) GetOrRecreateState(ctx context.Context, header *type
 	returnedBlockNumber := header.Number.Uint64()
 	for ctx.Err() == nil {
 		var block *types.Block
-		state, block, err = AdvanceStateByBlock(ctx, r.bc, state, header, blockToRecreate, prevHash, logFunc)
+		state, block, err = AdvanceStateByBlock(ctx, r.bc, state, blockToRecreate, prevHash, logFunc)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/arbitrum/recreatestate.go b/arbitrum/recreatestate.go
index bd16c9d3a9..2b433b2974 100644
--- a/arbitrum/recreatestate.go
+++ b/arbitrum/recreatestate.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type StateReleaseFunc tracers.StateReleaseFunc
 
 var NoopStateRelease StateReleaseFunc = func() {}
 
-type StateBuildingLogFunction func(targetHeader, header *types.Header, hasState bool)
+type StateBuildingLogFunction func(header *types.Header, hasState bool)
 type StateForHeaderFunction func(header *types.Header) (*state.StateDB, StateReleaseFunc, error)
 
 // finds last available state and header checking it first for targetHeader then looking backwards
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func FindLastAvailableState(ctx context.Context, bc *core.BlockChain, stateFor S
 			return nil, lastHeader, nil, err
 		}
 		if logFunc != nil {
-			logFunc(targetHeader, currentHeader, false)
+			logFunc(currentHeader, false)
 		}
 		if currentHeader.Number.Uint64() <= genesis {
 			return nil, lastHeader, nil, errors.Wrap(err, fmt.Sprintf("moved beyond genesis looking for state %d, genesis %d", targetHeader.Number.Uint64(), genesis))
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func FindLastAvailableState(ctx context.Context, bc *core.BlockChain, stateFor S
 	return state, currentHeader, release, ctx.Err()
 }
 
-func AdvanceStateByBlock(ctx context.Context, bc *core.BlockChain, state *state.StateDB, targetHeader *types.Header, blockToRecreate uint64, prevBlockHash common.Hash, logFunc StateBuildingLogFunction) (*state.StateDB, *types.Block, error) {
+func AdvanceStateByBlock(ctx context.Context, bc *core.BlockChain, state *state.StateDB, blockToRecreate uint64, prevBlockHash common.Hash, logFunc StateBuildingLogFunction) (*state.StateDB, *types.Block, error) {
 	block := bc.GetBlockByNumber(blockToRecreate)
 	if block == nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("block not found while recreating: %d", blockToRecreate)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func AdvanceStateByBlock(ctx context.Context, bc *core.BlockChain, state *state.
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("reorg detected: number %d expectedPrev: %v foundPrev: %v", blockToRecreate, prevBlockHash, block.ParentHash())
 	}
 	if logFunc != nil {
-		logFunc(targetHeader, block.Header(), true)
+		logFunc(block.Header(), true)
 	}
 	_, _, _, err := bc.Processor().Process(block, state, vm.Config{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -86,24 +86,3 @@ func AdvanceStateByBlock(ctx context.Context, bc *core.BlockChain, state *state.
 	}
 	return state, block, nil
 }
-
-func AdvanceStateUpToBlock(ctx context.Context, bc *core.BlockChain, state *state.StateDB, targetHeader *types.Header, lastAvailableHeader *types.Header, logFunc StateBuildingLogFunction) (*state.StateDB, error) {
-	returnedBlockNumber := targetHeader.Number.Uint64()
-	blockToRecreate := lastAvailableHeader.Number.Uint64() + 1
-	prevHash := lastAvailableHeader.Hash()
-	for ctx.Err() == nil {
-		state, block, err := AdvanceStateByBlock(ctx, bc, state, targetHeader, blockToRecreate, prevHash, logFunc)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		prevHash = block.Hash()
-		if blockToRecreate >= returnedBlockNumber {
-			if block.Hash() != targetHeader.Hash() {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("blockHash doesn't match when recreating number: %d expected: %v got: %v", blockToRecreate, targetHeader.Hash(), block.Hash())
-			}
-			return state, nil
-		}
-		blockToRecreate++
-	}
-	return nil, ctx.Err()
-}