diff --git a/address.go b/address.go
index 7f2f74150..23dbaa964 100644
--- a/address.go
+++ b/address.go
@@ -173,22 +173,22 @@ type UTXOIDChainID interface {
 	FromOutputID(id OutputID) ChainID
 }
 
-func newAddress(addressType AddressType) (address Address, err error) {
+func newAddress(addressType AddressType) Address {
 	switch addressType {
 	case AddressEd25519:
-		return &Ed25519Address{}, nil
+		return &Ed25519Address{}
 	case AddressAccount:
-		return &AccountAddress{}, nil
+		return &AccountAddress{}
 	case AddressNFT:
-		return &NFTAddress{}, nil
+		return &NFTAddress{}
 	case AddressAnchor:
-		return &AnchorAddress{}, nil
+		return &AnchorAddress{}
 	case AddressImplicitAccountCreation:
-		return &ImplicitAccountCreationAddress{}, nil
+		return &ImplicitAccountCreationAddress{}
 	case AddressMulti:
-		return &MultiAddress{}, nil
+		return &MultiAddress{}
 	case AddressRestricted:
-		return &RestrictedAddress{}, nil
+		return &RestrictedAddress{}
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown address type %d", addressType))
 	}
@@ -252,10 +252,7 @@ func ParseBech32(s string) (NetworkPrefix, Address, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	addr, err := newAddress(addrType)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", nil, err
-	}
+	addr := newAddress(addrType)
 
 	serixAPI := CommonSerixAPI()
 	n, err := serixAPI.Decode(context.TODO(), addrData, addr)
diff --git a/signed_transaction.go b/signed_transaction.go
index aa1949d7f..61d333d4a 100644
--- a/signed_transaction.go
+++ b/signed_transaction.go
@@ -100,10 +100,7 @@ func (t *SignedTransaction) String() string {
 // syntacticallyValidate syntactically validates the SignedTransaction.
 func (t *SignedTransaction) syntacticallyValidate() error {
 	// limit unlock block count = input count
-	inputs, err := t.Transaction.Inputs()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	inputs := t.Transaction.Inputs()
 
 	if len(t.Unlocks) != len(inputs) {
 		return ierrors.WithMessagef(ErrInputUnlockCountMismatch, "unlock count %d does not match inputs count %d", len(t.Unlocks), len(inputs))
diff --git a/signed_transaction_test.go b/signed_transaction_test.go
index 9e9dab614..9eb26ba86 100644
--- a/signed_transaction_test.go
+++ b/signed_transaction_test.go
@@ -246,17 +246,14 @@ func TestTransaction_InputTypes(t *testing.T) {
 			}),
 		))
 
-	utxoInputs, err := signedTransaction.Transaction.Inputs()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	utxoInputs := signedTransaction.Transaction.Inputs()
 
 	commitmentInput := signedTransaction.Transaction.CommitmentInput()
 	require.NotNil(t, commitmentInput)
 
-	bicInputs, err := signedTransaction.Transaction.BICInputs()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	bicInputs := signedTransaction.Transaction.BICInputs()
 
-	rewardInputs, err := signedTransaction.Transaction.RewardInputs()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	rewardInputs := signedTransaction.Transaction.RewardInputs()
 
 	require.Equal(t, 2, len(utxoInputs))
 	require.Equal(t, 2, len(bicInputs))
diff --git a/testlog.txt b/testlog.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/transaction.go b/transaction.go
index 170c905f2..2a311a654 100644
--- a/transaction.go
+++ b/transaction.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) Clone() *Transaction {
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *Transaction) Inputs() ([]*UTXOInput, error) {
+func (t *Transaction) Inputs() []*UTXOInput {
 	references := make([]*UTXOInput, 0, len(t.TransactionEssence.Inputs))
 	for _, input := range t.TransactionEssence.Inputs {
 		switch castInput := input.(type) {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) Inputs() ([]*UTXOInput, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return references, nil
+	return references
 }
 
 // OutputsSet returns an OutputSet from the Transaction's outputs, mapped by their OutputID.
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) OutputsSet() (OutputSet, error) {
 	return set, nil
 }
 
-func (t *Transaction) ContextInputs() (TransactionContextInputs, error) {
+func (t *Transaction) ContextInputs() TransactionContextInputs {
 	references := make(TransactionContextInputs, 0, len(t.TransactionEssence.ContextInputs))
 	for _, input := range t.TransactionEssence.ContextInputs {
 		switch castInput := input.(type) {
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ func (t *Transaction) ContextInputs() (TransactionContextInputs, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return references, nil
+	return references
 }
 
-func (t *Transaction) BICInputs() ([]*BlockIssuanceCreditInput, error) {
+func (t *Transaction) BICInputs() []*BlockIssuanceCreditInput {
 	references := make([]*BlockIssuanceCreditInput, 0, len(t.TransactionEssence.ContextInputs))
 	for _, input := range t.TransactionEssence.ContextInputs {
 		switch castInput := input.(type) {
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ func (t *Transaction) BICInputs() ([]*BlockIssuanceCreditInput, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return references, nil
+	return references
 }
 
-func (t *Transaction) RewardInputs() ([]*RewardInput, error) {
+func (t *Transaction) RewardInputs() []*RewardInput {
 	references := make([]*RewardInput, 0, len(t.TransactionEssence.ContextInputs))
 	for _, input := range t.TransactionEssence.ContextInputs {
 		switch castInput := input.(type) {
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (t *Transaction) RewardInputs() ([]*RewardInput, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return references, nil
+	return references
 }
 
 // Returns the first commitment input in the transaction if it exists or nil.
diff --git a/vm/vm.go b/vm/vm.go
index 70c3a35f8..d4e17f800 100644
--- a/vm/vm.go
+++ b/vm/vm.go
@@ -424,10 +424,7 @@ type ExecFunc func(vm VirtualMachine, svCtx *Params) error
 // ValidateUnlocks produces the UnlockedAddresses which will be set into the given Params and verifies that inputs are
 // correctly unlocked and that the inputs commitment matches.
 func ValidateUnlocks(signedTransaction *iotago.SignedTransaction, resolvedInputs ResolvedInputs) (unlockedAddrs UnlockedAddresses, err error) {
-	utxoInputs, err := signedTransaction.Transaction.Inputs()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, ierrors.Wrap(err, "failed to get inputs from transaction")
-	}
+	utxoInputs := signedTransaction.Transaction.Inputs()
 
 	var inputs iotago.Outputs[iotago.Output]
 	for _, input := range utxoInputs {