diff --git a/vm/vm.evm.go b/vm/vm.evm.go
index af6a579760..1ef060cd7e 100644
--- a/vm/vm.evm.go
+++ b/vm/vm.evm.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func NewEnv(db vm.StateDB, origin common.Address) *vm.EVM {
 		DAOForkSupport: true,     // Whether the nodes supports or opposes the DAO hard-fork
 		// EIP150 implements the Gas price changes (https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/issues/150)
 		EIP150Block: nil,     // EIP150 HF block (nil = no fork)
-		EIP150Hash: common.StringToHash("myHash"),   // EIP150 HF hash (needed for header only clients as only gas pricing changed)
+		EIP150Hash: common.BytesToHash([]byte("myHash")),   // EIP150 HF hash (needed for header only clients as only gas pricing changed)
 		EIP155Block: big.NewInt(0), // EIP155 HF block
 		EIP158Block: big.NewInt(0),  // EIP158 HF block
 		ByzantiumBlock:      nil,      // Byzantium switch block (nil = no fork, 0 = already on byzantium)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func NewEnv(db vm.StateDB, origin common.Address) *vm.EVM {
 					 },
 
 		Origin:      origin,
-		Coinbase:    common.StringToAddress("myCoinBase"),
+		Coinbase:    common.BytesToAddress([]byte("myCoinBase")),
 		BlockNumber: new(big.Int),
 		Time:        big.NewInt(time.Now().Unix()),
 		Difficulty:  new(big.Int),