diff --git a/execution/nodeInterface/NodeInterface.go b/execution/nodeInterface/NodeInterface.go
index 005cc62d44..00da1ba4b6 100644
--- a/execution/nodeInterface/NodeInterface.go
+++ b/execution/nodeInterface/NodeInterface.go
@@ -522,11 +522,10 @@ func (n NodeInterface) GasEstimateL1Component(
 	args.Gas = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&randomGas)
 
 	// We set the run mode to eth_call mode here because we want an exact estimate, not a padded estimate
-	gasLimitNotSetByUser := args.Gas == nil
-	if err := args.CallDefaults(randomGas, evm.Context.BaseFee, evm.ChainConfig().ChainID, gasLimitNotSetByUser); err != nil {
+	if err := args.CallDefaults(randomGas, evm.Context.BaseFee, evm.ChainConfig().ChainID); err != nil {
 		return 0, nil, nil, err
 	}
-	msg := args.ToMessage(evm.Context.BaseFee, randomGas, n.header, evm.StateDB.(*state.StateDB), core.MessageEthcallMode, evm.ChainConfig().ChainID, gasLimitNotSetByUser)
+	msg := args.ToMessage(evm.Context.BaseFee, randomGas, n.header, evm.StateDB.(*state.StateDB), core.MessageEthcallMode)
 
 	pricing := c.State.L1PricingState()
 	l1BaseFeeEstimate, err := pricing.PricePerUnit()
@@ -579,11 +578,10 @@ func (n NodeInterface) GasEstimateComponents(
 	// Setting the gas currently doesn't affect the PosterDataCost,
 	// but we do it anyways for accuracy with potential future changes.
 	args.Gas = &totalRaw
-	gasLimitNotSetByUser := args.Gas == nil
-	if err := args.CallDefaults(gasCap, evm.Context.BaseFee, evm.ChainConfig().ChainID, gasLimitNotSetByUser); err != nil {
+	if err := args.CallDefaults(gasCap, evm.Context.BaseFee, evm.ChainConfig().ChainID); err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, nil, nil, err
 	}
-	msg := args.ToMessage(evm.Context.BaseFee, gasCap, n.header, evm.StateDB.(*state.StateDB), core.MessageGasEstimationMode, evm.ChainConfig().ChainID, gasLimitNotSetByUser)
+	msg := args.ToMessage(evm.Context.BaseFee, gasCap, n.header, evm.StateDB.(*state.StateDB), core.MessageGasEstimationMode)
 	brotliCompressionLevel, err := c.State.BrotliCompressionLevel()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get brotli compression level: %w", err)
diff --git a/execution/nodeInterface/virtual-contracts.go b/execution/nodeInterface/virtual-contracts.go
index d04be10857..86382870b7 100644
--- a/execution/nodeInterface/virtual-contracts.go
+++ b/execution/nodeInterface/virtual-contracts.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/precompiles"
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/solgen/go/node_interfacegen"
 	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/solgen/go/precompilesgen"
-	"github.com/offchainlabs/nitro/util/arbmath"
 )
 
 type addr = common.Address
@@ -115,35 +114,28 @@ func init() {
 		return msg, nil, nil
 	}
 
-	core.InterceptRPCGasCap = func(gascap *uint64, msg *core.Message, header *types.Header, statedb *state.StateDB) {
-		if *gascap == 0 {
-			// It's already unlimited
-			return
-		}
+	core.RPCPostingGasHook = func(msg *core.Message, header *types.Header, statedb *state.StateDB) (uint64, error) {
 		arbosVersion := arbosState.ArbOSVersion(statedb)
 		if arbosVersion == 0 {
 			// ArbOS hasn't been installed, so use the vanilla gas cap
-			return
+			return 0, nil
 		}
 		state, err := arbosState.OpenSystemArbosState(statedb, nil, true)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("failed to open ArbOS state", "err", err)
-			return
+			return 0, err
 		}
 		if header.BaseFee.Sign() == 0 {
 			// if gas is free or there's no reimbursable poster, the user won't pay for L1 data costs
-			return
+			return 0, nil
 		}
 
 		brotliCompressionLevel, err := state.BrotliCompressionLevel()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("failed to get brotli compression level", "err", err)
-			return
+			return 0, err
 		}
 		posterCost, _ := state.L1PricingState().PosterDataCost(msg, l1pricing.BatchPosterAddress, brotliCompressionLevel)
 		// Use estimate mode because this is used to raise the gas cap, so we don't want to underestimate.
-		posterCostInL2Gas := arbos.GetPosterGas(state, header.BaseFee, core.MessageGasEstimationMode, posterCost)
-		*gascap = arbmath.SaturatingUAdd(*gascap, posterCostInL2Gas)
+		return arbos.GetPosterGas(state, header.BaseFee, core.MessageGasEstimationMode, posterCost), nil
 	}
 
 	core.GetArbOSSpeedLimitPerSecond = func(statedb *state.StateDB) (uint64, error) {
diff --git a/go-ethereum b/go-ethereum
index c4334737c9..973f8a3c27 160000
--- a/go-ethereum
+++ b/go-ethereum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c4334737c95dc2b1bd398d2fe7feefee72da2f0f
+Subproject commit 973f8a3c278c961ac5cb5049167c8e28dd16262b