diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index 3ecfeeefed27..0ee5805c17fd 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -312,8 +312,10 @@ func (t *StateTest) RunNoVerify(subtest StateSubtest, vmconfig vm.Config, snapsh
 		context.Difficulty = big.NewInt(0)
 	}
 	if config.IsCancun(new(big.Int), block.Time()) && t.json.Env.ExcessBlobGas != nil {
-		header := block.Header()
-		header.ExcessBlobGas = t.json.Env.ExcessBlobGas
+		header := &types.Header{
+			Time:          block.Time(),
+			ExcessBlobGas: t.json.Env.ExcessBlobGas,
+		}
 		context.BlobBaseFee = eip4844.CalcBlobFee(config, header)
 	}