diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go b/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go
index c33a942166a..c9cc18e34a7 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/chain_reader.go
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ func (cr *chainReader) getEventInput(def types.ChainReaderDefinition, contractNa
 	types.CodecEntry, commoncodec.Modifier, error) {
 	inputInfo := cr.parsed.EncoderDefs[WrapItemType(contractName, eventName, true)]
 
+	// TODO can this be simplified? Isn't this same as inputInfo.Modifier()? BCI-3909
 	inMod, err := def.InputModifications.ToModifier(codec.DecoderHooks...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -324,7 +325,6 @@ func (cr *chainReader) getEventInput(def types.ChainReaderDefinition, contractNa
 
 func (cr *chainReader) addEncoderDef(contractName, itemType string, args abi.Arguments, prefix []byte, inputModifications commoncodec.ModifiersConfig) error {
 	// ABI.Pack prepends the method.ID to the encodings, we'll need the encoder to do the same.
-	// TODO can this be simplified? Isn't this same as inputInfo.Modifier()? BCI-3909
 	inputMod, err := inputModifications.ToModifier(codec.DecoderHooks...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/core/services/relay/evm/evmtesting/run_tests.go b/core/services/relay/evm/evmtesting/run_tests.go
index 9f9347448f8..85ed9f86758 100644
--- a/core/services/relay/evm/evmtesting/run_tests.go
+++ b/core/services/relay/evm/evmtesting/run_tests.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package evmtesting
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"math/big"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ func RunContractReaderEvmTests[T TestingT[T]](t T, it *EVMChainComponentsInterfa
 		}
 		SubmitTransactionToCW(t, it, "triggerEventWithDynamicTopic", DynamicEvent{Field: anyString}, bindings[0], types.Unconfirmed)
 
-		log.Println("TRACE: setup complete")
 		input := struct{ Field string }{Field: anyString}
 		tp := cr.(clcommontypes.ContractTypeProvider)