diff --git a/pkg/vm/json_test.go b/pkg/vm/json_test.go
index 9f00992a5..7771ce556 100644
--- a/pkg/vm/json_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vm/json_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type (
 	}
 
 	vmUTExecutionEngineState struct {
-		State           vmUTState                   `json:"state"`
+		State           State                       `json:"state"`
 		ResultStack     []vmUTStackItem             `json:"resultStack"`
 		InvocationStack []vmUTExecutionContextState `json:"invocationStack"`
 	}
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ type (
 		Result  vmUTExecutionEngineState `json:"result"`
 	}
 
-	vmUTState State
-
 	vmUTStackItemType string
 )
 
@@ -138,8 +136,8 @@ func testFile(t *testing.T, filename string) {
 				for i := range test.Steps {
 					execStep(t, vm, test.Steps[i])
 					result := test.Steps[i].Result
-					require.Equal(t, State(result.State), vm.state)
-					if result.State == vmUTState(faultState) { // do not compare stacks on fault
+					require.Equal(t, result.State, vm.state)
+					if result.State == faultState { // do not compare stacks on fault
 						continue
 					}
 
@@ -280,20 +278,6 @@ func execStep(t *testing.T, v *VM, step vmUTStep) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (v *vmUTState) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
-	switch s := string(data); s {
-	case `"Break"`:
-		*v = vmUTState(breakState)
-	case `"Fault"`:
-		*v = vmUTState(faultState)
-	case `"Halt"`:
-		*v = vmUTState(haltState)
-	default:
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("invalid state: %s", s))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (v *vmUTScript) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	var ops []string
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &ops); err != nil {