diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index bdd8ac3f9bda0..5462e7e5d5919 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -596,8 +596,11 @@ func opCreate(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]b
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
 	if suberr == ErrExecutionReverted {
+		// set the return data
+		interpreter.returnData = res
 		return res, nil
 	}
+	interpreter.returnData = nil
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -632,8 +635,11 @@ func opCreate2(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
 	if suberr == ErrExecutionReverted {
+		// set the return data
+		interpreter.returnData = res
 		return res, nil
 	}
+	interpreter.returnData = nil
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -672,6 +678,8 @@ func opCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byt
 	}
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
+	// set the return data
+	interpreter.returnData = ret
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
@@ -707,6 +715,8 @@ func opCallCode(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([
 	}
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
+	// set the return data
+	interpreter.returnData = ret
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
@@ -735,6 +745,8 @@ func opDelegateCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext
 	}
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
+	// set the return data
+	interpreter.returnData = ret
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
@@ -763,6 +775,8 @@ func opStaticCall(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext)
 	}
 	scope.Contract.Gas += returnGas
 
+	// set the return data
+	interpreter.returnData = ret
 	return ret, nil
 }
 
@@ -777,6 +791,8 @@ func opRevert(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]b
 	offset, size := scope.Stack.pop(), scope.Stack.pop()
 	ret := scope.Memory.GetPtr(int64(offset.Uint64()), int64(size.Uint64()))
 
+	// set the return data
+	interpreter.returnData = ret
 	return ret, ErrExecutionReverted
 }
 
diff --git a/core/vm/interpreter.go b/core/vm/interpreter.go
index 7a30d60b3f3f5..65c042a88cd55 100644
--- a/core/vm/interpreter.go
+++ b/core/vm/interpreter.go
@@ -259,11 +259,6 @@ func (in *EVMInterpreter) Run(contract *Contract, input []byte, readOnly bool) (
 
 		// execute the operation
 		res, err = operation.execute(&pc, in, callContext)
-		// if the operation clears the return data (e.g. it has returning data)
-		// set the last return to the result of the operation.
-		if operation.returns {
-			in.returnData = res
-		}
 
 		if err != nil {
 			break
diff --git a/core/vm/jump_table.go b/core/vm/jump_table.go
index f6023b6170736..82429e82f1214 100644
--- a/core/vm/jump_table.go
+++ b/core/vm/jump_table.go
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ func newConstantinopleInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 		maxStack:    maxStack(4, 1),
 		memorySize:  memoryCreate2,
 		writes:      true,
-		returns:     true,
 	}
 	return instructionSet
 }
@@ -144,7 +143,6 @@ func newByzantiumInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 		minStack:    minStack(6, 1),
 		maxStack:    maxStack(6, 1),
 		memorySize:  memoryStaticCall,
-		returns:     true,
 	}
 	instructionSet[RETURNDATASIZE] = &operation{
 		execute:     opReturnDataSize,
@@ -166,7 +164,6 @@ func newByzantiumInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 		minStack:   minStack(2, 0),
 		maxStack:   maxStack(2, 0),
 		memorySize: memoryRevert,
-		returns:    true,
 	}
 	return instructionSet
 }
@@ -203,7 +200,6 @@ func newHomesteadInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 		minStack:    minStack(6, 1),
 		maxStack:    maxStack(6, 1),
 		memorySize:  memoryDelegateCall,
-		returns:     true,
 	}
 	return instructionSet
 }
@@ -989,7 +985,6 @@ func newFrontierInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 			maxStack:    maxStack(3, 1),
 			memorySize:  memoryCreate,
 			writes:      true,
-			returns:     true,
 		},
 		CALL: {
 			execute:     opCall,
@@ -998,7 +993,6 @@ func newFrontierInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 			minStack:    minStack(7, 1),
 			maxStack:    maxStack(7, 1),
 			memorySize:  memoryCall,
-			returns:     true,
 		},
 		CALLCODE: {
 			execute:     opCallCode,
@@ -1007,7 +1001,6 @@ func newFrontierInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 			minStack:    minStack(7, 1),
 			maxStack:    maxStack(7, 1),
 			memorySize:  memoryCall,
-			returns:     true,
 		},
 		RETURN: {
 			execute:    opReturn,