diff --git a/core/vm/contract.go b/core/vm/contract.go
index cc9d59cf2deba..b3f2f31b09ff0 100644
--- a/core/vm/contract.go
+++ b/core/vm/contract.go
@@ -131,16 +131,11 @@ func (c *Contract) AsDelegate() *Contract {
 
 // GetOp returns the n'th element in the contract's byte array
 func (c *Contract) GetOp(n uint64) OpCode {
-	return OpCode(c.GetByte(n))
-}
-
-// GetByte returns the n'th byte in the contract's byte array
-func (c *Contract) GetByte(n uint64) byte {
 	if n < uint64(len(c.Code)) {
-		return c.Code[n]
+		return OpCode(c.Code[n])
 	}
 
-	return 0
+	return STOP
 }
 
 // Caller returns the caller of the contract.